Introduction to the Finnish trade union movement published in four languages

Finland's national labour confederations SAK, STTK and AKAVA have just published a new guidebook aimed at working foreigners and young Finnish employees who have not yet joined a union. The guidebook also serves as a sound basic introduction for anyone interested in the Finnish trade union movement. The Finnish Trade Union Movement - what every employee should know is now available in English, Estonian, Finnish and Russian.

The new guidebook describes the Finnish labour market system and the trade union movement. It explains how the trade union movement got started in Finland, why union membership is worthwhile and how the unions operate. The guidebook was prepared and published by the Information Point on Finnish Working Life in Tallinn in association with the European Union Interreg III A programme.

All of the language editions are available as PDF documents via the following link. The guidebook may also be ordered by post from the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions - SAK using the attached form.

Guidebook order form (please specify name of publication in the Message section)

The Finnish Trade Union Movement - what every employee should know in pdf format

• In English
• In Estonian
• In Russian
• In Finnish

In order to download the publications you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. The programme is available free of charge on Adobe's website.