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Henkilö selaa padilla TEKin verkkosivuja.

TEK supports you during change negotiations

Many of the ongoing change negotiations also affect TEK members’ workplaces. As a member, you don’t have to face a stressful situation on your own.

News article

Keywords:

member services and benefits, cooperation negotiations, TEK

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-supports-you-during-change-negotiations

How recruitment works in Finland – especially in international roles

Event

Keywords:

internationality, event

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/how-recruitment-works-in-finland-especially-in-international-roles

ITU: Breakthrough

The field of technology is evolving and keeping up with the times – is it thanks to you?

Keywords:

ITU technology awards, award

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/prizes-and-competitions/itu-awards/itu-breakthrough

You don't have to navigate your job search alone. At TEK, we offer high-quality services and a wide range of support. We know the working life of technology and natural sciences professionals better than anyone. You're in the right place!

Keywords:

job search, job search and career

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/support-for-your-job-search

Opiskelijoita, Aalto-yliopisto, opiskelijaedustajat

How to become a student representative?

Do you want more power, networks and expertise? Are you eager to influence the policies of a nationally significant and influential organisation? As a student representative, you will get to experience all this.

Keywords:

student, decision-making, TEK, influencing

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/decision-making/how-to-become-a-student-representative

TAKUn, TEKin ja Viestin opiskelijaedustajat.

Blog post: A union could be the best decision of your twenties

Finnish trade unions are an institution dating back over a hundred years. But why should someone in their twenties be interested in something that’s a hundred years old? Ellinoora Laaksonen, Mika Pajala and Noora Hakulinen explore this question.

Blog post

Keywords:

student, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-post-a-union-could-be-the-best-decision-of-your-twenties

kaksi henkilö keskustelee pöydän äärellä

Ask the recruiter: AI and ATS in Job Search and Recruitment

Event

Keywords:

job search, job search and career

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/ask-the-recruiter-ai-and-ats-in-job-search-and-recruitment

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

Starting a new job in Finland? Your trade union is here for you

Welcome to Finland and to working at a Finnish workplace. Starting work in a new country brings many unfamiliar practices, and no one expects you to understand them all straight away. Your trade union can offer information, advice and support throughout your employment, writes TEK's Daniel Valtakari.

Blog post

Keywords:

internationality, job search and career

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/starting-a-new-job-in-finland-your-trade-union-is-here-for-you

Outi Sivonen: How does leadership happen in practice?

Event

Keywords:

leadership, event

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/outi-sivonen-how-does-leadership-happen-in-practice

Kipinä competition 2027

Kipinä is a competition for young people, where they can show off their skills in science and technology!

Keywords:

children and youth, award, research, Kipinä competition

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

TEK’s Kipinä winners receive awards at EU science competition

Tommy Kroon and Swara Pandharkar were awarded prizes at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists. Finland’s representatives were selected through the Kipinä competition organized by TEK. Pre-registration for next spring’s Kipinä competition is already open.

News article

Keywords:

Kipinä competition

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/teks-kipina-winners-receive-awards-at-eu-science-competition

TEK's Science Day for Families, Tampere 2026

Event

Keywords:

children and youth, event

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/teks-science-day-for-families-tampere-2026

Owain Hopeaketo

Project Manager, International Experts (on parental leave until January)

owain.hopeaketo@tek.fi | +358 46 954 7718

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

The story of an overall badge

Each badge therefore has its own story. Eventually a badge becomes one piece of a whole at the hands of a clumsily sewing, or lazily glueing, student.

News article

Keywords:

student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-story-of-an-overall-badge

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

Decision-making

TEK is founded and managed by its members. The General Council, chosen from among the members, is TEK’s highest decision-making body.

Keywords:

regional club, board of directors, club, decision-making, TEK, committee, general council

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/decision-making

Start to Finnish® – A Training on Finnish Working Life

Event

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/start-to-finnishr-a-training-on-finnish-working-life

Legal data bank

Here you will find legal information regarding work and employment relationships.

Keywords:

member services and benefits, legal data bank, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/employment-and-law/legal-data-bank

Kaksi henkilöä keskustelee pöydän ääressä.

Employment and law

TEK’s lawyers help you with the legal matters of work life. We provide advice to all our members, whether they are employees, employers or entrepreneurs.

Keywords:

member services and benefits, legal data bank, employment relationship, employment and law

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

Sopimuspaperin päällä on varoitusta ja lakia kuvaavat symbolit

I have received a warning, what should I do?

The Employment Contracts Act does not require warnings to be given in writing – verbal warnings are also valid.

News article

Keywords:

legal data bank, work life, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/i-have-received-a-warning-what-should-i-do

Piirroskuvassa henkilö on lotusasennossa, puoliksi vapaalla ja puoliksi töissä.

How to make work more meaningful

In a healthy work community, employees are constantly engaged in systematic and goal-oriented discussions. At VALA, responsibilities and those responsible for them are defined in detail, the objectives are made visible, and progress is monitored.

News article

Keywords:

wellbeing

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-to-make-work-more-meaningful

Piirroskuva, jossa ihmisiä seisoo piirtämässä ja mittailemassa eduskuntataloa

TEK wants to make a difference in more and more ways

TEK had 18 objectives for the previous Parliamentary Election; for the 2027 election, TEK has identified 34 objectives. TEK’s priorities this time around are the standard of education, the rights of salary-earners and increasing funding for research and development.

News article

Keywords:

TEK, elections, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-wants-to-make-a-difference-in-more-and-more-ways

Valtuuston kokous: ihmiset istuvat suuressa salissa, edessä muutama ihminen pitää esitystä.

Election compass reveals shared values

General Council elections 2026. The most important issue for voters in TEK’s council election was that TEK should actively advocate for better working conditions and strong earnings development for its members. The candidates and the council largely share these priorities. Artificial intelligence, however, divided opinions.

News article

Keywords:

TEK, general council

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/election-compass-reveals-shared-values

Owain's Corner: We must stop international student exploitation

Amid old issues of integration and isolation, the growing threat of labour exploitation is now emerging. 

Blog post

Keywords:

internationality, student, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-we-must-stop-international-student-exploitation

TEK’s General Council elected a new Board

TEK has passed the milestone of 86,000 members, and more than one-third of its members are aged 29 or under, CEO Jari Jokinen told the new General Council. The Council elected a Chair and 11 members to the Board.

News article

Keywords:

board of directors, decision-making, TEK, general council

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/teks-general-council-elected-a-new-board

Piritta Fors: A New Chapter, a New Vision – Women, Work, and Menopause

Event

Keywords:

event, theme evening

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/piritta-fors-a-new-chapter-a-new-vision-women-work-and-menopause

Update your employment details and enter a draw to win an Oura Ring!

Our members’ employment information is essential when negotiating terms and conditions of employment. Everyone who updates their employment details or employment status between 9 September and 11 October 2026 will automatically be entered into a draw to win an Oura Ring 5.

News article

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/update-your-employment-details-and-enter-a-draw-to-win-an-oura-ring

International Technology Expert Survey

ITE survey is conducted every two years. The aim is to bring the voices of the international technology experts living in Finland into the public debate around the future of Finland and the technology industry. In addition, the survey is used in the wider development of the advocacy work conducted by TEK and the Association of Professional Engineers in Finland (Insinööriliitto).

Keywords:

internationality, TEK's research, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/international-technology-expert-survey

How are the fabric patches that students wear on their overalls made

Follow the journey of the ‘TEK så mycket’ patch from ideation to a finished product.

News article

Keywords:

student, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-are-the-fabric-patches-that-students-wear-on-their-overalls-made

Content about ""

TEK supports you during change negotiations

How recruitment works in Finland – especially in international roles

ITU: Breakthrough

Support for your job search

How to become a student representative?

Blog post: A union could be the best decision of your twenties

Ask the recruiter: AI and ATS in Job Search and Recruitment

Tekniikan akateemiset TEK

Starting a new job in Finland? Your trade union is here for you

Outi Sivonen: How does leadership happen in practice?

Kipinä competition 2027

TEK’s Kipinä winners receive awards at EU science competition

TEK's Science Day for Families, Tampere 2026

Owain Hopeaketo

The story of an overall badge

Salary recommendations

Decision-making

Start to Finnish® – A Training on Finnish Working Life

Legal data bank

Employment and law

I have received a warning, what should I do?

How to make work more meaningful

TEK wants to make a difference in more and more ways

Election compass reveals shared values

Owain's Corner: We must stop international student exploitation

TEK’s General Council elected a new Board

Piritta Fors: A New Chapter, a New Vision – Women, Work, and Menopause

Update your employment details and enter a draw to win an Oura Ring!

International Technology Expert Survey

How are the fabric patches that students wear on their overalls made