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TEK is the trade union and professional association for engineers, architects, and people with a corresponding university degree in technology or natural sciences, as well as students in these fields. We have approximately 85,000 members. Our services include legal advice, salary statistics, career coaching, and events. We negotiate collective agreements to ensure fair and motivating employment terms for our members and for the entire technology sector.

Who can join
You are welcome to join if you hold a university degree in engineering, technology, mathematics, or another STEM field, if you are an architect, or if you are currently studying in one of these fields.

Contact details
www.tek.fi/en, +358 9 229 121 (weekdays 9.00–16.00, in July 9.00–15.00)

Akavan Yleinen Ryhmä ry is an affordable and reliable channel for professional organizing. AYR is a member organization of Akava as well as a member association of Vakava. Through Vakava, AYR is also a member of JUKO (the Negotiation Organization for Public Sector Professionals) and YTN (the Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff).

Who can join
Those who have completed a university degree or other higher education degree, individuals whose professional status is considered equivalent, and persons who, for specific reasons, cannot or do not wish to belong to any other Akava member association.

Contact details
akavanyleinenryhma@ayr.fi
www.akavanyleinenryhma.fi

DIFF - a trade union for enigeers and engineering students. We offer you support and advice at different stages of your career, a broad network of contacts, and opportunities for professional development. NOTE! Our services, information, and events are mainly in Swedish. Personal advice is provided in Swedish, Finnish, and English.

Who can join
Engineers or engineering students or people who work with engineering related tasks

Contact details
Rautatieläisenkatu 6 00520 Helsinki 040 585 0972 kansli@diff.fi www.diff.fi

The Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA) is a professional and ideological organization for architects in Finland, actively promoting architecture and a high-quality built environment. SAFA has 3,900 architect and architecture student members.

Who can join
Architects who have completed a university-level architecture degree in Finland (minimum five years) or an equivalent architecture degree abroad are eligible to join SAFA. Students pursuing the aforementioned degrees may also become members.

Contact details
Hämeentie 19 A, 00500 Helsinki, p. 040 169 8889, www.safa.fi

Ornamo is Finland’s largest professional association for designers.

Who can join
Membership in Ornamo is open to individuals who hold a university degree in design or another field and work in a professional role in design.

Contact details
Annankatu 16 B 35–36, 00120 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 46 878 2569
www.ornamo.fi
www.finnishdesigners.fi

ASIA is an Akava-affiliated trade union for experts and managers with 11,000 members. Membership is based on position, not educational degree or industry. Our members work across all areas of the private sector.

Who can join
Senior salaried employees in the private sector working in expert, supervisory, or management roles across various industries.

Contact details
Rautatieläisenkatu 6 00520 Helsinki (09), 2510 1310, www.asia.fi

Throughout your career, there will be times when you need an expert in your field by your side. MMA is the professional organization for sales and marketing professionals. We understand the day-to-day realities of our fields, the skills they demand, and how the world of work is changing.

Our members range from people just starting out to seasoned specialists, managers, executives, and entrepreneurs. It does not matter what you studied or what industry you are in — what matters is that you work in sales, marketing, or another commercial role.

As a member, you have access to experts who truly understand our fields. Our employment lawyers know the contracts used in sales and marketing and the specific issues they involve. Our salary advice is backed by the most comprehensive salary data in our fields, and our webinars and events help you build skills that genuinely make a difference in your work. On top of that, you get support with job hunting, career planning, and navigating change in your working life.

Contact details
Customer Service
tel. +358 20 122 4400
jasenpalvelu@mma.fi
mma.fi

Founded in 1934, RIL is Finland’s leading association for civil engineering and built environment professionals. RIL advances sustainable construction and urban development, supports professional growth, and represents the interests of its members.

Contact details
https://ril.fi/en/

Suomen Ekonomit is a central organization for graduates and students in economics and business administration. We have over 55,000 members.

We business school graduates range from math geniuses to creative types and from bosses to experts and entrepreneurs. We represent the core of sustainable financial and business competence in Finland.

Who can join
Kauppatieteellisen yliopistotutkinnon (esim. kauppatieteiden maisteri KTM, kauppatieteiden tohtori KTK) suorittaneet, alan opiskelijat (kylterit) sekä kauppatieteiden alalla työskentelevät korkeakoulutetut.

Contact details
Ratavartijankatu 2 00520 Helsinki 0201 299 299 www.ekonomit.fi

KEY has been operating since 1951 and is the only trade union representing supervisors. We have over 8,000 members and are the largest organization in our field. KEY represents supervisors in the service sector.

Who can join
A person can join as a member if they work as a salaried supervisor in the retail, tourism, restaurant, or leisure service sectors, or as a salaried employee in a position of responsibility in another service sector.

Contact details
Harjulankatu 4 A 1, 15150 LAHTI 03-875 800 www.esihenkiloliitto.com

TFiF is Finland’s largest Swedish-speaking network for professionals and students in STEM fields. As a member, you gain access to professional networks, events, career support and other member benefits, mainly in Swedish but with some services and activities available in English as well. Join us to build your own Swedish-speaking career network in Finland.

Who can join
TFiF is open to people with a university degree in a STEM-field, as well as students in these fields. Our members include engineers, architects and natural scientists in fields such as mathematics, physics, computer science and geology.

Contact details
Tekniska Föreningen i Finland r.f, Ratavartijankatu 2A, 00520 Helsinki, 040 585 2586, kansli@tfif.fi

RIA is a nationwide central organization for construction industry professionals who have graduated from universities of applied sciences. It promotes its members’ professional development, their position in the labor market, and their employment opportunities.

Who can join
A construction industry professional who has graduated from a university of applied sciences.

Contact details
https://ria.fi/tietoa-riasta/yhteystiedot/

The Finnish Pharmacists' Society represents Finnish M.Sc. pharmacists and M.Sc. pharmacy students and promotes their professional and financial interests.

Who can join
Pharmacists (M.Sc.) and M.Sc. pharmacy students right after starting pharmacy studies. Pharmacy owners can not apply for regular membership but they can sponsor the society as supporter members.

Contact details
Suomen Proviisoriyhdistys ry, Kaisaniemenkatu 1 Ba (7. kerros), 00100 Helsinki. Puh. (09) 177 771 (arkisin 10-16). www.proviisoriyhdistys.net, toimisto@proviisoriyhdistys.net

We are a union for BBAs (Professionals of Business and Technology), and our task is to ensure the best possible terms of employment for BBAs and to help them move forward in their career in every way possible. There are already over 30,000 of us; the majority of our members work in various specialist and managerial roles. We help our members by providing support throughout their career transitions, assistance with employment matters, and valuable member benefits.

Who can join
BBA graduates and students.

Contact details
Ratavartijankatu 2 00520 Helsinki
(09) 4246 0500
www.tradenomi.fi

Better working life is built not only by laws, but also by making agreements, creating new practices, and by working together. The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland cooperates with employer and employee organizations, companies, universities, and other partners. The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland is the main authority on the working life of technical experts with approx. 80 000 members.

Contact details
Customer service
asiakaspalvelu@ilry.fi
Tel. 0201 801 801 (9 AM–4 PM)
www.ilry.fi/en/

Erto is a trade union for professionals and students in the private sector. Erto improves pay and working conditions in wide range of fields, including transport and freight forwarding, veterinary nursing, personnel and temporary agency work, sports and culture, private health and social services, optometry, social organizations, financial administration, as well as marketing and creative industries. As a member of Erto, you will receive personal, expert and prompt service, along with working life security tailored to your life situation.

Who can join
Erto is the right trade union for you if you study or work as an employee or entrepreneur in transport and freight forwarding, veterinary nursing, personnel and temporary agency work, sports and culture, private health and social services, optometry, social organizations, financial administration, marketing and creative industries, or other areas of the private sector.

Contact details
Ratavartijankatu 2 A 00520 Helsinki (09) 613 231