Confederation of Finnish Industries
The Confederation of Finnish Industries is the largest employers' association in Finland. It was formed at the beginning of 2005 when the two employers' associations Palvelutyönantajat and Teollisuuden ja Työnantajain Keskusliitto merged. EK's member companies collectively contribute over 70% of Finland's GDP, and over 95% of Finland's exports. It has considerable negotiating power, since Finland has universal validity of collective labour agreements, and often a national income policy agreement is reached.
EK focuses its activity on the following goals:
The organisation consists of:
