Become a student member

Become a member using the membership form

If you do not want to use our membership assistant, you can also join us by filling in the traditional membership form.

• Become a student member here if you are studying full-time for your first degree in social care, health care or education (form available in Finnish and Swedish). Student membership is free of charge!
• Become a full member of Tehy if you already have a degree in the field and you are about to start full-time post-graduate studies (form available in Finnish and Swedish). The membership fee depends on what you study. Full-time post-graduate students for a basic degree covered by Tehy are exempt from the membership fee!

If you wish to fill out the form in English, please fill this PDF form and print it out. For the payment of the union fee, choose "Employer will deduct from wages". Mail your completed application form, the page A2 to Tehy without delay to activate your membership benefits: Tehy ry, PL 34, 00060 Tehy.

If you need help in filling out the form, please ask a Tehy member or your shop steward for help! 

Call us

You can also become a member by calling the number 09 5422 7200 (open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays).

You are a full-time student if you gain an average of 4.5 credits per month of studies or study at least 25 hours a week (if study progress is not measured in credits). Homework and similar exercises do not count. If your studies do not meet these criteria, you will be charged the normal membership fee, which is 1.1% of your salary.

If you work in any field alongside your studies, you should also join the Unemployment Fund for Social and Healthcare Workers. Joining the fund is like getting an insurance policy for unemployment. Tehy pays the fund membership fee for you. You can join the unemployment fund with the Tehy membership form: in the form, check the option ‘Liityn terveydenhuoltoalan työttömyyskassaan’ (I want to join the Unemployment Fund for Social and Healthcare Workers).

Read more about the unemployment fund on their website.

Congratulations! If you have just graduated or are near the end of your studies, remember to update your membership to full member status. Your student membership will not automatically become a full membership. You must fill in a new membership form upon graduation. This will make you a full member of Tehy.

Become a full member of Tehy

With the same form, you can join

• Tehy
• Unemployment Fund for Social and Healthcare Workers
• Your professional partnership organisation

Do you already have a degree in the field and are you in the process of obtaining another one? In this case, you have joined Tehy as a post-graduate student through the professional branch and your Tehy membership will continue uninterrupted.

If you are uncertain about the type of your membership or the time of your graduation, you can check them easily through the online service. You can also use the online service to contact Tehy, if you have questions regarding your membership.

Get involved in the student association’s activities! We highlight the students’ perspective to support Tehy’s decision-making. We address and influence matters concerning students in the context of studies and working life.

Tehy’s student association is the largest of its kind in the field of social care, health care and education. We have our own active board, which is elected in conjunction with the annual meeting each year. All Tehy students can take part in the annual meeting.

We have great people and a high morale! We cooperate closely with the student unions of the Finnish Confederation of Professionals STTK.

Follow us on social media and contact us if you have any questions: Twitter: @tehyopiskelijat and Instagram: @tehyopiskelijat

Chairperson of the Tehy student union: Akseli Eskolin, [email protected].