The standard membership subscription in 2026 is EUR 28,50 per month (EUR 342 per year). Membership of The Unemployment fund for highly educated KOKO is included.
For self-employed the monthly subscription fee is EUR 19,75 (EUR 237 per year). This does not include the membership in unemployment benefit fund.
A student who is studying the first coaching related degree can be a student member. The monthly subscription fee is EUR 75 per year (EUR 6,25/month). With the membership of unemployment benefit fund the membership fee for student member is EUR 144 per year (EUR 12/month).
A member who is temporarily living abroad and no longer covered by the social insurance system of Finland may continue with SAVAL membership. Member living abroad pays an annual membership fee of EUR 54. This includes legal advice and guidance from SAVAL, and also ASIA magazine (SAVAL information) at a designated home address abroad.
Membership in abeyance does not include membership of the unemployment fund.
If you you wish to place your membership in abeyance, you must first notify SAVAL's member service.
A member who has permanently ceased working, for example due to retirement on unemployment or old-age pension (reached the age of 65 year), may remain in the union as retired member of SAVAL.
A retired member retains nearly the same benefits as a regular member. Retired members are no longer enrolled in the unemployment fund, legal advice on employment and liability and legal aid insurance. If Leisure time accident and travel insurance included in membership remains in force until the end of the year when the member reaches the age of 68 years (coverage for members living permanently in Finland for more than 6 months of the calendar year).
The annual membership fee for retired members is EUR 84 in 2026 (invoiced in a single instalment).
You must notify SAVAL's member service of your retirement.
You can activate e-invoicing through your online banking service. You may pay the ASIA yearly membership fee in a single invoiced instalment or in separate instalments.
Through e-invoicing, the instalment selection is made by authorization through your bank. ASIA sends the payment details directly to your bank service. You just need to verify and approve the invoice. If necessary, you can change the due date and amount before confirming the invoice in your online banking service. Select ASIA (Asiantuntijat ja Esihenkilöt ASIA ry, Y ID 0915522-8) to be invoiced. When adding ASIA, you also need to add your SAVAL membership number.
All membership fees will be paid to ASIA (Asiantuntijat ja Esihenkilöt ASIA ry) account. Please notify, that you have saved ASIA account number and reference number in your online banking service.
Type ASIA as Asiantuntijat / ASIA or ASIA’s business ID 0915522-8.
You may receive a discount on the membership fee if you have no earned income or compensable salary for at least one calendar month due to unemployment, layoff, parental leave, studies or long-term illness.
We grant a discount on the membership fee to those members who are without salary income or compensation for unemployment, lay-off, family leave, studies or long-term illness. The shortest period to qualify for the discount is one full calendar month.
How to apply for membership fee discount? The membership fee discount must be applied for in writing separately for each year. Please note, that ASIA does not receive information about, for example, unemployment or studies directly from authorities or the unemployment fund, so the member must provide the necessary information themselves.
The discount must be applied for by the end of the calendar year (December 31) to which the discount applies. Late applications cannot be processed.
To apply the discount you need to fill the Membership fee discount application in the ASIA portal. Attach a scanned or electronic document proving the reason for the discount (e.g. unemployment certificate, study certificate). The application must indicate the period for which the discount is applied for.
From ASIA/SAVAL mobile membership card you will find If insurance certificate, your membership number, ASIA/SAVAL services and member benefits as well as our trainings and webinars.
Mobile membership card - Benefits easily in your pocketYou can find ASIA/SAVAL mobile membership card in the Member+ application. The application combines ASIA's mobile membership card, news feed, member benefits and holiday apartments available in the Member+ portal.
Download your mobile membership card to your phone's home screen.
Be sure to notify us at once of any changes in your workplace or contact details. You can notify changes through our website, by e-mail toimisto@saval.fi or tel. +358 9 2510 1370.
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