Kaupan liitto

Kaupan liitto (Finnish Commerce Federation, kauppa.fi) is the national advocacy and employers’ organisation for retail and wholesale. It represents the trade in economic policy and in labour-market negotiations. It publishes statistics, surveys and outlooks on commerce.

Some material is public. Some is for members. Official structural statistics on trade still come from Tilastokeskus.

If you hire shop or wholesale staff, the collective agreement for the sector is negotiated with this federation on the employer side. Pay, Sunday work and related rules are in that TES.

Practical advice

Read the latest public retail reports on kauppa.fi before you sign a lease or set a store concept.

If you hire, get the current TES. Do not copy pay tables from an old blog post.

Where to seek advice

The best place to start is Kaupan liitto: https://kauppa.fi/

Contact: kauppa@kauppa.fi, tel. 09 1728 5151, Eteläranta 10, Helsinki. For a specialist branch (for example books or fashion), also check the Suomen Yrittäjät Toimialajärjestöt list. For founding a shop, Uusyrityskeskus remains the free first meeting.

All the necessary links

kauppa.fi — News and organisation.
Tilastokeskus — Official trade statistics.
Yrityshaku — Named companies in your area.