PAM - Helsingin Kauppatyöntekijät ry operates in the Helsinki metropolitan area and represents approximately 11,000 professionals in the retail sector.
Welcome to celebrate International Women's Day with brunch on 8.3.2026 from 11:00 to 12:30!
The event is organized in cooperation with PAM at Tietoranta, Säästöpankinranta 4 C 21, 00530 Helsinki.
We will gather at 11:00, enjoy brunch together, and head towards Rautatientori at 12:30.
The programme begins at Rautatientori at
13:00, and the march sets off at 14:00.
The route of the march is Rautatientori – Keskuskatu –
Aleksanterinkatu – Mannerheimintie – Kansalaistori.
Join us for brunch and march with us for a more equal future!
We encourage everyone to dress in black or pink, in line with the march's theme colours.
Recommend membership - Ykkönen's membership recruitment reward 2026
An organized workplace is beneficial to every member and employee in the retail sector, and
is particularly important from the perspective of developing working conditions in the sector.
Ykkönen rewards everyone who recruits 10 new paying members to PAM - Helsingin Kauppatyöntekijät with a €100 lippu.fi or S-Group hotel gift card.
For every 10 paying members, you can choose which gift card you want!
- A status review is conducted quarterly, and the recruiter and recruited members must be members of the union branch when the information is verified.
- We only reward one referrer per new member, so multiple people cannot refer the same person for membership.
In addition, PAM has its own reward system.
PLEASE NOTE! Please check that the membership form includes the union branch number 001 and your name and membership number in the "Recommended membership to me" section. Missing recommender details will not be clarified retrospectively
- Gift cards are taxable income for the recipient, and the trade union will report the amounts of the gift cards to the tax authorities. The reward is valid until the end of the year.
The office has open doors on Wednesdays
The next open doors will be 11.2., 18.2. and 25.2. at 10-12 and 13-16.
You are warmly welcome to pick up materials to support membership recruitment or just
to catch up over a cup of coffee ☺️!
Any exceptions will be announced on our website and Facebook page.
The address of Tietoranta is Säästöpankinranta 4 C 21.
Upcoming events:
25.2.2026 Everyone to PAM – How do we recruit new members? Binding registration by 18.2.
7.3.2026 Jewelry workshop. Binding registrations and free cancellation by 11.2.
17.3.2026 board meeting
25.3.2026 What *beep* union branch? Binding registrations by 18.3.
13.4.2026 board meeting
23.4.2026 Spring meeting of the union branch, Scandic Grand Central, Vilhonkatu 13, 00100 Helsinki. Binding registrations and free cancellations by 22.3.2026.
25.4.2026 Well-Being at Work Card® training (in Finnish).
18.5.2026 board meeting
15.6.2026 board meeting
31.7.2026 Summer Theater. Binding registrations and free cancellations by 27.5.2026.
10.8.2026 board meeting
15.9.2026 board meeting
19.10.2026 board meeting
24.10.2026 autumn meeting of the union branch
17.11.2026 board meeting
14.12.2026 board meeting
Check out the benefits for 2026!
Learn new things and network with other service sector employees at PAM training courses!
The courses will help you develop your skills and working life skills, which will help you succeed in your career and improve your well-being and coping skills. In addition, there are plenty of webinars on current topics related to working life and personal life support.
Read more here.All PAM training courses can be found in the event calendar.
Career services and employment support
Are you looking for work or want to develop your skills?
PAM's career services can help you when you are looking for a new direction in your career or want to identify your strengths. The career services also provide advice and assistance if you are at risk of unemployment, become unemployed, or are laid off.
Career services are free of charge for PAM members. You can find all open positions in the service sector on PAM's job site.
Read more here.
PAM statements and opinions
Statements are PAM's responses to requests for comments from public authorities. Through these statements, PAM influences issues that particularly affect service sector employees.
In its position statements, PAM presents its views on matters it considers important but which are not currently the subject of legislative initiatives, for example.
PAM's statements and position statements can be found here.
Are you interested in volunteering with SASK?
Would you like to see what kind of work SASK does around the world in practice?
Then you should apply for a study trip. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to experience everyday life in a developing country in a way that a normal tourist trip does not offer. Those who have completed ambassador training can apply for a study trip.
In recent years, SASK study trips have been to Nepal, Indonesia, Colombia... Study trips are trips to countries where SASK operates, paid for by the participants themselves. PAM001 grants its members support for study trips on the basis of applications, within the limits of its budget.
PAM001 is a supporting member of SASK, and members of the department are involved in its activities. Apply now!