Joining the unemployment fund

We recommend becoming a member of the unemployment fund as soon as you have paid employment. Employment can be valid until further notice, fixed-term or part-time. You can also join the fund during your studies while working a summer job or part-time job.

You cannot join the unemployment fund retroactively. You cannot join the unemployment fund if you are unemployed, fully laid off or on child care leave. If you meet the fund membership conditions, your membership will take effect from the date on which we receive the electronic membership notice.

KOKO fund membership

As a member of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland, you can join the KOKO fund by logging in to the Union’s Member pages. Please update your contact details at the same time. To join the fund, you must enter your employment information in your own member information. You can also check whether you are already a member of the fund on the Member pages.

The invoices sent by the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland also indicate whether the fund membership is valid through the Union. If you are a direct member of the KOKO fund, the information will not be visible in the register of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland and you can check your membership status with the fund.

When joining the fund, the membership fee is paid for full membership months. For example, if your fund membership starts on June 1, a seven-month fund membership fee will be payable for the year. As a rule, we will send the corrected invoice by post after processing the fund membership.