Senior salaried employees in the architectural design sector are architects by education and work as experts and designers in architects’ offices. Based on the personnel, the biggest companies in the sector are:
- ARCO Architecture Company Oy
- UKI Arkkitehdit Oy
- Lukkaroinen Arkkitehdit Oy
- JKMM Arkkitehdit Oy
- Arkkitehtitoimisto Sarc Oy
- Sigge Arkkitehdit Oy
- PES-Arkkitehdit Oy
- Arkkitehtitoimisto Tähti-Set Oy
- AW2 Architects Oy
- Lundén Architecture Oy
The collective agreement in the architectural design sector expired on 30.11.2024.The terms of the collective agreement are still in force with retroactive effect and negotiations for a new agreement are ongoing. The contracting parties are the Federation of Professional and Managerial Staff YTN as well as the Association of Finnish Architects’ Offices ATL and the Service Sector Employers PALTA representing employers. The terms of employment, such as salary increases, working hours, sick pay, compensation for travelling outside of regular working hours, holiday pay and paid parental leaves, to be complied with in the sector have been agreed on in the Collective agreement.
23.1.
Negotiations on the collective agreement in the architectural design sector continued. The textual issues are basically finalised, but as far as the wage settlement is concerned, we have to wait for the wage opening of the export sector. As the employer side insists on the so-called export model, whereby the export sector have to determine the upper level of the wage settlement, there are currently no conditions at the negotiating table for the architectural design sector to reach an agreement on the wage settlement. The next negotiation is scheduled for Tuesday 28 January.
5.12.
This week, a preliminary agreement was reached on textual issues, including local agreement. Negotiations on the wage settlement and pay increases are next. Negotiations will next resume on 19 December.
25.11.
Negotiators met and continued to reconcile the specified textual issues. Solutions to some of the issues are in sight. Negotiations will continue on 28.11.
15.11.
The negotiators presented their negotiating objectives. Employer’s list includes clear deterioration of working conditions, with the parties’ views quite far apart.
4.11.
Negotiations opened with a comparison of information on the situation in the sector, including lay-offs, wages and the economic situation in the offices. The negotiators discussed the general economic outlook, including estimates of inflation and purchasing power. Negotiating objectives at headline level were presented.
Arkkitehtisuunnittelualan ylempien työehtosopimus 2022-2024 (in Finnish)
>> Contact information for architectural design sector.
YTN’s goal is a good and fair work life
- Away from underpayment. The salaries in the architectural design sector drag at a lower level than those of other senior salaried employees.
- Well-being at work by flexible working hours solution. Good means are, for example, flexible working hours, working hours bank and the possibility for telecommuting.
- All time used for work must be compensated.
- Competitiveness from top expertise. Companies must invest in the development of their personnel’s competence.
- Shop stewards must have sufficient rights to access information as well as operational requirements.
- Local agreeing should be fair. Generally local agreements are to be made between shop stewards and companies in writing.