Finnish Food Workers' Union

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Finnish Food Workers' Union (Finnish: Suomen Elintarviketyöläisten Liitto, SEL) is a trade union for workers in Finland's food industry. It was formed in 1932 and is based in Helsinki. The union's president is Veli-Matti Kuntonen, and it publishes Elintae.

Brief history:
- A precursor, the Finnish Food and Drink Workers' Union, started in 1905 but was banned in 1930.
- In 1932, food workers joined the Finnish General Workers' Union, and in December 1932 they formed the Finnish Food Workers' Union.
- From 1945, the union was led by Kalle Lindholm, a member of the Finnish Communist Party.
- In 1960 a small group left to join the General and Speciality Workers' Union, but rejoined SEL in 1970 after SEK merged into the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions.
- Membership grew to 43,497 by 1998, but declined to 30,047 by 2020.