The Finnish Union for professionals in arts and culture

TAKU is the The Finnish Union for Professionals in Arts and Culture. Since 1991 TAKU has been a member association of the Central Union of Special Branches AEK within AKAVA.
Members of TAKU are staff of state and municipal cultural affairs, intendants, artists, managers of cultural centers and festivals, or project secretaries and administratiors in civic eduacation.

Benefits
Among other things, members receive the following benefits:

counselling in matters related to labour relation and union wage recommendations
legal assistance in matters related ro employment relations
membership in the unemployment benefit society
liability and legal expenses insurance
profitable accident insurance and group life assurance
TAKU newsletter and YHTEENVETO -journal
right to participate in courses and seminars and educational visitis arranged by TAKU
opportunity to apply for grants

Membership
You can become a member of TAKU if you are working either in public sector or in a private educational instituiton or working in the arts and culture branch. Graduate and postgraduate students can become members provided that the board of TAKU accepts them.
AEK is a central trade union for culture experts, people in public administration and business. The mission of AEK is to promote the social, educational, professional and occupationla well-being of its branch unions and their members.

Members receive the following services in AEK

counselling in matters related to labour realtions
membership in the unemployment benefit society
legal expences insurance
insurances
vacation and refresment services
journals and information
grants