Membership

Finland has one of the highest rates of union membership in the industrialised world, with 80 per cent of employees organised in trade unions.

Membership of a union is like an insurance – protection for future. Akava’s affiliates offer their members assistance on salary and labour market questions, legal advice, insurance benefits, professional publications and courses and seminars. Membership of a union usually includes membership in the unemployment fund which is essential for unemployment security.

The membership fee of a trade union is deductible in taxation.

All university students may already join a union during their studies, if they wish to.

Which union am I supposed to join?

You can join one of the 34 Akava affiliates depending either on your profession or education or job description. If you are studyin you can join a union that works in the field you are studying. For further details, you may check the Akava affiliates' websites or contact them.