Membership fees
With SuPer’s membership fee, you will receive a wide and diverse range of membership benefits, support with work-related issues, as well as the membership in the Super Unemployment Fund. The SuPer union board decides on membership fees once a year at at its autumn meeting.
To ensure the validity of SuPer’s member benefits please make sure that your membership fees are always up to date.
Membership fees in 2026
Employed members pay 1.2% of gross salary per month. For student members the membership is free until graduation.
Employed member
The membership fee is 1.2% of all income subject to tax (gross salary), this applies also to pensioners who are employed.
All bonuses and holiday pay are included in the income. The membership fee includes the unemployment fund membership fee.
Calculate your membership fee: Multiply your gross salary by 0.012 to get your membership fee in euros.
Student
If you are studying to become a practical nurse or pursuing a degree in social and health care, or education and guidance, and have not been a member of SuPer before, you are considered a student member of SuPer. Student membership is free until graduation.
A temporarily absent/stay-at-home member of the workforce
If you are not registered as a job seeker at your home municipality’s employment services, the membership fee is 10 €/month. The membership fee is also 10 €/month for members who are on unpaid leave.
Pensioner
- The membership fee for those currently on old age pension, disability, or unemployment pension is 30 €/year.
- If you receive employment income, the membership fee is 1.2% of your gross salary.
- If a member wishes to maintain their membership in the Unemployment Fund, the membership fee for the fund is 84 €/year.
Entrepreneur, private family daycare provider or foster caregiver
The membership fee for a full-time entrepreneur is 150 €/year.
Membership abroad
- While working abroad for a short period (up to 6 months), you membership fee is 1.2% of your gross salary.
- While living abroad, your membership fee is 10 €/month. It does not include the Unemployment Fund membership fee.
Unemployed member
- While receiving compensation from Kela, you are exempt from membership fees.
- While receiving an earnings-related daily allowance from the Super Unemployment Fund, the membership fee is 1.2% of the daily allowance. The Unemployment Fund collects the fee directly from the allowance.
- If you do gig work or receive adjusted daily allowance, you must pay a 1.2% membership fee from your earned salary either by yourself or by authorising your employer to deduct the membership fee directly from your salary.
Membership while on family leave
- While Kela pays benefits (maternity allowance, paternity allowance, parental allowance, home care allowance), you are exempt from membership fees.
- During paid time, the membership fee is 1.2% (including vacation pay and any gig work).
Additional exemptions from membership fees
- Member continuing studies after graduation.
- Member receiving sickness or rehabilitation allowance paid by Kela, a pension institution or an insurance company,
- Member involved in development cooperation or missionary work,
- Member who is completing their mandatory conscription or civilian service, or voluntary military service,
- Member receiving informal care support allowance who is not employed.
SuPer reports the membership fees on behalf of the member to the tax authorities.
The maximum membership fee per year is 600 €.
A refund of the membership fee can be applied for for the current and the previous calendar year. The minimum amount for a membership fee refund is 30 euros.