Work safe - live happyThe Finnish
Association of Academic Agronomists is a trade union
affiliated with
Akava, the Confederation of Unions for Professional and
Managerial
Staff in Finland.
It advocates the interests of its members, promotes
their career advancement, fosters a sense of togetherness and
provides
a range of membership services. The values pursued by the
Association
in its activities are transparency, fairness, responsibility
and
capacity for cooperation.
Currently the Association has over 5,800
members, all experts in their respective fields: food, livestock, consumer
issues, agriculture, nutrition, applied biology and environmental
sciences. In Finland, education in these fields is provided by the
universities of Helsinki, Kuopio and Turku.