Here at YKA we believe that work should be about life, instead of life being about work. Work must not burn out the workers. When the conditions of employment are reasonable, leisure time won’t only be about recovery, but instead you can enjoy it fully.
YKA is building a working life for its members that fits life, and also includes breaks and transitions between jobs. Join us now and use the code YKALAINEN to receive a gift card worth 50 euros when you become a member. The member recruitment campaign will be running till the end of 2025.
In the Union Council election, held from 28 October to 20 November, the members of Social Science Professionals will choose a new Union Council from among their number for a four-year term. The Union Council, made up of 40 councillors, makes decisions on the main policies relating to YKA’s finances and work.
YKA conducts an annual Labour Market Study to map the distribution of its members across industries, their positions, employment situations, and salary developments. The survey helps the union monitor trends in the social sciences sector and advocate for the interests of social science professionals in the labor market.
In this essay, Ilkka Kärrylä compares labour market institutions and practices in the Nordic countries. Which practices in “the Nordic model” are included in the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government and how do the labour market reforms carried out in Finland differ from Sweden, for example?
Linda Konate (MA) is the Social Scientist of the Year 2025. She has nearly 20 years of experience in humanitarian aid. The need for humanitarian aid is on the rise, while providing it is made harder and harder. For Konate, however, it is not an option to become paralysed by this. She believes action is always an option.
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