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Find your community!

Discover what is happening in your area! Build your network, strengthen your professional skills and enjoy a variety of events with other social science professionals.

You can also explore our activities for senior members, which are open to members regardless of where they live. They offer senior members opportunities to network and take part in discussions on current social issues.

To join a local association, contact our Member Services at jasenasiat@yka.fi. In your email, please include your full name, membership number and the name of the local association you would like to join. You can find your membership number in our online member service, for example, which you can log in to using your phone number.

Regional activities

YKA’s local association in the Helsinki Capital Region organises activities for YKA members living in the region and represents their interests in the YKA Union Council.

We are a community for social science professionals in the Tampere Region. Our members share a curiosity for meeting new people, developments in working life, social issues and cultural events. Every member brings something unique to our community, and this diversity is at the heart of both our events and our work together.

Activities and communications are in Finnish.

Social Science Professionals in Southwest Finland is the local YKA association for social science professionals in Southwest Finland and Satakunta. We organise sports and cultural events for our members, as well as member events focusing on working-life topics.

Activities and communications are in Finnish.

Social Science Professionals in Lahti Region, LYKA (formerly Päijät-Häme Political Scientists), is a local association representing and bringing together its members in the Päijät-Häme region.

Activities and communications are in Finnish.

Social Science Professionals in Savo-Karelia is a local association established in autumn 2019. We support networking and professional development among social science professionals by organising networking events and training.

Activities and communications are in Finnish.

Communities for different stages of life

Suomen Yhteiskunta-alan Ylioppilaat SYY is an organisation for all students of political science, social sciences and administrative sciences. SYY has eight local associations, and you are welcome to join their activities!

YKA is SYY’s umbrella organisation, and SYY’s membership consists of YKA members studying for their first university degree. SYY has approximately 2,800 members. It brings social science students together and organises interesting events focusing on careers and working life. Most events are held in Finnish, but you are very welcome to join in!

An interest in society and the need to discuss social issues with others do not end when your working career does. At YKA, the membership journey can begin as a student and continue throughout your working life and into retirement.

YKA’s senior activities give you the opportunity to network with other senior members and learn about current issues together. You are warmly welcome to join us! Senior activities are mainly held in Finnish.

Couldn’t find the activities you were looking for?

If you are interested in organising member activities in another location or, for example, setting up an English-speaking network, please contact YKA’s organisational affairs specialist.

Aino Lehtinen