Membership in the Finnish Union of Practical Nurses (SuPer) and the Super Unemployment Fund
The membership fee for the Finnish Union of Practical Nurses (SuPer) is 1.2% of your gross monthly income, including the membership fee for the aforementioned unemployment fund.
If you are a member of both the Finnish Union of Practical Nurses (SuPer) and the Super Unemployment Fund, you pay the membership fees directly to the union. For any matters related to membership fees, please contact the union.
If you wish to join the Finnish Union of Practical Nurses (SuPer) and the Super Unemployment Fund, please complete the membership application form on the union’s website. You can go directly to the correct page by clicking the Join button below.
Membership in Kirkon Alat ry (The Church Sector Union) and the Super Unemployment Fund
The membership fee for Kirkon Alat ry (The Church Sector Union) is 1.3% of your gross monthly income, including the membership fee for the aforementioned unemployment fund.
The membership fee for Kirkon Alat ry (The Church Sector Union) is 1.3% of your gross monthly income, including the membership fee for the aforementioned unemployment fund.
If you wish to join Kirkon Alat ry (The Church Sector Union) and the Super Unemployment Fund, please complete the membership application form on the union’s website. You can go directly to the correct page by clicking the Join button below (only in Finnish).
You can join the Super Unemployment Fund if you are
- working in the social and health care sector, early childhood education, or the field of education and culture
- working for the church, another religious organization, or a community providing services within the sector
- educated in one of the above-mentioned fields or a student in one of them
- a care assistant or studying to become one (individual membership only)
- and under the age of 68
- and employed either full-time or part-time
You can be a member of the unemployment fund even if you are not a member of the union
As an individual member, you are entitled to benefits paid by the unemployment fund — earnings-related daily allowance, mobility allowance and transition security allowance — provided that you meet the eligibility requirements.
Care assistants and students training to become care assistants can join the Super Unemployment Fund only as individual members.
Apply for individual membership by clicking the Join button below.
You can belong to only one unemployment fund at a time
Make sure the transfer between unemployment funds takes place within one month, as your accumulated unemployment security will be transferred from one fund to another only if the switch occurs within that time frame.
You can authorize your new fund to handle the resignation from your previous fund to avoid unnecessary gaps in membership. If you choose to handle the resignation yourself, submit your resignation notice only after you have received confirmation of your membership in the new fund.
It is recommended for students to join the unemployment fund
Students in practical nursing and church-related fields can apply for and join the Super Unemployment Fund either through their respective trade unions or as individual members. If you are studying to become a care assistant (hoiva-avustaja) you can join Supertk as an individual member.
What are the limitations of membership?
If you are on unpaid leave (for example, parental leave), you cannot join an unemployment fund or transfer from one fund to another.
You can become a member of the fund only if you are employed and receiving wages. Unemployment allowance can be paid to those over 65 years of age only under specific conditions.