Membership 

Nordic guest membership

The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland is a party to the guest membership agreement of the Nordic engineering organizations. On the basis of the agreement, a member of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland who works in another Nordic country is granted free guest membership to an engineering organization operating in their country of work. As a rule, a guest member receives the same rights to services and benefits as the members of the local union.

The Nordic guest membership agreement includes the following:

  • The agreement applies to the members of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland who work in a Nordic country other than Finland.
  • A member working in another Nordic country may be accepted as a guest member of an engineering organization operating in the country of work.
  • Students or pensioners cannot be accepted as guest members.
  • The guest membership is valid for one year at a time and is automatically renewed for up to three years in total.
  • Guest membership covers representation in matters related to labor law, with the member’s consent.
  • A guest member shall have the same services, benefits and rights as the basic members of the union that accepted them as a guest member, excluding the right to stand as a candidate and vote in the union’s elections.
  • Guest membership is only possible if the member remains a member of their own union.
  • Guest membership is free of charge for the member, but the membership fee of the member’s own union must still be paid.
  • The rules of the countries concerned shall apply to unemployment fund membership. Separate unemployment insurance is not included in the guest membership.

In addition to Finnish engineering organizations, the following organizations have signed the agreement:

  • IDA – The Danish Society of Engineers
  • The Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers
  • Tekna – The Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals
  • NITO – The Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists
  • The Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland (VFI)

The main points of guest membership are presented above. If you are considering becoming a guest member, please contact the Customer Service of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland for more information.

Customer Service is available
on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
asiakaspalvelu@ilry.fi
tel. 020 180 1801.

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