SuPer

What SuPer does

SuPer (Suomen lähi- ja perushoitajaliitto SuPer ry) is the Finnish Union of Practical Nurses, a nonprofit trade union registered in Finland and headquartered at Ratamestarinkatu 12, Helsinki. Founded in the tradition of the 1947 first assistant nurse course at Helsinki General Hospital, SuPer represents practical nurses (lähihoitajat), early childhood educators, and school welfare assistants across Finland's social, healthcare, and educational sectors. The union is affiliated with STTK (Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö) and operates through a network of over 200 local professional chapters (ammattiosastot) nationwide. SuPer is led by Chairperson Päivi Inberg and Vice Chairperson Harri Järvelin.

SuPer's core products and services span collective bargaining across multiple Finnish agreements (KVTES, HYVTES, SOSTES, TPTES, VAKATES, AVAINTES, VUOKRATES), legal advice, professional training, and member benefits delivered through digital and physical channels. The technology stack includes the Oma SuPer digital self-service portal (omasuper.superliitto.fi), the SecureMail encrypted communication system powered by Deltagon, and a Verkkokoulutus e-learning platform. Content products include the SuPer-lehti magazine published eight times per year, the SuPer Podcast series, and the comprehensive Työelämäopas working life guide. Two wholly-owned subsidiaries extend the offering: SuPer-lehti (publication) and SuPerin työttömyyskassa (SuPer Tk, unemployment insurance fund). Sub-brands such as Vimma (immigrant worker network), SuPer-Tutor (student ambassadors), and Nuori superilainen (young member community) serve specialized segments.

SuPer's business model is membership-fee funded (subscription/recurring revenue), with dues varying by applicable collective agreement sector. The go-to-market motion is community-led, recruiting through local chapters, educational institution partnerships, student membership programs, referral campaigns, and targeted networks. Summer recruitment campaigns offer incentives such as a 30 euro GoGift gift card. Customer segments span practical nurses (primary), early childhood educators, immigrant workers, and student members. The union additionally generates revenue-adjacent value through over 100 member benefits including vacation housing, insurance discounts, and Kiila rehabilitation services.

Name

SuPer

Legal name

Suomen lähi- ja perushoitajaliitto SuPer ry

Website

https://superliitto.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SuPer is the Finnish Union of Practical Nurses, a nonprofit trade union representing healthcare assistants, early childhood educators, and school welfare assistants across Finland through collective bargaining, legal services, training, and digital member platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SuPer generates revenue through member union dues. Membership fees vary based on the applicable collective agreement sector (public sector KVTES/HYVTES, private sector SOSTES/TPTES/AVAINTES). The union also collects membership fees from students transitioning to full membership.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SuPer is the Finnish trade union for practical nurses (lähihoitajat) and primary healthcare workers, providing collective agreement representation across public and private sector agreements, legal and workplace advice, professional development training, member-only benefits, and unemployment insurance through its subsidiary SuPer Tk. The union is funded by member dues, organizes members through 200+ local chapters, and advocates for industry-specific issues such as staffing ratios and professional title protection.

Product overview

SuPer (Suomen lähi- ja perushoitajaliitto SuPer ry) is the Finnish Union of Practical Nurses, operating as a professional labor union rather than a technology product company. The organization provides member services through digital platforms including the Oma SuPer member portal, Verkkokoulutus e-learning platform, and Työelämäopas knowledge resource. Additional services include SuPer-lehti magazine, SuPer Podcast audio content, SecureMail encrypted email, unemployment fund services, and the Vimma networking group for immigrant members. The union also offers calculation tools like the Vuosilomapalkkalaskuri for member benefit calculations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vimma: SuPer's network for immigrant/multilingual members to support their integration into Finnish workplace communities
• SuPer-Tutor
• Oma SuPer
• SuPerPod (Podcast)

Products and services

• Oma SuPer Member Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Individual member recovered nearly 3,000 euros in retroactive experience-based supplements (kokemuslisät)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• STTK (Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö)coreOthers · 5 May 2026SuPer is a member of STTK, the Finnish Confederation of Professionals. Through STTK affiliation, SuPer participates in joint initiatives including the Kesäduunari-info free summer job helpline operated together with SAK and Akava, offering advice to young workers on employment matters.
• SAK (Suomen Ammattiliittojen Syndikatti)minorOthers · 5 May 2026SAK is a central labor confederation in Finland. SuPer collaborates with SAK on the joint Kesäduunari-info summer job helpline service providing free advice to summer workers.
• AkavaminorOthers · 5 May 2026Akava is the central confederation for academic professionals in Finland. SuPer collaborates with Akava on the joint Kesäduunari-info summer job helpline service.
• Helsinki PrideminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026SuPer is an official community partner of Helsinki Pride and participates in the Pride parade together with STTK and other member unions. The union organized Pride pre-events at their office and encouraged members to march for human rights, workplace equality, and patient rights.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Vårdförbundet: Vårdförbundet is the Swedish union for nurses, midwives, biomedical scientists, and radiographers. It is structurally analogous to SuPer in operating as a healthcare-only union with collective bargaining, professional advocacy, and member services, although it serves the Swedish market.
• Norsk Sykepleierforbund (NSF): NSF is the Norwegian Nurses Organisation, a professional and trade union for nurses in Norway. It mirrors SuPer's role as the dominant nursing-specific voice in its national labor market and uses a comparable member-funded model with collective bargaining and professional development services.

Broad incumbents

• STTK - Finnish Confederation of Professionals: STTK is the Finnish Confederation of Professionals and SuPer's direct parent confederation. It provides shared bargaining infrastructure, joint services such as the Kesäduunari-info summer helpline, and political representation that SuPer relies on while serving as a broader umbrella for many affiliated unions.
• Akava: Akava is the confederation for academically educated professionals in Finland and operates at the top of the union hierarchy alongside STTK and SAK. SuPer participates in joint initiatives through Akava-affiliated structures, and Akava represents an upper-tier comparator in the Finnish union landscape.
• SAK - Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions: SAK is the largest Finnish trade union confederation and collaborates with SuPer on shared services such as the Kesäduunari-info helpline. While SuPer is not directly affiliated, SAK member unions operate in overlapping healthcare and public sector labor pools.

Direct peers

• Tehy: Tehy is the Finnish Union of Health and Social Care Professionals, the largest healthcare union in Finland. It directly competes with SuPer for nurses and healthcare workers, operates collective agreements in the same sectors, and provides a closely overlapping value proposition including bargaining, training, and unemployment insurance.
• Pro: Pro is a Finnish trade union federation that organizes workers across multiple sectors including social and healthcare. It competes with SuPer for practical nurses and similar professionals and shares the same membership-funded business model.
• JHL - Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors: JHL is a major Finnish trade union representing public and welfare sector employees, including many practical nurses and healthcare assistants. It overlaps with SuPer on the same employer base and collective bargaining domains, making it a close functional competitor for members.

Others

• Kunta- ja hyvinvointialuetyönantajat KT: KT is the Finnish employer association for municipal and wellbeing services counties and is SuPer's primary collective bargaining counterpart for KVTES and related public sector agreements. While not a union, it is the structural counterparty that defines SuPer's bargaining environment.
• ERTO: ERTO is a Finnish trade union for salaried employees and supervisors, affiliated with SAK. It overlaps only partially with SuPer's membership base but is a relevant comparator in how Finnish unions operate membership-funded service models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/nuorisuperilainen
• Xx.com/superliitto
• Facebookfacebook.com/superliitto
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/superliitto

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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