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What is TEK?

TEK is a trade union for academic engineers and architects in Finland.

In Finland, trade unions work closely with the employers’ organisations to ensure that the Finnish market is open, fair and competitive. On a personal level, this means that we negotiate the framework for employment conditions and salaries on your behalf, to make sure you have fair working conditions.

We are a professional organisation that supports you in your career. By becoming a member, you will have access to our experts, who can advise you on any issues regarding your work life in Finland. Through our services, we will help you make informed choices in all aspects of your career, from how to get your foot in the market to navigating Finnish work life.

Get to know our services in more detail below.

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As a TEK member you have access to the best tools for building your career, as well as valuable benefits!

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How can we best serve you?

We offer a wide range of membership services to support you at different stages in your career. 

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Anne-Mari Kuoppala
Work life
News article

Employee representative 2024: Anne-Mari Kuoppala, Structural Engineering Project Manager, Ramboll Finland Ltd

An employee representative helps staff members with matters relating to their employment. They also act as negotiators and mediators between employees and employers. Here we introduce one of them.
Henkilö istuu portaalla läppäri sylissään, vieressä sateenkaaren värinen juomapullo.
Work life
News article

Women and non-binary people experience more sexual harassment than men

The situation of non-binary people at work is significantly weaker than that of men or women. Highly educated professionals who belong to sexual or gender minorities experience more harassment and are also less confident that their employer would address harassment, reveals a survey conducted among Akava affiliates.
Henkilön kädessä on kynä ja pöydällä on avoin opas.
Organisation
News article

The 3- or 6-month rule drives away technology experts

Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK is opposed to the 3- or 6-month unemployment rule proposed by the government. For technology professionals, getting a new job after unemployment is a long and specialised process, which is not taken into account sufficiently in the proposal.
Teemu Hankamäki katsoo kameraan sisätiloissa.
Organisation
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TEK: Government proposal for the Act on Mediation in Labour Disputes is unnecessary and detrimental – “Finland needs a new labour market model”

The Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK is opposed to the idea of restricting conciliation through legislation, as this is detrimental to free sectoral wage formation.
Kolme opiskelijahaalareihin pukeutunutta henkilöä pitelee uutta, itäsuomalaista tupsulakkia.
Students
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New tassel cap from Eastern Finland

The first teekkaris at the University of Eastern Finland received their tassel caps on May Day this year. The cap has been designed by the teekkaris themselves.
Henkilö seisoo muuttolaatikoiden keskellä.
Society
News article

Finland drives out international experts

The societal debate on immigration is a major source of concern for international experts in the field of technology, with as many as 89% of them find the immigration debate worrying. Only 52% of the international tech experts surveyed would recommend Finland as a place to live and work.
Kuvassa toimistokenkä ja tennari.
Work life
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KOKO reminds: Job alternation leave ends and terms for earnings-related unemployment allowance become stricter

August saw the end of job alternation leave and September will bring even stricter terms for accessing the earnings-related unemployment allowance.
Eduskuntatalon julkisivu.
Work life
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Akava opposes government's proposal to alter the labour market model

Akava considers the government's proposal to alter the labour market model unnecessary and anticipates that it will cause instability and uncertainty in the labour market.
Daniel Valtakari katsoo iloisena kameraan.
Organisation
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Daniel Valtakari rose to the top of the trade union movement

Daniel Valtakari was elected as the chairperson of UNI Global’s Professionals and Managers group. UNI Global is an international umbrella organization for trade unions.