Tekniikan akateemiset TEK

Kaksi henkilöä istuu neuvotteluhuoneessa.

Talk up your pay

Society

TEK agrees with Akava: a model to ease access to permanent residence is best for everyone

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Job search and career

Mastering the hidden job market 2026

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Parliamentary Election 2027

What is TEK?

TEK is a Finnish trade union for academic engineers, architects, computer scientists and STEM experts, as well as university students of these fields. 

In Finland, trade unions work closely with the employers’ organisations to ensure that the Finnish market is open, fair and competitive. On a personal level, this means that we negotiate the framework for employment conditions and salaries on your behalf, to make sure you have fair working conditions.

We are a professional organisation that supports you in your career. We provide legal advice, salary advice and career coaching to our members. By becoming a member, you will have access to our experts, who can advise you on any issues regarding your work life in Finland. 

Through our services, we will help you make informed choices in all aspects of your career, from how to get your foot in the market to navigating Finnish work life.

Get to know our services in more detail below.

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Services and benefits

As a TEK member you have access to the best tools for building your career, as well as valuable benefits!

Employment and law

Job search and career

Salary

Unemployment insurance

Work life in Finland

Wellbeing

Membership benefits

Events and trainings

Research

Get to know all services and benefits

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How can we best serve you?

We offer a wide range of membership services to support you at different stages in your career. 

Student

Graduated

Job seeker

Unemployed

Entrepreneur

If you're not yet a TEK member, join now!

Latest news and blogs

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Owain Hopeaketo.
Organisation
Blog post

Owain’s corner: Finding shelter from global storms

Finland and Finnish employers can perhaps do little to change global events. What they can do is ensure the system here protects immigrated experts in situations when it is their previous world affecting them, not their life in Finland.
Ihmisiä kävelemässä käytävällä modernissa lasiseinäisessä toimistotilassa
Work life
News article

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.
Tuunia Keränen katsoo kameraan.
Work life
News article

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.
Sari Haataja-Helander ja Katja Sulenko istuvat pöydän ääressä ja keskustelevat.
Work life
News article

How to excel at job interviews

TEK’s career coaches share their top tips for acing a job interview from start to finish.
Työntekijä astuu esiin sopimuksen takaa.
Legal
News article

Keep trade secrets secret

Trade secrets typically include, for example, previously unpublished source code, the technology featured in products and client-specific pricing. Trade secrets are confidential information regardless of contractual non-disclosure obligations.
Henkilöitä pöydän ääressä.
Work life
Blog post

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.
TEK and MAYDAY people.
Students
News article

MAYDAY answers the call for Wappu humor

This spring, the world of Wappu magazines witnessed something unprecedented as MAYDAY, the first English-language Wappu magazine, entered the scene in Otaniemi. “My friends thought it was crazy and that we should start doing it. And here we are,” describes Aaro Kuusinen, a founding member.
Kaksi henkilöä keskustelemassa.
Organisation
News article

Over 13,000 members on TEKrekry – have you joined yet?

The LinkedIn group TEKrekry has grown steadily over the years – this spring, the group surpassed the 13,000-member mark. On TEKrekry, you can keep track of jobs in the sector, whether you’re actively looking for work, considering your next career move, or simply want to stay up to date with the job market.
Henkilö katsoo Työkirjaa.
Society
News article

TEK agrees with Akava: a model to ease access to permanent residence is best for everyone

The Akava Model would provide a new fast-track route to permanent residence, including as the first resident permit someone receives. The need for this more transparent and flexible route to permanent residence is something TEK firmly agrees with.