International experts being happy and employed in Finland is a vital part of creating the jobs that will improve the unemployment level.

Teekkari history. Teekkari traditions needed to be not just adapted, but built anew.

TEK has reached a new record number of international members, in total 4,288. “We’re thrilled that our membership is becoming more representative and more international,” says TEK’s Project Manager for International Experts Owain Hopeaketo.

A supported, secure workforce with sufficient sanctions for exploitation needs to be the direction of Finland’s future. As a union, we must continue pushing for that.

Of all the proposed and implemented laws by this government since their election in 2023, this has been perhaps the one most discussed and, especially amongst non-native Finnish residents, most feared. It is important to summarize what the law does to you as an international technology expert, writes TEK's Owain Hopeaketo.

At a time when Finland is desperate to attract talent, anti-union policies threaten to weaken the very thing that makes Finland a country worth choosing. That won’t just lead to the loss of individuals, but of whole families.