Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK and the Finnish Association of Civil Engineers RIL have a cooperation agreement with the aim of offering an even more affordable way of belonging to both associations simultaneously.

• RIL members may choose to become TEK members by paying an affordable dual membership fee.
• Those full members of TEK who have graduated with a degree in the building trade and/or work in the trade can also become RIL members by paying an affordable dual membership fee.
• Those who belong to both associations separately may declare themselves RIL-TEK dual members, which means they pay a lower total membership fee.

TEK promotes the professional interests of RIL-TEK dual members and negotiates on their behalf in cooperation with YTN and Akava. RIL continues to pursue the professional interests of the entire building industry and the constructed environment as an organisation of experts. Both associations are jointly responsible for the development of membership benefits and services for their dual members.

Become a RIL-TEK member

Let us know you wish to become a dual member by sending your contact information to jatta.lytter@ril.fi (RIL).

Read more about the dual membership (in Finnish)

Membership benefits

RIL-TEK dual members receive all the benefits of full RIL members (page in Finnish). RIL offers its members access to the same unemployment fund as TEK, but the fund membership will still be invoiced separately.

• From TEK, RIL-TEK dual members receive the same benefits and services as full members of TEK with the exception of unemployment fund membership and Alma Talent’s magazine package.
• The TEK magazine and the magazine Tekniikka&Talous (via RIL) are included in the membership fee.
• For an affordable additional magazine fee of 51 euros (2024) you receive a subscription to Talouselämä (paper+digi). The subscription is made via RIL.

Membership fee

The discounted membership fee for those who join TEK via RIL is 159 euros. RIL invoices the dual membership fee from the member in its entirety, including the unemployment fund membership fee.

If you wish, you may continue to be a member of just one of the associations, or even of both associations separately, but RIL-TEK dual membership offers the benefits and services of both at a more affordable price.

Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK and the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA have entered into a cooperation agreement that allows SAFA's salaried members to be members of both SAFA and TEK simultaneously.

As a benefit of the dual membership, TEK will promote the professional interests of salaried architects together with YTN and Akava. SAFA continues to promote the interests of its members in professional and ideological matters. Both associations are jointly responsible for the development of membership benefits and services for their dual members.

Become a dual member via SAFA’s website

Membership benefits

SAFA-TEK members receive the same TEK benefits and services as full members of TEK with the exception of unemployment fund membership and Alma Talent’s magazine package.

You may join the unemployment fund directly through SAFA.

Membership fee

For SAFA-TEK dual members, TEK's membership fee is included in SAFA's membership fee. Once your dual membership has been entered into OmaTEK member portal you will be able to complement and update your member information at OmaTEK.

Those interested in activities and networking in Swedish may become TFiF-TEK dual members. 

Further information may be found on TFiF’s website.

OAJ members with an MSc in Technology or equivalent university degree who work in education as teachers, or in a comparable profession, have the opportunity to become OAJ-TEK dual members. If you are not yet a member of OAJ, join them first here.

After becoming an OAJ member you can inform TEK's member service you wish to become an OAJ-TEK member via OmaTEK.

Membership benefits

• TEK's salary research and advice
• Advocacy in professional and ideological matters (education policy and technological activity).
• TEK magazine five times per year and calendar
• One digital magazine of your choice from Alma Talent’s catalogue: Tekniikka&Talous, Talouselämä, Forum, Tietoviikko, Fakta, Mikrobitti, Arvopaperi. You can also subscribe to paper magazines for an additional fee, read more here.
• The interests of OAJ-TEK dual members are represented in the labour market by OAJ. Unemployment fund membership and other insurance coverage matters are also determined on the basis of OAJ membership.

Membership fee

OAJ-TEK dual membership fee is €112 per year.

Ornamo and TEK have entered into a dual membership agreement. Ornamo members working as salaried employees in industry or design offices, for example, may become members of both Ornamo and TEK simultaneously.

Furthermore, student members of Ornamo studying at universities of applied sciences, Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture or the Faculty of Art and Design of the University of Lapland can also become student members of TEK.

TEK promotes the professional interests of salaried designers in cooperation with YTN and Akava. TEK is also responsible for the services and benefits related to this work, such as legal and career services. Ornamo continues to advocate for its members in professional and ideological matters. Both associations are jointly responsible for the development of membership benefits and services for their dual members.

Becoming a member

If you wish to become a Ornamo-TEK dual member, contact Ornamo’s office: office@ornamo.fi, tel. +358 46 878 2569.

Once TEK has been informed of your dual membership by Ornamo's office, you will be able to complement and update your membership information at OmaTEK member portal.

If you are a student member of Ornamo, you can also become a student member of TEK by contacting Ornamo’s office (contact information may be found above).

Membership benefits

Ornamo-TEK dual members receive the same benefits and services as full members of TEK with the exception of Alma Talent's magazine package and unemployment fund membership.

Ornamo-TEK dual members may join the unemployment fund directly via Ornamo.

Alma Talent offers Ornamo-TEK dual members all of their professional magazines (Kauppalehti Optio,Tekniikka& Talous, Talouselämä, Tietoviikko, Mikrobitti, Kauppalehti Fakta, Arvopaperi) at a 50 % discount, which is a member price negotiated by TEK.

Membership fee

TEK’s membership fee for Ornamo members is €159 per year. If a member works outside of the Nordic countries, TEK’s annual membership fee drops to 54 euros. Ornamo is responsible for invoicing the membership fees.

TEK has a dual membership agreement with the Finnish Union of University Professors. A TEK member belonging to both associations pays the dual membership fees confirmed annually by the councils of each  association to the respective associations.

Become a member

If you are a TEK member who also wishes to become a member of the Finnish Union of University Professors, fill out the Union's membership application here. Remember to note that you are also a member of TEK on your application. If you are already a member of the Finnish Union of University Professors and wish to join TEK as well, fill out TEK’s membership application here.  Then notify member@tek.fi of your dual membership to receive your discount.

Membership fee

The dual membership fee of TEK members is €234 and the dual membership fee of Union of University Professors members is 0.6 % of their salary.

Unemployment fund membership is arranged via the Union of University Professors and the membership fee of the fund is included in its membership fee (0.6 % of salary).