The membership fee, which in 2012 is in total 1.55 per cent of the gross wages/salary is deducted from the member’s wages/salary periods on the date that it is paid. The union’s share of the membership fee is 1.1 per cent and the unemployment fund’s share is 0.45 per cent of the gross wages/salary of the member or the unemployment security benefit s/he receives. The membership fee is deducted from all taxable income.

If your employer does not deduct the membership fee direct from your wages/salary e.g. you are working temporarily on land, you can either make a collection agreement with your employer concerning the direct collection of your membership fee or you can pay your membership fee yourself with a reference number. It is possible to obtain a collection agreement and/or reference number for a member who will pay the membership fee him/herself from Tiina Kyöstilä, who works with the membership register.