Join us!
TEK is the trade union for students and graduates in technology and the natural sciences. There are more than 80,000 of us!
TEK helps both accelerate as well as smooth your path from studies to your dream career. As a student member, you’re welcome to join our events, have your employment contract or other work-related questions checked by our lawyers, and get the best job-hunting tips from our Workbook guide.
Make the most of your membership – we’re here for you!
You can join if you’re studying for your first university degree in technology, architecture, computer science, or natural sciences (not a UAS or doctoral degree). Student membership is free of charge.
Benefits and services for student members
Students’ voices are heard at TEK
TEK’s board, council, and committees include around 50 student representatives, known as hallopeds. They represent student members and ensure that the voices of over 20,000 student members are heard in TEK’s activities.
Any TEK student member can apply to become a student representative. Most positions last for a calendar year, and applications open once a year. If you’re interested, you’re warmly welcome to join! Please note, that some of the positions require Finnish skills.
Equality Guide
For us at TEK, it’s important that everyone can take part in student culture. The Equality Guide offers practical tips for building a more equal and inclusive student culture and for addressing inappropriate behavior.
But wait, there's more
We want to know how students are doing. Our annual student survey looks into things like employment, well-being, and the quality of studies.
We support student and teekkari culture especially through our campus-based student liaisons, known as tykkis in Finnish. Nationwide, we organize events such as the National Prank Competition (Jäynäkisat), the Student Influencer Seminar, and the Saimaa Phenomenon.
Want to learn about teekkari culture? We’ve put together, for example, a Teekkari ABC and introductions to teekkari cities on the Teekkari website.
Higher education in technology and natural sciences is close to our heart. We actively advocate for high-quality education and aim to promote the integration of sustainable development principles into technical and scientific studies.
When working life becomes relevant, we make sure your rights as an employee are protected. We represent you in collective agreement negotiations so that you and your peers have fair employment terms.
TEK's faces on your campus
Senni Auvinen
Vitaliy Gurov
Juho Järvi
Jonathan Kivimäki
Linda Markkola
Vilppu Viinikainen
Kaisa Vornanen
TEK's student experts
Ida Parkkinen
Vesa Taskinen
Want to collaborate with TEK?
TEK sponsors local events and associations. It is important to us that the events and associations we support:
- consider the environmental impact of their activities,
- do not enforce discriminatory criteria (such as gender) for membership as well as
- create opportunities for non-Finnish-speakers to participate in activities.
Contact the student liaison in your area for more information!