Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT
The Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT is Finland’s largest trade union for professionals in the transport sector.
Members
AKT members work in the following sectors:
- cabin crew
- driving schools
- forwarding
- ramp drivers
- repair shops
- road transport
- stevedoring
- tanker vehicles and oil products
- terminals
- tourism
- urban public transport
Joining the union
You may join AKT by completing the online membership application form.
The membership subscription fee for AKT in 2025 is 1.6 per cent of gross wages. This membership subscription fee includes membership of the unemployment fund. The membership fee is tax-deductible.
Student membership
Students enrolled in courses leading to qualifications in transport and logistics and in tourism may join AKT as student members.
Student membership is free of charge. Student members are eligible for union interest representation and membership benefits.
Sami Tukiainen (34)
Public transport is an essential feature of life in larger cities. Sami Tukiainen drives people safely to work and school.
- Sami has served as a Bus Driver for Länsilinjat Oy since 2022.
- He is a member of the Finnish Transport Workers’ Union AKT.
“As occupational safety and health representative at my workplace, I try to stress the human element and help people to cope with their work. It is most gratifying for me personally if I can provide this support, and the employer also appreciates that staff wellbeing is crucial for good business.”
Collective agreements
AKT negotiates the following collective agreements:
- The collective agreement for Airpro Oy
- The collective agreement for bus crews
- The collective agreement for bus stations
- The collective agreement for clerical staff in stevedoring enterprises
- The collective agreement for drivers in commerce
- The collective agreement for driving schools
- The collective agreement for Finnair cabin crew
- The collective agreement for food industry drivers
- The collective agreement for Nordic Regional Airlines cabin crew
- The collective agreement for repair shops
- The collective agreement for taxi transport
- The collective agreement for terminal operations
- The collective agreement for the road haulage sector
- The collective agreement for the stevedoring sector
- The collective agreement for the tanker vehicle and oil products sector and associated functions
- The collective agreement for travel agencies
- The collective agreement for Viking Line employees
- The collective agreement for warehouse terminal and port workers in the forwarding industry