Recommend membership
Do you have an engineering colleague or a colleague in the field of technology who is not yet a member of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland? The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland now offers a 3-month Satisfaction Guarantee for members.
Tell us why you belong to the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland. When you refer a new member, you get a €40 GoGift’s Super Gift Card! When you recommend new members during April-May 2025, you will also receive the popular Union socks! The socks will be delivered in June.
In addition to the membership conditions of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland, members can also be recommended by Akava staff representatives, such as shop stewards, contact persons and labor protection delegates. Everyone is rewarded.
Recommend and earn extra rewards – this is how it works!
The more members you recruit during the year, the more gift cards you receive! For each new member, you will always receive a €40 GoGift’s Super Gift Card. The €40 gift cards are always sent out monthly.
An active referrer can receive one additional reward for new members who joined based on recommendations throughout the year. For three new members, you will receive an additional €30 gift card, for five members a €100 gift card, and for ten members a €200 gift card. All membership acquisition data will be reviewed at the end of the year, and the additional gift cards will be delivered after the turn of the year, in January.
| Rewards for new members, up to €600 | |
| 3 members | €30 additional gift card |
| 5 members | €100 additional gift card |
| 10 members | €200 additional gift card |
Recommendation instructions:
- Recommend the membership of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland to a friend
- You can use the following tips to help you with your recommendation:
- Ask a friend to fill out the joining form and add your details (email or membership number) to the referrer section of the form.
- Stay tuned for your reward.
Referral Reward
Each referrer who brings in a new member (non-student member or retired member) will receive a €40 GoGift’s Super Gift Card via email. Additionally, referrers are rewarded with additional gift cards according to the table above. Therefore, it is important that the referrer’s own information is up-to-date in the membership information. This information can be checked on the Union’s Member Pages.
Super Gift Card balance can be used at once or split across multiple destinations. All gift cards are taxable income, and the The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland will report the gift card amounts to the tax authorities.
When your colleague fills out the joining form
In addition to contact details, the form asks about, among other things,
- education information including graduation dates
- which membership organization the applicant wants to join
- employer address
- employment relationship start date
- to which collective agreement the applicant belongs
Once we have all the needed information, joining is easy.
Tips by top referrers!
Check out the tips for recommending a member by Lisette and Juha, members of the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland and top membership referrers. You will also learn concrete examples ofhow they have been able to help others!