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Unemployment continues to rise – TEK membership offers protection

Unemployment among recent graduates with a Master’s degree in engineering or technology has risen by 28 per cent and among architects by 58 per cent over the past year. However, unemployment among TEK members is lower than among those who are not members of the union.

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member services and benefits, membership, TEK, unemployment, unemployment fund, unemployment statistics

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unemployment-continues-to-rise-tek-membership-offers-protection

Opiskelija täyttää kalenteriaan kuulokkeet päässään.

Join the KOKO unemployment fund during your studies

While you are studying, are you doing any work for which you earn at least €465 per month? If so, it is worth joining the KOKO unemployment fund.

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student, unemployment fund

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/join-the-koko-unemployment-fund-during-your-studies

Henkilö käyttää tekoälyagenttia puhelimella.

Higher earnings through the use of artificial intelligence

The most active users of artificial intelligence earn up to eight per cent more.

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salary, TEK's research, artificial intelligence

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/higher-earnings-through-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence

Vanhempi ja taapero käyttävät samaa tietokonetta.

Toddlers torpedo incomes – but only for women

Having a child substantially reduces a woman's income, and the effect is long-lasting. Conversely, having a child is financially beneficial for fathers, according to a recent study. Workplaces do not always know how to provide optimal support for career development for employees after they have started a family.

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family and work life, gender equality, research, equality, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/toddlers-torpedo-incomes-but-only-for-women

Ihmisiä kävelemässä käytävällä modernissa lasiseinäisessä toimistotilassa

Employment prospects looking increasingly bleak for newly graduated international experts

Only around one in two international technology graduates had a job waiting or lined up when they finished university. Improving the situation requires investing more in both students’ language skills and their networks by, for example, creating more opportunities for thesis work in industry.

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Graduate Survey, internationality, TEK's research, influencing, recent graduate, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/employment-prospects-looking-increasingly-bleak-for-newly-graduated-international-experts

Sari Haataja-Helander ja Katja Sulenko istuvat pöydän ääressä ja keskustelevat.

How to excel at job interviews

TEK’s career coaches share their top tips for acing a job interview from start to finish.

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Workbook, job search, job search and career

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-to-excel-at-job-interviews

Talk up your pay

People who regularly talk to their supervisor about their pay get salary increases more frequently than others, reveals TEK’s recent labour market survey. TEK’s Salary Researcher Tuunia Keränen shares her top tips for talking up your pay.

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member services and benefits, salary, salary advice, Salary Surveyor, salary recommendation, labour market survey (TMT)

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/talk-up-your-pay

Hidden jobs spark interest – here’s how TEK members have succeeded at it

Hidden job hunting is very relevant. Work life is changing rapidly, there is uncertainty in the labour market, and competition for open positions is fierce. Traditional job-seeking methods do not always yield the desired results; moreover, jobseekers are expected to show initiative and the ability to identify opportunities even where they are not yet visibly on offer. In response to this, TEK offers its members a popular online course.

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job search

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/hidden-jobs-spark-interest-heres-how-tek-members-have-succeeded-at-it

While many skilled workers are leaving Finland, Artur Brutyan decided to stay

Fewer and fewer international experts in the field of technology want to stay in Finland. Artur Brutyan, an Armenian-born ICT professional, explains why he has enjoyed working in Finland for over 12 years and how Finland could become even more attractive to international talent.

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internationality, family and work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/while-many-skilled-workers-are-leaving-finland-artur-brutyan-decided-to-stay

NWiTA finalists 2025: Linda Liukas

We introduce nine women in the field of technology who are driving change. These nine experts were Finland’s finalists in this year’s Nordic Women in Tech Awards. Here is one of them.

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career

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/nwita-finalists-2025-linda-liukas

YTN issues a strike notices in the collective bargaining dispute at universities of applied sciences – also affects TEK members

Negotiations on the collective agreement for universities of applied sciences have not resulted in an agreement, and the collective agreement expired on 31 March 2026.

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collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/ytn-issues-a-strike-notices-in-the-collective-bargaining-dispute-at-universities-of-applied-sciences-also-affects-tek-members

Widest salary spread seen among executives

The 2025 labour market survey by TEK reveals a wide salary spread even among roles of the same level. The gap between the highest and lowest earners is widest at the senior management level.

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architect, academic engineer, salary, salary advice, collective agreement, labour market survey (TMT), TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/widest-salary-spread-seen-among-executives

Growth in architectural firms

In growing offices, middle management roles and professional specialisation are becoming more common. The ideal of a straightforward office with a family-business feel is difficult to achieve in a large company.

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architect

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/growth-in-architectural-firms

Entrepreneurs' incomes fell

According to TEK’s labour market survey, the median gross annual income for full-time entrepreneurs was €54,000.

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TEK, labour market survey (TMT), entrepreneur, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/entrepreneurs-incomes-fell

3-/6-month rule comes into force – does it impact you?

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.

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internationality, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/3-6-month-rule-comes-into-force-does-it-impact-you

Markus Lindholm ja Minna Vallinrinne istuvat sohvalla.

Examples make job applications convincing

Artificial intelligence can help in the drafting phase, but using your own words will make the application more personal. See a visualisation of a job application at the end of the article.

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job search, job search and career

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/examples-make-job-applications-convincing

Satu Myller ja Maisa Holm istuvat pöydän ääressä, takana värikäs maalaus.

A functioning CV is story-based and tailored

CV, i.e., a curriculum vitae, is much like your résumé. However, it is no longer just a list. TEK’s career coaches have seen how CVs have evolved. What’s trending now is story-based CVs. See our CV visualisation at the end of the article.

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CV, job search, job search and career

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/a-functioning-cv-is-story-based-and-tailored

TEK: Median salary of recent Masters in technology graduates hits EUR 4,000 for the first time – and purchasing power is growing rapidly

According to a labour market survey conducted by Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK, the median salary of current employees who graduated with a Master of Science in Technology in 2025 was EUR 4,000, while the average salary was EUR 4,193.

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salary, TEK's research, work life, labour market survey (TMT), recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-median-salary-of-recent-masters-in-technology-graduates-hits-eur-4000-for-the-first-time-and-purchasing-power-is-growing-rapidly

Ruutupaitainen mies istuu läppärin kanssa toimiston ikkunalaudalla.

TEK members! How is your wellbeing at work?

Nearly 40% of highly educated wage earners say that their risk of burnout is at least somewhat high.

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wellbeing, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-members-how-is-your-wellbeing-at-work

Kaksi henkilöä ideoi ja suunnittelee tietokoneen äärellä.

Employers! Invest in proactive planning

Plans are used for many purposes, including the prevention of burnout, which has high costs for both the individual and the company.

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Keywords:

wellbeing, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/employers-invest-in-proactive-planning

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Unemployment continues to rise – TEK membership offers protection

Join the KOKO unemployment fund during your studies

Higher earnings through the use of artificial intelligence

Toddlers torpedo incomes – but only for women

Employment prospects looking increasingly bleak for newly graduated international experts

How to excel at job interviews

Talk up your pay

Hidden jobs spark interest – here’s how TEK members have succeeded at it

While many skilled workers are leaving Finland, Artur Brutyan decided to stay

NWiTA finalists 2025: Linda Liukas

YTN issues a strike notices in the collective bargaining dispute at universities of applied sciences – also affects TEK members

Widest salary spread seen among executives

Growth in architectural firms

Entrepreneurs' incomes fell

3-/6-month rule comes into force – does it impact you?

Examples make job applications convincing

A functioning CV is story-based and tailored

TEK: Median salary of recent Masters in technology graduates hits EUR 4,000 for the first time – and purchasing power is growing rapidly

TEK members! How is your wellbeing at work?

Employers! Invest in proactive planning