We make Pirkanmaa a better place to live in
We encourage POK employees, co-op members and our partners to do small things in everyday life.Picture: Laura Vanzo / Visit Tampere
We are POK
Over 3,000 POK employees! Of our 3,239 employees, 822 were full-time and 2,417 were part-time (31.12.2024). We have a total of 230,111 co-op members, and the number increased by 8,432 people. (31.12.2024) We offer our co-op members a wide range of benefits. In 2024, co-op members received €41.0 million as cashback. We are a major taxpayer in Pirkanmaa. In 2024, we paid a total of $136.5 million in taxes. We support the vitality of the region by employing Pirkanmaa residents directly and indirectly. Our cooperative works as a platform for a wide range of partners, to enable the growth of companies and entrepreneurs in the region. Our stores offer more than 3,300 local products from 186 local producers (31.12.2024).Our comprehensive store network makes everyday life easier for customers. Food purchases can be ordered pre-picked or delivered to your home from S-kaupat.fi. The delivery robots have delighted customers since the summer of 2023.Adjacent to Prisma Kangasala is the first robot-assisted collection centre in Pirkanmaa.
Actions in cooperation with the customer
Our co-op members vote annually on the distribution of the €70,000 Kannustajat support fund for recreational activities for children and young people. As is tradition, we donated May Day balloons to the young patients at Tays. In 2025, May Day balloons delighted 400 children. In 2024, instead of sending Christmas cards, we again sent the young patients at Acuta 500 plush toys as rewards for their bravery. Together with Hope, we ran the Joulupuu donation campaign, in which our customers donated 3,711 Christmas presents to children in 2024. Together with the youth services of the City of Tampere, we have organised Bright Friday three times for seventh graders. The goal of the event is to support young people’s wellbeing and mental health, and the theme is “You’re not alone. Together we are more.” In 2024, 400 young people participated, and 97% of the respondents to the feedback survey liked the event. The theme prompted reflection and encouraged conversations with new acquaintances.