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Increasingly fewer international experts plan to stay in Finland

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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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Services and benefits

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

Employment and law

Job search and career

Salary

Unemployment insurance

Work life in Finland

Wellbeing

Membership 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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Neljä henkilöä istumassa pöydän ääressä keskittyen omiin tehtäviinsä. Etualalla olevalla on kädessään puhelin ja edessään kannettava tietokone.
Society
News article

Budget talks bring hope for the unemployed, but retreat on RDI funding is a disappointment

Easing the ability to study while receiving unemployment benefits is an excellent decision from the government’s budget negotiations. However, curbing the growth of RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) funding unnecessarily hampers growth and productivity.
Henkilö TEK-huppari päällä kuvattuna takaapäin.
Organisation
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Update your employment details and take part in a draw!

Our members' employment details are vital when negotiating work conditions and collective agreements. We will raffle an Oura Ring 4 ring among all those who have updated their job details during September.
Tiimi on kokoontunut työpöydän äärelle keskustelemaan.
Society
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Nominate a recipient for a product development award

Do you know of an inspiring project or experiment? Submit a nomination for the Product Development Path Makers award 2025. Nominations are open until September 14. All finalists will receive €8,000.
Henkilöitä katsomassa puhelimia.
Society
News article

Survey shows increasingly fewer international experts plan to stay in Finland permanently

The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland and Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK are concerned about research findings on the position of international experts. The unions propose means of getting top experts into employment more effectively and motivating them to remain in Finland.
Juhani Nokela
Society
Blog post

What happened to the growth goals?

On Wednesday, 6th August, Minister of Finance Riikka Purra published her proposal for next year's state budget. Looking at the proposal for a while only deepens the astonishment: why are we cutting growth measures? In particular, cutting the university index and shifting the objectives of RDI funding to the distant future are measures that will eat up precisely the growth stimuli that this government has advertised.
Kuvituskuva.
Students
News article

Industrial Management graduates earn the most at graduation

What is the employment situation for recent graduates in engineering and architecture across different fields of study? And how satisfied are they with their studies? Read more about different fields.
Henkilöitä pöydän ääressä.
Society
News article

Finland’s AI elite consists of men aged 40–49 – “It’s high time to include all employees”

Finland’s AI elite has received significantly more supplementary training and retraining in artificial intelligence than others. Now, everyone else needs training too, says Mikko Särelä, expert for industrial and innovation policy at Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK.
Kaksi henkilöä lounge-tilassa, taaimmainen iloitsee.
Organisation
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TEK is the most attractive trade union

Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK is also the most respected trade union, according to a recent survey by Taloustutkimus.
Jussi Nousiainen toimistossa kasvoillaan vakava ilme.
Work life
Blog post

Why did architects get less?

Are architects not valued? Are the negotiators incompetent? Are architects pushovers compared to engineers?