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Kaksi henkilöä tarkastelee Työkirjan artikkelia LinkedInistä
Mastering the hidden job market (22.9.-30.11.2025)
Event
Keywords:
job search, job search and career

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/mastering-the-hidden-job-market-229-30112025

Kaksi henkilöä lounge-tilassa, taaimmainen iloitsee.
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.
News article
Keywords:
member services and benefits, TEK, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-is-the-most-attractive-trade-union

4 näkökulmaa
Hidden Job Market and Networking Skills: Myths, Skills, and Opportunities
Event
Keywords:
event, job search

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/hidden-job-market-and-networking-skills-myths-skills-and-opportunities

Nainen lukee Tekniikka & Talous -lehteä sohvalla.
Membership benefits
As a TEK member you are entitled to a number of discounts and benefits on, for example, banking and insurances.
Keywords:
member services and benefits, membership

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/membership-benefits

Jussi Nousiainen katsoo kameraan.
Why did architects get less?
Are architects not valued? Are the negotiators incompetent? Are architects pushovers compared to engineers?
Blog post
Keywords:
architect, dual membership, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/why-did-architects-get-less

Strike benefit for TEK members
Please note, that TEK no longer receives strike benefit applications for strikes in spring 2025. Read more about the strike benefit below.

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/work-life-in-finland/collective-agreement-negotiations/strike-benefit-for-tek-members

Discounted membership fees
You may be eligible for a discount on your regular TEK membership fee. See the terms and conditions.
Keywords:
membership fee, membership fee discount, membership

https://www.tek.fi/en/membership/membership-fees/discounted-membership-fees

TES-neuvottelut
Collective agreement negotiations
Here you can find more information about collective agreement negotiations concerning TEK members.
Keywords:
promotion of interests, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/work-life-in-finland/collective-agreement-negotiations

Kolme henkilöä kahvilassa
Tekniikan akateemiset TEK
TEK is the largest organisation for academic engineers and architects in Finland, with a professional community of 77,000 members. We are an organisation that will accompany you throughout your career, from the beginning of your studies through all stages of developing your career. We provide legal advice, career coaching, and salary advice to our members.

https://www.tek.fi/en/node/77

Luova teknologia
Contact information
Contact TEK's office, regional advisors or student liaisons if you have any questions.
Keywords:
TEK's regional offices, TEK

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/contact-information

mentoring
Mentoring
Mentoring is a great way to exchange ideas and get tips on career changes, strengthen your professional identity, and identify your strengths. The TEK mentoring programme is one of a kind: it focuses on people with a technical background.
Keywords:
mentoring, job search and career, career

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/job-search-and-career/mentoring

Henkilö katsoo Työkirjaa.
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.
Blog post
Keywords:
internationality, society

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

NBF 2025.
Nordic Business Forum Livestream 2025
Event
Keywords:
event

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/nordic-business-forum-livestream-2025

Henkilöt keskustelemassa.
How to start a business in Finland
Event
Keywords:
AKY – Akavalaiset Yrittäjät, event

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/how-to-start-a-business-in-finland

Events
Keywords:
event

https://www.tek.fi/en/events

Owain Hopeaketo.
Owain's corner: Weakening trade unions weakens Finland’s attractiveness
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.
Blog post

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-weakening-trade-unions-weakens-finlands-attractiveness

Henkilöitä Hervannan kampuksella Tampereella.
Tampere
Find out more about Teekkari culture in Tampere, Hervanta.
Keywords:
Tampere University, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/teekkari-cities/tampere

News and blogs
Keywords:
TEK

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs

Lakkovahteja ulkona.
Collective agreement negotiations raise salaries by hundreds of millions of euros
The spring of strikes brought highly educated professionals more or less the same pay rises as everyone else. TEK members will see their salaries rise by thousands of euros between 2025 and 2027.
News article
Keywords:
salary, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/collective-agreement-negotiations-raise-salaries-by-hundreds-of-millions-of-euros

Työnantaja ja työntekijä neuvottelevat työsuhteesta.
Changes to Cooperation Act at the beginning of July
The threshold for applying the Cooperation Act will be raised to cover companies and corporations that regularly employ at least 50 people. In addition, negotiation times will be reduced by half.
News article
Keywords:
legal data bank, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/changes-to-cooperation-act-at-the-beginning-of-july

Swecon työntekijöitä seisoo portaikon alla ryhmänä.
Sweco’s management set up diversity goals
Sweco wants to attract more women and ensure that professionals who do not speak Finnish and who are of all ages and neurodiversities enjoy working there. Management commitment is the key to achieving this goal.
News article
Keywords:
neurodiversity, gender equality, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/swecos-management-set-up-diversity-goals

Sirkku Pohja istuu TEKin Pasilan Loungessa.
Implementing DEI – where to begin?
DEI stands for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In short, DEI is about how these three things are promoted in an organisation.
News article
Keywords:
neurodiversity, gender equality, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/implementing-dei-where-to-begin

Nuoret esittelevät tutkimuksiaan.
Kipinä competition 2026
Kipinä is a competition for young people, where they can show off their skills in science and technology!
Keywords:
children and youth, award, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/prizes-and-competitions/kipina-competition-2026

Luova teknologia
Your membership
Keep your details and contact information up-to-date – you will be the first to know about current news in your industry and the services available to you.
Keywords:
membership

https://www.tek.fi/en/membership/your-membership

Mentorointiohjelma: hae aktoriksi
TEK Mentoring Program 2025
Event

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/tek-mentoring-program-2025

Auntie (EN)
Auntie's discussion packages
Event
Keywords:
wellbeing, mental health

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/aunties-discussion-packages

Henkilöitä kokouksessa.
New collective agreement for the architectural design sector – strikes are cancelled and ban on flexibility ends
Senior salaried employees in the architectural design sector have a new collective agreement. This means that the strikes previously announced at two companies in the sector for May 28 and May 30 are cancelled. The ban on flexibility that applied to the entire sector also ends.
News article
Keywords:
architect, collective agreement

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-collective-agreement-for-the-architectural-design-sector-strikes-are-cancelled-and-ban-on-flexibility-ends

Opiskelijoita istuu auringossa haalarit päällä
Salary recommendations
TEK gives starter salary recommendations for recent graduates and trainees annually. Check out what kind of salary you can ask for!
Keywords:
student, salary, salary recommendation, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/salary-recommendations

Kaksi henkilöä kättelee.
New collective agreement for universities: trial on teaching hour caps, salary increases according to general line – strike threat cancelled
JUKO, Pro and JHL as well as employer organisation Finnish Education Employers have accepted the proposal by National Conciliator Anu Sajavaara to resolve the university labour dispute. The 24-hour strike that was to affect the University of Helsinki and the University of Turku on May 27th has been cancelled.
News article
Keywords:
JUKO, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-collective-agreement-for-universities-trial-on-teaching-hour-caps-salary-increases-according-to-general-line-strike-threat-cancelled

TEKin jäseniä Epicenterissä
André Noël Chaker: The Four P’s of Storytelling: From Language to Leverage
Event
Keywords:
event

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/andre-noel-chaker-the-four-ps-of-storytelling-from-language-to-leverage

Kirjaston käytävä.
Strike notice for the Universities of Helsinki and Turku – 13,000 university employees to strike
JUKO, Pro and JHL have today issued a strike notice for the University of Helsinki and the University of Turku. The 24-hour strike will begin at 00:01 on 27th May and end at 23:59 if no solution is found before then on the terms and conditions of employment and salary increases for university employees. Conciliation continues today, Monday 12th May.
News article
Keywords:
JUKO, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/strike-notice-for-the-universities-of-helsinki-and-turku-13000-university-employees-to-strike

Milja Yli-Hongisto
Lawyer

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/contact-information/milja-yli-hongisto

Kolme henkilöä kävelee ja pyöräilee rakennusten edessä.
Graduation
Are you about to graduate or have you already completed your degree? Congratulations! As a recent graduate, you get full TEK membership at a discounted price for the first year.
Keywords:
membership fee, membership fee discount, membership, salary, job search, job search and career, employment and law, graduation, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/graduation

Henkilö heiluttaa TEKin sateenkaarevaa lippua värikkään portaikon alla.
TEK partners with Helsinki Pride – “Collective agreements can have a broad impact”
Work life should be fair, safe and equal for everyone, according to the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK. One way to achieve this is through collective agreements.
News article
Keywords:
LHBTIQ+, TEK, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-partners-with-helsinki-pride-collective-agreements-can-have-a-broad-impact

Juhani Nokela
Blog: Everyone won – except one
In Finland's county and municipal elections, a red wave swept across the country, the Centre Party painted the map green, and the National Coalition Party managed to slightly increase its share of the vote. How will the election results affect the members of TEK? How about government policy?
Blog post
Keywords:
elections, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-everyone-won-except-one

Kipinä-kilpailun voittaneet neljä nuorta istuu vierekkäin portaikossa.
Kipinä winners studied the effect of hormone pollution on plants, the life cycle of stars, and killing bacteria with an electric fly swatter
The winners of the Kipinä science competition for young people, organised by TEK, are Sofia Koivumäki, Zofia Järvinen, Hermanni Sallinen and Niilo Sipilä. They will represent Finland this autumn at the EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).
News article
Keywords:
Kipinä competition, children and youth

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/kipina-winners-studied-the-effect-of-hormone-pollution-on-plants-the-life-cycle-of-stars-and-killing-bacteria-with-an-electric-fly-swatter

Työkirja 2025

Workbook

Support for job search and career

Workbook offers advice and resources in job search and career planning for students in technology, architecture, mathematics and natural sciences.

Työkirjan bannerikuva

Workbook 2025–2026 has been published!

TEK has published Workbook, a guide for job search and career planning, for over 30 years. You will find the new Workbook 2025-2026 on your campus, for instance in university career services, in TEK Lounges (Tampere, Turku, Lappeenranta) and in some guild rooms. Read the online version of Workbook 2025–2026 via link below.

In addition to the published guide, Workbook's website offers tips and useful information on the different stages of the job search. In the Toolkit you can find additional exercises as well as cover letter and CV examples for students in technology, architecture, mathematics and natural sciences.
Workbook 2025–2026

Contents of the website

01

Career planning

ideas for planning your career

Työkirja urasuunnittelu 2025.

02

Job search

Tactics and channels for finding jobs

Työkirja työpaikat 2025.

03

Documents

Tips for drafting job search documents

Työkirja työhakemus, dokumentit 2025.

04

Interview

Help with preparing for job interviews

Työkirja työhaastattelu 2025.

05

Working life

Useful information about working life

Työkirja työelämä 2025.

06

Toolkit

Exercises and example documents

Työkirja työkalupakki 2025.

News

Kaksi henkilöä lounge-tilassa, taaimmainen iloitsee.
Organisation
News article

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 katsoo kameraan.
Work life
Blog post

Why did architects get less?

Are architects not valued? Are the negotiators incompetent? Are architects pushovers compared to engineers?
Henkilö katsoo Työkirjaa.
Work life
Blog post

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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Oulun yliopisto
Oulun yliopisto
Aalto-yliopisto
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Åbo Akademi
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Tyhjä luentosali.
No settlement proposal – Strike at Tampere University begins on Wednesday, May 7th
A 24-hour strike by JUKO, JHL, and Pro, representing the employees, will begin at Tampere University on Wednesday. Conciliation will continue this week on Thursday and Friday.
News article
Keywords:
JUKO, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/no-settlement-proposal-strike-at-tampere-university-begins-on-wednesday-may-7th

Oulun yliopisto.
Oulu
Find out more about Teekkari culture in Oulu, Linnanmaa.
Keywords:
University of Oulu, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/teekkari-cities/oulu

Wesibussi, jonka edessä seisoo sen järjestäjiä.
Tech students from Oulu riding for a good cause
Once again this year, you can celebrate the week leading up to May Day (Wappu or Vappu in Finnish) in Oulu by getting on board the Wesibussi. The proceeds from tickets go to the patients of the children’s hospital.
News article
Keywords:
University of Oulu, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tech-students-from-oulu-riding-for-a-good-cause

Tyhjä luentosali.
University labor negotiations stalled – strike notice for Tampere University
“Salary increases for university staff are still unresolved, as the employer's offer for general increases is significantly below the general trend,” state JUKO, JHL and Pro. To expedite the negotiations, the organisations issued a strike notice for Tampere University on April 22nd.
News article
Keywords:
JUKO, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/university-labor-negotiations-stalled-strike-notice-for-tampere-university

Puhuja, tilaisuus, puhe, opettaja
TEK members succeeded in municipal and county elections
A total of 75 TEK members were chosen as councilors and 77 as deputy councilors in the municipal and county elections.
News article
Keywords:
TEK, elections, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-members-succeeded-in-municipal-and-county-elections

Vaasa
Vaasa
Find out more about Teekkari culture in Vaasa.
Keywords:
teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture, University of Vaasa, Åbo Akademi

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/students/teekkari/teekkari-cities/vaasa

Kaksi nuorta henkilöä istuu maassa keräämässä rahaa.
Vaasa was the first to fall victim to a jäynä
Teekkari history. The first National Jäynä Competition was held in Vaasa 23–24 September 1986.
News article
Keywords:
history, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/vaasa-was-the-first-to-fall-victim-to-a-jayna

Hannu Rintala

Biograph
58 years
Riihimäki
Entrepreneur, real-estate, holidayhomes
M.Sc. (Industrial Eng.)
Links
LinkedIn

Candidacies

Henkilöitä istuu TFiF-TEK Loungessa Turussa.
TEK Regional offices
The regional office and regional representative offer your most important member services locally.
Keywords:
TEK's regional offices, TEK

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/contact-information/tek-regional-offices

TEK studies: Students
How are students and recent graduates in the field of technology coping? How much do they work during their studies? Our research reveals what tech students and recent graduates are up to – read more!
Keywords:
student research, TEK's research, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-students

TEK studies: International experts
How does working life change when the technology sector becomes international? Can international students find a career in Finland and what is it like to build a life in Finland as an immigrant? Find out in TEK's studies.
Keywords:
internationality, TEK's research, research, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-international-experts

Henkilöitä istumassa.
A quarter of newly graduated architects and academic engineers don’t think they’ll stay in Finland
Overall, a quarter of newly graduated architects and academic engineers saw themselves working abroad five years after graduation. The figure is even higher amongst non-Finnish respondents.
News article
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, internationality, TEK's research, research, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/a-quarter-of-newly-graduated-architects-and-academic-engineers-dont-think-theyll-stay-in-finland

Nainen, kuulokkeet, tietokone
Eduhouse: AI skills for knowledge workers
Event
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, work life, training

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/eduhouse-ai-skills-for-knowledge-workers