The Service Union United (, PAM; ) 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

service sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the ...

workers in Finland. The union was founded in 2000, when the Business Union merged with the Caretakers' Union, the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union, and the Technical and Special Trades Union. Like its predecessor, the union affiliated to 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 ...

. PAM has agreed a total of 33

collective agreement A collective agreement, collective labour agreement (CLA) or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is a written contract negotiated through collective bargaining for employees by one or more trade unions with the management of a company (or with a ...

s as of the end of 2022. As of 2023, the union had about 190,000 members.

Presidents

:2000:

Maj-Len Remahl Maj-Len Anita Remahl (born 3 December 1942) is a Finnish former trade union leader. Born in Vaasa as Maj-Len Rönnholm, she grew up in a Swedish-speaking family in Sepänkylä, then in Palosaari and Huutoniemi. She was educated at the Vaasa Sve ...

:2002: Ann Selin :2019: Annika Rönni-Sällinen

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{{Authority control Trade unions established in 2000 Trade unions in Finland 2000 establishments in Finland