Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö

Name

Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö

Legal name

Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö SAK

Website

https://sak.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Advocacy Services

NAICS

Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (813930)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor, Worker Rights & Employment Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Trade union confederation
• Collective bargaining services
• Labor rights advocacy
• Worker representation services
• Employment law consultation

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SAK generates revenue primarily through membership dues collected from its 18 affiliated trade unions and their approximately 750,000 members. The member unions pay affiliation fees, and individual union members pay membership dues (typically a percentage of their salary) to their respective unions.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö (SAK) is Finland's largest central trade union confederation, coordinating labor market policy, collective bargaining, and worker rights advocacy on behalf of 18 affiliated trade unions that together represent approximately 750,000 workers. It delivers employment rights information, free legal consultation on workplace issues, wage tracking tools, collective bargaining support, political advocacy at Finnish and EU levels, and international labor solidarity through organizations like ITUC and Nordic trade union cooperation. SAK is funded through affiliation fees paid by its member unions and operates as a non-profit organization headquartered in Helsinki.

Product overview

Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö (SAK) is Finland's largest confederation of trade unions, representing approximately 750,000 members across 18 trade unions. Rather than offering a unified software platform, SAK provides a portfolio of information services and tools for workers. The core service portfolio includes Työelämän pelisäännöt (Work Life Rules) for employment rights information, Parempi palkkapäivä (Better Payday) for wage tracking, Hyvän työn mittari (Good Work Meter) for workplace assessment, Työelämän ABC as an educational guide, and Työsuhdeneuvonta for free employment advice. SAK also coordinates collective bargaining, advocates for workers' interests in Finnish and EU policy-making, and facilitates research and publications on labor market issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Työelämän pelisäännöt: Online guide explaining workers' rights in Finnish workplaces
• Parempi palkkapäivä
• Hyvän työn mittari
• Työelämälinkki

Products and services

• Työelämän pelisäännöt (Work Life Rules) Online service providing workers with information about their employment rights, covering contracts, working hours, pay, equal treatment, and workplace safety. Targeted at workers in Finland.
• Parempi palkkapäivä (Better Payday) A wage increase tracker that allows workers to check when they will receive salary increases based on collective agreements. Targeted at workers covered by collective bargaining agreements.
• Hyvän työn mittari (Good Work Meter) A workplace conditions assessment tool with 18 questions that allows workers to compare their working conditions against the experiences of over 1,200 other workers. Targeted at employees in Finland.
• Työelämän ABC (Work Life ABC) A comprehensive guide covering all aspects of work life including job searching, starting work, employment basics, ending employment, and guides for workers new to Finland. Targeted at current and prospective workers.
• Työsuhdeneuvonta (Employment Advice) Free employment advice service provided by SAK to help workers with workplace issues and employment-related questions. Targeted at individual workers.
• Collective Bargaining Coordination SAK coordinates collective bargaining on behalf of 18 affiliated trade unions across multiple sectors including construction, food industry, railway, transport, services, and public sector. Includes tracking of collective agreements and industrial actions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Represents approximately 750,000 workers across Finland

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FinUnionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinUnions is the joint EU representation office of Finnish trade union confederations FFC (SAK) and STTK in Brussels. It monitors EU decision-making and advocates for Finnish workers' interests at the European level. This partnership allows SAK to influence EU legislation affecting Finnish workers and labor markets.
• ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAK is part of ITUC, the global trade union confederation. Through ITUC, SAK participates in international advocacy for workers' rights, monitors global labor rights (Global Rights Index), and contributes to international solidarity efforts.
• 18 Affiliated Trade UnionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAK's core partnership structure consists of 18 affiliated trade unions: Aliupseeriliitto, AKT (Auto- ja Kuljetusalan Työntekijäliitto), IAU (Ilmailualan Unioni), JHL (Julkisten ja hyvinvointialojen liitto), Merimies-Unioni, PAM (Palvelualojen ammattiliitto), Paperiliitto, PAU (Posti- ja logistiikka-alan unioni), Rajaturvallisuusunioni, Rakennusliitto, RAU (Rautatiealan Unioni), SEL (Suomen Elintarviketyöläisten Liitto), SHU (Suomen Huippu-urheilijoiden Unioni), SLL (Suomen Liikennelentäjäliitto), Muusikkojen Liitto, SSSL (Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Sanomalehtimiesliitto), Sähköliitto, Teme (Teatteri- ja mediatyöntekijöiden liitto), Teollisuusliitto, Tulliliitto, Vankilavirkailijain Liitto, and Yleinen Lehtimiesliitto.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation (TCO): Swedish white-collar union confederation. Comparable to SAK as a Nordic central labor organization with affiliate unions, collective bargaining mandate, and similar policy/advocacy function.
• STTK (Toimihenkilökeskusjärjestö): Finland's other major white-collar and salaried employee confederation, also based in Helsinki. Direct peer in the Finnish trade union landscape and SAK's formal counterpart in the FinUnions Brussels joint office.
• Akava: Confederation of Finnish unions representing highly educated professionals. Operates as a competing confederation for organized labor in Finland with a similar advocacy, collective bargaining, and member-service model but different member profile.
• Landsorganisationen i Norge (LO Norge): Norwegian national trade union confederation. Peer in the Nordic labor model with affiliated unions, percentage-of-salary dues, and tripartite bargaining traditions highly analogous to SAK's structure.
• Landsorganisationen i Danmark (LO Danmark): Danish national trade union confederation representing blue-collar and private-sector workers. Directly comparable to SAK in structure (confederation of affiliated unions, wage-based member dues) and Nordic collective bargaining model.
• Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation (LO Sverige): Swedish blue-collar trade union confederation. Closest structural analog to SAK in the Swedish market - affiliated unions, collective wage bargaining rounds ('avtalsrörelse'), and international ITUC/Nordic cooperation.

Broad incumbents

• Trades Union Congress (TUC): UK national trade union federation. Larger, more established federated trade union body with very similar confederation-of-unions structure, advocacy role, and collective bargaining traditions to SAK.
• Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB): Germany's largest national trade union confederation. Provides a scaled-up analogous structure to SAK - federated industry unions (IG Metall, ver.di, etc.) with central advocacy, training, and bargaining coordination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/SAKSuomenAmmattiliittojenKeskusjarjesto
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sak

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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