Finnish Confederation of Professionals

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STTK
Finnish Confederation of Professionals
Toimihenkilökeskusjärjestö
Tjänstemannacentralorganisationen
Founded1946
1993
HeadquartersMikonkatu 8 A
Helsinki, Finland
Location
Members
650,000
Key people
Antti Palola, president
Affiliations ITUC, NFS, ETUC, TUAC
Website www.sttk.fi

The Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK) (Finnish : Toimihenkilökeskusjärjestö, Swedish : Tjänstemannacentralorganisationen) is a trade union confederation in Finland. It has a membership of 650,000 and represents salaried employees in Finland.

Contents

History

The STTK was founded in 1946, to represent STTK's counterparts are the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (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 joined the original STTK, founded in 1946.

Member unions

Current

Affiliates in March 2020 were: [1]

UnionAbbreviationFoundedAffiliated
Association of Finnish Construction Engineers and Architects RIA1951
Business Administration Union LTA19491994
Federation of Public and Private Sector Employees Jyty19181993
Federation of Special Service and Clerical Employees Erto19681993
Finnish Association of Fire Fighters SPAL
Finnish Engineers' Association SKL
Finnish Ships' Officers' Union SLPL19051972
Finnish Union of Practical Nurses SuPer19481993
Professional Dairy Association MVL19451972
Trade Union Pro Pro20112011
Trade Union Unio Unio20182018
Union of Church Employees in Finland 1957
Union of Finnish Foresters METO1977
Union of Health and Social Care Professionals Tehy19821993
Union of Insurance Employees VvL19451993

Former

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References

  1. "Trade unions under STTK". STTK. Retrieved 23 March 2020.