1. LABOUR MARKET SYSTEM in Finland SAK STTK AKAVA TTPTSTATE LOCAL AUTH. CHURCH GOVERNMENT

2. SAK IN BRIEF represents 1.1 million wage-earners 24 member trade unions + 4 through VTY 1,700 staff members 100,000 shop stewards, industrial safety delegates and other activists

3. USE OF INTERNET IN SAK 45% of the members and ca 50% of the shop stewards have access to the internet (autumn 2001) almost all of the member unions have a website actions to raise the use of the internet: training courses for members and shop stewards collective agreement negotiations: employers should provide shop stewards with a mobile phone, computer and an access to the internet SAK computer campaign SAK MTV3 internet connection

4. SAK’s WEBSITE www.sak.fi opened in 1995 major renewal in 2001, modifications in 2002 major target groups: SAK members representatives of media wage-earners not yet members of a trade union young people and students immigrants sister organisations outside Finland 25,000 visitors/month, 220,000 page requests/month

5. CONTENT MANAGEMENT Multinews by Alma Media multi-platform: websites, wap, digital tv etc. shared responsibility (in principle): editor-in-chief SAK communications unit SAK departments other employee organisations and employer organisations services outside SAK: news abroad and trade union news in Finland members and other visitors

6. INTERACTIVE SERVICES discussion forum ask direct! forms fot feedback, orders and questions e-cards membership services: internet connection and e-mail address counselling service benefits available only at www.sak.fi (firewall and anti-virus programmes, insurance, travel services etc.)