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General presentation, Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland Akava, June 2016
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Akava - Confederation of Unions
for Professional and Managerial
Staff in Finland
General presentation
Working together for success and security
Akava is a trade union confederation for those with a university,
professional or other high-level education.
Akava has 37 affiliate unions with a combined membership of nearly
610,000, of which some 110,000 are students.
Akava and its affiliates provide members with security in the form of, for
example, collective agreements, a negotiation system, a network of
shop stewards as well as legal and career services.
Akava, its affiliates and negotiation organisations work together to
ensure the success and well-being of Akava members throughout their
work career.
The President of Akava is Sture Fjäder.
A safety net for working life
Akava serves as part of the
safety net for working life by
contributing to the
preparation of relevant
legislation, unemployment
and social security policies,
and the pension system.
A safety net for working life
• Matters of interest to all Akava members
Akava
• Sector-specific matters
Negotiation organisations
• Professional members
• Students
Me
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• Matters relevant to one’s own union
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Akava serves as part of the safety net for working life by contributing to the preparation of relevant legislation, unemployment and social security policies, and the pension system.
Agent of social influence in all its areas of activity
Societal policies
Economic and tax policies
Matters related to working life
Social and health policies
Educational policies
Employment policies
Business policies
Organisational and student activities
Influence is based on expertise and research.
Akava is influential on the national, regional and international levels both
as a central organisation and through its member affiliates.
Objectives
Finland shall gain growth and vitality through employment.
Education and training shall always be lucrative.
Work careers shall be extended by improvements in well-being at work
and by developments in working life, employee competence and
equality, and by investments in labour force services.
The incentive to work shall be increased by reducing work-related
taxation.
The public economy shall be balanced and reach a state of stability, and
municipal residents shall be guaranteed good services through reforms
engaging the personnel. Strong growth and employment shall make it
possible to ensure sustainable public services.
Finland’s competitiveness is based on competence and expertise. The
continuity of this competence shall be assured on all levels. The
development of universities in terms of quality and structures shall be
continued.
OrganisationUnion Council
Board Executive committeeWorking committee
Business policy committee• Entrepreneurs’ and self-employed professionals’
division
• Public sector division
Education and labour force
policies committee
Organisation committeeSocial and health policies
committee
Working life committee• Working life researchers Akava’s student council
• Students’ working committee
Regional networks
(15)Regional management
Values
Advocacy for members
Open co-operation
Active power player
Basic facts about Akava’s membership
Akava’s 37 affiliates have a total membership of 610,000 members,
including more than 110,000 students.
Membership is degree-based, also in accordance with profession or
work position.
Average age of labour force is 43 years
One fourth of all Akava members are under 30 years of age.
More than half are female.
44 per cent of the members have children under the age of 18.
85 per cent have a permanent, full-time job.
Unemployment has increased.
Young women are often working in fixed-term employment
positions.
The average total earnings of men is 4,850 euro, while for women, it is
3,690 euro.
Akava members pay nearly half of the State’s income tax revenue.
Akava’s affiliates 1.6.2016Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland 72 020 Social Science Professionals 12 245
Akava Special Branches 28 714 Society of Finnish Professional Foresters 2 459
Akava's General Group 757 The Finnish Association of Architects 2 391
Association of Finnish Lawyers 16 298 The Finnish Association of Occupational Health Nurses 1 705
Finnish Association of Academic Agronomists 5 897 The Finnish Business School Graduates 52 168
Finnish Association of Rehabilitation Professionals 6 299 The Finnish Union of Public Health Nurses 7 344
Finnish Dental Association 7 153The Institute Officers Union of the Finnish Defence
Forces and the Border Guard3 923
Finnish Medical Association 25 516 The Officers Union 6 178
Finnish Pharmacists' Association 7 720 The Union of Church Professionals within Akava AKI 5 810
Finnish Police Federation11 104 The Union of Diaconal Workers in Finland 1 803
Finnish Psychological Association 7 027 Trade Union of Education in Finland 121 621
Finnish Union of Environmental Professionals 4 790 Union of Finnish Speech Therapists 1 550
Finnish Union of Experts in Science 7 897 Union of Finnish University Professors 2 462
Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers 7 056Union of Professional Business Graduates in Finland
TRAL30 450
Finnish Veterinary Association 2 650 Union of Professional Engineers in Finland 70 119
Health Science Academic Leaders and Experts 1 243 Union of Professional Social Workers 23 314
Kirkon Nuorisotyöntekijöiden Liitto KNT 1 155 Union of Swedish-speaking Engineers in Finland 3 226
Managers and Professionals YTY 10 264 Union of Technical Professionals KTK 8 928
Sales and Marketing Professionals MMA 26 795 Total 608 051
Examples of Akava members’ professions and degrees
ExpertDoctor Meteorologist
TeacherM.Sc. (Tech) toimintaterapeuttiOfficer Museum Curator
Speech therapist
BBA
Occupational health nurseFire chief
Sales and marketing professional
Agronomist
MBA
Social worker
Microbiologist
Librarian
PsychologistKindergarten teacher
Forester
Lawyer
PharmacistResearcher
Professor
Architect Engineer
Entrepreneur
Nurse
Veterinarian Environmental inspector Dentist
Border and coast guard
Chemist
Technician
Housekeeping supervisor
Commercial pilot Product managerProperty manager
PhysicistTranslator
Source: Affiliate reports 2016
Akava members’ employers 2016
State 6.5%
Municipality 34.0%
Church 1.4%
Private 55.0%
Entrepreneur 2.6%
6.5 %
34.0 %
1.4 %
55.0 %
2.6%
Total membership of all trade union confederations in 2015
Total 2,146,000
The total membership of the trade union confederations includes unemployed members, pensioners, students and non-paying
members.
Source: Cost distribution between SAK, STTK and Akava.
47 %
26 %
27 %
SAK (1 008 000)
STTK (550 000)
Akava (589 000)
Growth for Finland through work - Akava’s key objectives
for the Government term 2015–2019
Objectives
Employment rate of 75% in
2015
Tax rate at the EU-15 level
Profitable education
Longer work careers provide
the funds for a healthy welfare
society
Functioning incentives
Lucrative work
Better foundations for
entrepreneurism
Business subsidies that
encourage renewal
Longer careers through the
development of working life
Solid foundations
A balanced public economy
Functioning social welfare,
health care and municipal
reforms
High competence level
R&D investments 4%