The Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK) ( fi, Toimihenkilökeskusjärjestö, sv, Tjänstemannacentralorganisationen) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

confederation in Finland. It has a membership of 650,000 and represents

salaried employee A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis. ...

s in Finland.

History

The STTK was founded in 1946, to represent STTK's counterparts are the

Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK ( fi, Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö; sv, Finlands Fackförbunds Centralorganisation, FFC) is the largest trade union confederation in Finland. Its ...

(SAK) and the Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland (AKAVA). The STTK got its current form in 1993 when most of the unions affiliated with the bankrupt

Confederation of Salaried Employees The Confederation of Salaried Employees ( fi, Toimihenkilö- ja virkamiesjärjestöjen Keskusliitto, TVK) was a national trade union centre in Finland. The federation was established in 1917, as the Henkisen Työn Keskusliitto. It was refounded in ...

joined the original STTK, founded in 1946.

Member unions

Current

Affiliates in March 2020 were:

Former

*Association of Finnish Harbour Foremen *Association of Foremen and Technical Functionaries *

Confederation of State Employees' Unions – Pardia The Confederation of State Employees' Unions (Pardia, fi, Palkansaajajärjestö Pardia, sv, Löntagarorganisationen Pardia) was a trade union in Finland. The majority of Pardia's 60,000 members worked in governmental offices and institutions, ...

*Federation of Swedish Technicians in Finland *Finnish Engineer Officers' Union * Finnish Federation of Technicians in Special Branches SETELI *

Finnish Police Union The Finnish Police Federation ( fi, Suomen Poliisijärjestöjen Liitto, SPJL) is a trade union representing police and associated workers in Finland. The union was founded in 1923. in 1945 it affiliated to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions ...

Postal Officers' Union The Postal Officers' Union ( fi, Postin Toimihenkilöliitto, PVL) was a trade union representing postal service workers in Finland. The union was founded in 1894 in Helsinki, as the Finnish Postal Union. It did not represent all workers in the po ...

Union of Sales and Marketing Professionals The Union of Sales and Marketing Professionals (Finnish: ) is a trade union in Finland. It represents professionals working in sales, marketing, and purchasing. With its 20,000 members, MMA is one of the biggest affiliates of Akava The Confe ...

*Technical Functionaries of Communes *

Trade Union Direct The Bank Employees' Union ( fi, Pankkitoimihenkilöliitto) was a trade union representing workers in the banking industry in Finland. The union was founded in 1968, when the Bankers' Union merged with the Savings Bank Employees' Union. It affili ...

* Trade Union Nousu *

Union of Salaried Employees The Union of Salaried Employees (TU, fi, Toimihenkilöunioni, sv, Tjänstemannaunionen) was a trade union in Finland. With 125,000 members, TU was a major trade union for workers in industry and industrial services, technics, economy and infor ...

References

{{Portal, Organized labour International Trade Union Confederation Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD European Trade Union Confederation Council of Nordic Trade Unions Trade unions established in 1946