Finnish Confederation of Professionals explained

STTK
Location Country:Finland
Affiliation:ITUC, NFS, ETUC, TUAC
Members:650,000
Full Name:Finnish Confederation of Professionals
Native Name:Toimihenkilökeskusjärjestö
Tjänstemannacentralorganisationen
Founded:1946
1993
Headquarters:Mikonkatu 8 A
Helsinki, Finland
Key People:Antti Palola, president
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.

History

The STTK was founded in 1946, to representSTTK'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]

Union Abbreviation Founded Affiliated
RIA 1951
LTA 1949 1994
Jyty 1918 1993
Erto 1968 1993
SPAL
SKL
SLPL 1905 1972
SuPer 1948 1993
MVL 1945 1972
Pro 2011 2011
Unio 2018 2018
1957
METO 1977
1982 1993
VvL 1945 1993

Former

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trade unions under STTK . STTK . 23 March 2020.