The Prison Officers' Union (, VVL) is a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing prison and probation staff in Finland. The union was founded in 1895. From 1945 until 1960, it was affiliated to the

Finnish Federation of Trade Unions The Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (, SAK) was a national trade union centre in Finland. The federation was established in 1930, after the Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ) was banned. Its initial affiliates were unions which supported the ...

(SAK). It also joined the Federation of Civil Servants, and when in 1969 that became the

Joint Organisation of State Employees The Joint Organisation of State Employees (, VTY) was a trade union federation bringing together public sector workers in Finland. The federation was established in 1921 and became known as the Federation of Civil Servants. Most of its affiliate ...

(VTY), it became indirectly affiliated to the SAK's successor, the

Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK (; ) is the largest trade union confederation in Finland. Its member organisations have a total of more than one million members, which makes up about one fif ...

. In 2005, the VTY became part of the new Public and Welfare Services Union (JHL), to which the Prison Officers' Union has maintained its affiliation. As of 2020, it has about 1,354 members. It is the largest union representing staff of the Ministry of Justice, and describes itself as the second-oldest affiliate of the SAK.

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* * Prison officer organisations Trade unions established in 1895 Trade unions in Finland {{Prison-stub