Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland

Trade union confederation in Finland

Akava
Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland
Finnish: Korkeakoulutettujen työmarkkinakeskusjärjestö Akava; Swedish: Centralorganisationen för högutbildade i Finland Akava
Founded	1950
Headquarters	Helsinki, Finland
Location	Finland
Members	611,000 (2021)
Key people	Maria Löfgren, president
Affiliations	ITUC, NFS, ETUC, TUAC
Website	akava.fi/en/frontpage/

The Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (Akava) is a trade union confederation in Finland representings employees with university-level, professional or other high-level training. It has 36 affiliated unions with a combined membership of 611,000.

Akava is a central organization i.e. the individual members are not personally members of Akava but of a trade union which is a member of Akava. Akava has 36 member unions, the largest of which are the Trade Union of Education in Finland (OAJ), the Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers (TEK), the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland (UIL), the Finnish Association of Business School Graduates, Union of Sales and Marketing Professionals and Tradenomiliitto [fi]. The Finnish Police Union (SJPL) is also affiliated.

On November 14, 2022 Maria Löfgren was elected as President of Akava. Akava is affiliated with the European Trade Union Confederation and Eurocadres .

Akava is one of the three central organizations representing Finnish employees, the other two being the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees (STTK) and the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK).

References

Previously named Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland
"Affiliates". Akava. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
"Maria Löfgren appointed as new President of Akava". 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

External links

Official website

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Portals: Organised labour, European Union

Members

v t e Trade unions in Finland
Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK)	Construction (Rakennusliitto) Electrical (Sähköliitto) Elite Athletes (SHU) Food (SEL) Industrial (Teollisuusliitto) Musicians (Muusikkojenliitto) Paperworkers (Paperiliitto) Post and Logistics (PAU) Prison Officers (VVL) Public and Welfare Services (JHL) Railways (RAU) Seafarers (SM-U) Services (PAM) Social Democratic Journalists (SSSL) Theatre and Media (TeMe) Transport (AKT)
Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (Akava)	Academic Engineers and Architects (TEK) Police (SPJL) Sales and Marketing Professionals (MMA)
Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK)	Business Administration (LTA) Private Sector Professionals (Erto) Public and Private Sector Employees (Jyty) Practical Nurses (SuPer) Trade Union Pro (Pro) Health and Social Care Professionals (Tehy) Insurance (VvL)
Unaffiliated	Actors

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