A member is exempt from the membership fee if s/he does not earn income due to the fact,

1) that s/he is serving in the military forces,

2) that s/he is unable to work because of a sickness or accident,

3) that s/he is on maternity-, paternity or child care leave,

4) that s/he is on student leave or

5) that s/he is studying for the branch mentioned in 2§.

The Executive Committee of the Finnish Seamen’s Union can exempt a member from the membership fee for some other corresponding reason, if the member does not have any earned income.

How to apply for an exemption from the membership fee

An exemption from payment of the membership fee can be applied for with an application form which should be delivered or sent to the membership register of the Finnish Seamen’s Union. The reasons why the exemption is being applied for and for which period the exemption is necessary should be included with the application form. The best method for receiving answers to issues concerning an exemption from payment of the membership fee and/or issues concerning how to make an application for an exemption from payment of the membership fee is to direct the questions to the membership register of the Finnish Seamen’s Union.

Your exemption from payment of the membership fee will be dealt with when you have sent to the Union’s membership register the following two documents:

1) the application form for the exemption of payment of the membership fee, which includes the reason for and duration of the exemption; and

2) a certificate from school or the Social Insurance Institution of Finland KELA or a public authority or any other such corresponding body or clarification document concerning the reason for an exemption. NOTE: Also a copy from the Social Insurance Institution of Finland’s internet page about your own information is enough to be an appendix to the application for an exemption of payment of the membership fee.

The application for exemption from payment of the membership fee can be delivered to the Union in different ways:

The application for an exemption of payment of the membership fee and the relevant certificates and clarification documents connected thereto can be delivered to Tiina Kytölä from the membership register of the Finnish Seamen’s Union either in electrical form (scanned) or by post to the following address:

Jäsenrekisteri
Suomen Merimies-Unioni SM-U ry
John Stenbergin ranta 6
00530 Helsinki