Join JHL
More is more! Without trade unions and their members, we wouldn’t have common rules for working life. Unions bargain, negotiate, make agreements and oversee them – they work every day in order to ensure fair and respecting treatment of the Finnish workforce. The membership fee for a member of JHL and JHL’s Unemployment Fund is just 1.38% of your taxable earned income.
Become JHL’s student member
Become JHL's student member! JHL's student membership is free for full-time students, and as a member you are entitled to several membership benefits.
Membership fee
A membership in JHL is affordable, because you can deduct the membership fee in your taxation. If you are working, the JHL membership fee is 1.38% of your salary. The fee includes the unemployment fund membership fee.
Questions about becoming a member
Who can join JHL? How is the membership fee paid and what is the fee? See the FAQs and answers related to JHL membership.
Hey member, recruit a new member!
Join the group of member recruiters, whether you are a JHL member, a student member or an activist. At JHL, recruiting new members is a task shared by everyone. This page offers you tools for recruitment. The union rewards you for active and successful member recruitment. You can recruit new members every day!
JHL’s membership benefits
JHL offers a broad range of membership benefits! When you belong to our union, you receive up-to-date representation, fair terms of employment in accordance with a collective agreement negotiated by the union, a shop steward who manages issues at your workplace and legal aid when employment-related problems occur. In addition, you receive security against unemployment.
Recommend JHL membership
Refer people to join your trade union JHL and earn hundreds of euros’ worth of JHL Bonus Award points. Each new member you recruit will increase your bonus award points. You can redeem the points for products on the JHL Bonus Awards page.