Nomination of candidates starts today: become a candidate in Trade Union JHL’s elections and decide where your union should invest time and money
Nomination of candidates for JHL’s Union Council elections has opened! On the Union Council you will participate in decisions on the future course of your trade union. Stand for election!
Now is the time to seize the opportunity to influence the future of your trade union!
Trade Union JHL’s Union Council will be elected in February–March 2027.
Nomination of candidates for the elections has started. You can become a candidate until 11 December. We hope to have as broad and diverse range of candidates as possible.
How to become a candidate in Trade Union JHL’s elections
All candidates must register their details in the elections system (in Finnish/Swedish).
Learn more about becoming a candidate on our elections page.
You can become a candidate if you have joined Trade Union JHL at the latest on 30 September 2026 and paid all your due membership fees. Note that retired members cannot stand as candidates for election.
Checklist for a candidate
- You can nominate yourself or be selected as a candidate by your union branch.
- You can nominate yourself directly on the elections app. Confirm on the app that you agree to be a candidate.
- You can also become a candidate through your union branch. A union branch selects its candidates in a meeting.
- Remember to register your information on the elections app even if you were selected as a candidate by your union branch.
What is JHL’s Union Council?
Responsibilities of the Union Council include, for example, deciding the amount of the membership fee and approving the trade union’s budget and operational plan.
JHL’s Union Council assembles twice a year to decide about essential matters of the union, including the strategic plan, budget, and approval of the financial statements. When needed, the Union Council will also assemble in extraordinary meetings.
Learn more about what Trade Union JHL’s Union Council does.
The Union Council has 120 elected members. Its term of office is five years.
Join JHL!
JHL is the most diverse trade union in Finland. Our members work in about one thousand different occupations in welfare and public services. You can be for example a social welfare or health care professional, a youth worker or an early childhood education and care professional, a cleaner, a cook, a secretary, a security guard or a train conductor, and we are your trade union!
