Become a member

All Tehy members have a shared objective. We want to improve pay, working terms and working conditions.

Tehy helps you in matters to do with your work and employment. For example, you can get help if you do not understand your contract or you suspect that your pay is incorrect.

As a Tehy member, you never need to deal with difficult matters alone. Joining Tehy provides you with security in working life and is a great way to support good working terms and pay.

As a member, you will receive: 

• employment relationship advice
• support and help from a union representative at your workplace
• legal help
• Tehy will pay for you membership fee for the unemployment fund.
• insurance needed in your work
• free training courses and events
• the Tehy magazine
• valuable benefits for holidays, leisure time and insurance, as well as offers from numerous co-operation partners. 

We can help you in matters to do with work and the terms of work. Your Tehy membership is like insurance for difficult situations. Read more about employment relationship advice for Tehy members. 

For example, Tehy can help you in the following situations:

• You do not understand your contract or you would like someone to check it.
• You want to know what the right pay level is for your role.
• You want to check whether your bonuses or salary calculation is correct.
• You want to know about the regulations governing working life in Finland.
• You are experiencing discrimination or racism at work.
• You want to know about shifts or annual holiday.

In Finland, authorities also have duties relating to working life. For example, Tehy cannot help with finding a job, as this is the role of the TE Office.

In Finland, everyone has the right to become a member of a trade union or other association. This right is enshrined in law. 

It is safe to join a trade union. In Finland, trade unions do not represent authorities or political parties, instead they are there for the benefit of workers – and that includes you.

Trade unions have been around in Finland for a long time. More than a million workers are members of a trade union in Finland.

You can join Tehy when you want. You can leave Tehy when you want.

If you are a working member, your membership fee is 1.1% of your taxable salary income. It includes the membership fee for the Unemployment Fund for Health and Social Care Professionals if you have selected to be a member of the unemployment fund. The fee is €8 per month at the least and €600 per year at the most.  

If you are studying full-time for a degree in social care, health care or education, our student membership is free of charge. You also get all of Tehy’s member benefits. In addition, student members are granted a leisure time accident insurance. Read more about student membership. 

You can be a member of Tehy if you are an independent self-employed person or entrepreneur. Read more about being an entrepreneur member (in Finnish).