JHL is Finland's
largest trade union
of the welfare sectors

A photo collage of JHL members in various occupations and slogan "1001 occupations".

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JHL supports members’ election campaigns with up to €1000 – it's time to act!

If you are a JHL member and stand for election, JHL offers support for your campaign work.

It is important that there are candidates in the county and municipal elections who value employees and public services. You can stand for election and help find alternatives for endless spending cuts.

The deadline for submitting candidate applications is Tuesday 4 March, so it’s time to act.

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1001 OCCUPATIONS

Kotihoito, Helsingin kaupunki, Jakomäen terveysasema, työntekijä Nasma Hirsi

Social welfare and health care sector

The social welfare and health care sector’s professionals work for instance as personal assistants, in child protection, as practical nurses, in health care, in the social welfare and health care sector, and in elderly care.

Catering and cleaning sector

Catering and cleaning sector professionals work in, say, wellbeing services counties, the kitchens of municipalities and joint municipal authorities, schools, day care centres, hospitals and laundries.

Information, administration and library sector

Information, administration and library sector professionals work for the state, wellbeing services counties, municipalities and joint municipal authorities, organisations, and within the private sector’s clerical services and administrative, IT, library and information services.

Pedagogy and education sector

The pedagogy and education sector’s professionals mostly work in schools, within early childhood education and care or youth work, in parishes, vocational schools and special education schools.

Technical, energy and traffic sector

The JHL members in the technical, energy and traffic sector are usually maintenance professionals, facility maintenance employees, electricians, electronics assemblers and tram, bus and metro drivers. This group also includes gravediggers.

Security sector

The security sector’s occupations include emergency centre dispatcher, safety inspector, security guard, rescuer and paramedic.