The Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors ( fi, Julkisten ja hyvinvointialojen liitto, JHL) 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 ( ...

representing workers in the

public sector The public sector, also called the state sector, is the part of the economy composed of both public services and public enterprises. Public sectors include the public goods and governmental services such as the military, law enforcement, infra ...

and welfare services, in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. The union was founded on 22 November 2005, with the merger of three unions: *

Municipal Workers' Union The Municipal Workers' Union ( fi, Kunta-alan ammattiliitto, KTV) was a trade union representing local government workers in Finland. The union as founded in 1931 as the Finnish Municipal Workers' Union, and affiliated to the Finnish Federation o ...

Joint Organisation of State Employees The Joint Organisation of State Employees ( fi, Valtion yhteisjärjestö, VTY) was a trade union federation bringing together public sector workers in Finland. The federation was established in 1921 and became known as the Federation of Civil Ser ...

State and Special Employees' Union State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

Three other unions, which had been affiliated to the Joint Organisations of State Employees, transferred to the JHL, while maintaining separate identities: *

Coastguard Union A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to ...

Finnish Custom Officers' Union Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Prison Officers' Union The Prison Officers' Union ( fi, Vankilavirkailijain Liitto, VVL) is a trade union representing prison and probation staff in Finland. The union was founded in 1895. From 1945 until 1960, it was affiliated to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unio ...

All the unions were affiliated to 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 ...

, and the JHL also affiliated. With 230,000 members, it was the biggest union in Finland. In 2008, the Non-Commissioned Officers' Union merged into the JHL, while the Railway Workers' Union joined at the start of 2012.

Presidents

:2006: Tuire Santamäki-Vuori :2011: Jarkko Eloranta :2016: Päivi Niemi-Laine

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{{Authority control Public sector trade unions Trade unions in Finland Trade unions established in 2005