Useful to know
Employment counselling website
General issues of working life have been comprehensively covered on The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland’s website.
Guides for working life
There are various working life guides in Finnish, English and Swedish on the website.
Useful and practical websites with guidelines for different situations in working life
You can find information on matters concerning unemployment benefit
KOKO fund website
For more information and the tax authorities’ instructions on matters related to taxation in working life, visit the Vero.fi website
Read more about employee benefits on this page
Read more about tax-free travel expenses on this page
For more information about occupational health and safety you can visit the website of the Occupational Safety and health Administration
You can find information on the daily allowances paid for different types of family leave
On Kela’s website
The occupational health and safety representative can find additional information on data protection related questions on the Tietosuoja.fi website
More information about pensions can be found
at the website of the Finnish Centre for Pensions
Further information on non-discrimination matters (e.g. non-discrimination plan) can be found
at the website of the Office of the Non-Discrimination Ombudsman
More information on equality (e.g. equality plan) is available
On the website of the Ombudsman for Equality
There are several regulations concerning working life. The most important ones are listed below on the Finlex website. (Web pages available only in Finnish.)
Employment Contracts Act: Employment Contracts Act 55/2001
Annual Holidays Act Annual Holidays Act 162/2005
Working Hours Act: Working Hours Act 872/2019
Act on Co-operation: Act on Co-operation 1333/2021
Occupational Safety and Health Act: Occupational Safety and Health Act 738/2002
HED’s support and materials
You can contact the association’s experts through customer service.
Update your personnel representative information to ensure timely communication
The Union has brochures related to advocacy that summarize the benefits of the collective agreement and organized workplaces.
