Fresher, join the union!

Loimu is the trade union of professionals and students of natural, environmental and forestry sciences. As a fresher, you get Loimu’s student membership without the unemployment fund free of charge! You can join immediately after accepting your study place.

Did you know? It is socially accepted to be a trade union member in Finland! There are over 600 000 highly educated union members in Finland. Many of whom have joined already as students. You should join too!

Loimu has approximately 5,500 student members and the majors they represent include for example aquatic sciences, biochemistry, biology, biomedicine, cell and molecular biology, chemistry, computer science, data science, ecology, environmental sciences, forestry sciences, geography, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, microbiology, physics, statistics, sustainable development and numerous others majors in natural, environmental and forestry sciences. Join the multidisciplinary community of your field!

Membership free of charge for freshers

Join now, free of charge Why student membership?

Welcome to the student world, where almost everything is new.

At Loimu, you are not alone. You will meet great people and get valuable benefits from your first day of membership. As a Fresher member of Loimu, you will enjoy, for example: 

  • A huge amount of membership benefits, including free leisure-time traveller’s insurance, Loimu magazine for your home, and discounts on many everyday and holiday services 
  • The support of Career Services in the search for summer jobs, such as training and salary recommendations  
  • Advice through Lakiluuri – Loimu lawyer’s telephone service when working life surprises you with its complexity 
  • The good and helpful spirit of Loimu 

Fresher membership is free until the end of the year following the start of your studies, after which it automatically upgrades to the Student level (2€/month). You can choose this membership if you have started your Bachelor’s or University of Applied Sciences degree studies in the current academic year.

You can upgrade your membership to the Student or Student Plus levels at any time!

Support and benefits for a new phase in life – Loimu is worth it 

Congratulations on your study place! As a member of Loimu, you can get a new student loan at a lower cost*

Summary of Danske Bank benefits for Loimu student members: 

  • New student loan without service fees and withdrawal charges, 0% margin for 5 years
  • 30 euros initial fund for a new Regular Savings fund savings agreement
  • First 5 stock trades without brokerage fee for those opening a stock savings account, no management fee
  • Danske Silver daily banking service package without monthly fee
  • Mastercard Gold combination card without annual fee
  • Harvest account savings with 3-month Euribor – 0.9% interest from the first euro
  • Free pledge for a rental deposit account
Join now, free of charge Why student membership?

This is not an offer from the bank. Eligibility for a credit card and loan requires a positive credit decision. Danske Bank checks the customer’s credit report with Suomen Asiakastieto Oy and the Positive Credit Register when making the credit decision.