Finnish Union of Practical Nurses explained

SuPer
Location Country:Finland
Affiliation:STTK
Members:63,000
Full Name:Finnish Union of Practical Nurses
Native Name:Suomen lähi- ja perushoitajaliitto
Finlands närvårdar- och primärskötarförbund
Founded:1948
Headquarters:Helsinki, Finland
Website:www.superliitto.fi

The Finnish Union of Practical Nurses (SuPer, Finnish: Suomen lähi- ja perushoitajaliitto SuPer, Swedish: Finlands närvårdar- och primärskötarförbund SuPer) is a trade union in Finland.

The union was founded in 1948, and soon affiliated to the Confederation of Salaried Employees (TVK). In 1992, the TVK went bankrupt, and the union transferred to the Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK).[1] [2] By 2005, the union had more than 63,000 members.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ebbinghaus . Bernhard . Visser . Jelle . Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 . 2000 . Palgrave Macmillan . Basingstoke . 0333771125 . 220.
  2. Web site: Ajan laineita ja myrskyä . SJPL . 23 March 2020 .
  3. Book: 2005 . Trade Unions of the World . ICTUR . International Centre for Trade Union Rights . etal . 6th . John Harper Publishing . London, UK . 0-9543811-5-7.