Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland
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Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland | |
Founded | 1950 |
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Members | 448,000 (2006) |
Country | Finland |
Affiliation | ITUC, NFS, ETUC, TUAC |
Key people | Risto Piekka, president |
Office location | Helsinki, Finland |
Website | www.akava.fi |
The Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland, (AKAVA) is a trade union confederation in Finland. It represents employees with university-level, professional or other high-level training. It has a membership of 448,000.
AKAVA is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, the Council of Nordic Trade Unions, and the European Trade Union Confederation.
AKAVA's counterparts are the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees (STTK) and the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK).