Trade Union JHL

Information, administration, library and culture sector

You can meet Trade Union JHL’s star professionals of the information, administration, library and culture sector for instance at municipal or school administrations, libraries, museums, theatres, information services of wellbeing services counties, or at publicly owned health care establishments and enterprises.

People in the sector work in the service of municipalities, wellbeing services counties, organisations, central government, and private employers.

The occupational titles include for example ward secretary, specialist, service adviser, library assistant, museum technician, media producer, archive secretary, information services secretary, information management secretary, course secretary, office secretary, study affairs secretary, services secretary, occupational safety and health representative, coordinator, and technical assistant. Whichever of these or the sector’s other occupational titles is yours, we welcome you to join JHL’s occupation-specific activities!

A fun and easy way to get to know people from your sector

The star professionals of the information, administration, library and culture sector have their own online discussion and meeting forum. This online platform makes it easy and fast to be in touch with others who work in the same sector.

SIGN UP FOR THE REGIONAL FORUM OF YOUR OCCUPATIONAL SECTOR (in Finnish)!

The forum brings experts of each sector together to the important task of further developing occupations and work.  On our forums, people look at the future of work together with their colleagues, as well as ponder how to make today’s working life as good as possible.

Occupational-sector forums are also a channel where your trade union JHL can conveniently learn about hot topics that our members discuss at their workplaces. JHL is actively involved in occupational advocacy of the information, administration, library and culture sector.  When it comes for instance to legislative and development projects connected to education and training, it is important that the policies and goals correspond to our members’ interests. The forums enable people get their voice heard in the occupational context.

The forums operate in an informal and flexible manner: You can take part when you have interest and whenever it suits you.

The themes and conversation topics are flexible and varied: You can discuss the joys or challenges of your work, ask for peer support, share your experiences or, say, ask for tips on how things are done elsewhere. It’s also OK to just follow the conversations on the page.

Participation doesn not require earlier experience of union activities. The only requirement is that you are interested in further developing your work!

If you want to ask about the forums or other occupation-specific activities, you can send e-mail to amky@jhl.fi.

A well-functioning organisation needs effective and high-quality office, IT, and administration services. Offices produce support services that are essential for the functioning of an organisation.

In the recent years, this sector has undergone significant changes like staff reductions, increasing demands, rapidly changing information systems, increase of remote work and accumulation of work duties.

JHL members employed in the office, information and administration sectors carry out many kinds of work. Occupational titles include for example ward secretary, office secretary, specialist, service adviser, school secretary, ICT specialist, information management secretary, course secretary, services secretary, HR specialist, coordinator, and assistant.

Support for work

Digitalisation – Ministry of Finance

Work in the library sector has become much more diverse over the years. Nowadays, loaning out various kinds of items, providing services, and organising events have become commonplace in libraries. The traditional education and literacy promotion work of libraries strengthens the democratic foundation of our society.

The most usual occupational titles in library work include library assistant, librarian, information specialist, library director, director of libraries, service manager, information services secretary, customer adviser, and head librarian.

Support for work

Finnish Library Association
Libraries.fi
Digitalisation  – Ministry of Finance

Culture is an essential part of civilization, but it also offers a break from everyday life. Publicly funded cultural services produce accessible experiences for people of all kinds. Cultural institutions also have an immaterial function as preservers of cultural heritage.

JHL members in the culture sector have very varied work duties. You can meet our members at museums and theatres, in the audiovisual sector and in other cultural production. The most usual occupational titles include for example customer adviser, museum guard, museum technician, cultural producer, media worker, cultural adviser, stage manager, sound technician, graphic designer, curator, and rehearsal manager.