Union president welcomes Yle review
Yle commissions external review of its journalistic decision-making.
Yle commissions external review of its journalistic decision-making.
Finnish professionals continue to have an opportunity for networking at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. The scholarship program for Finnish scholars, launched with the support of Finnish foundations at the Wilson Center in 2013, has been extended with further funding for years 2017–2019 from The Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth Foundation, Helsingin Sanomat Foundation, SaaraRead More
UJF president highlights importance of trust between chief editors and newsrooms.
Union says robust news operations by commercial TV needed alongside those of public broadcaster.
Redundancy talks held last year led to 77 journalists losing their jobs, according to UJF figures.
Helsinki (08.02.2017 – Heikki Jokinen) Working life is changing and unions must find new ways to work and offer added value to their members. The Union of Journalists in Finland has started up a cooperative for journalistic and other kinds of media work.A growing part of journalistic work is done on a freelance basis, outsideRead More
UJF President Hanne Aho in Helsingin Sanomat 2 Feb, 2017: Being the top country for press freedom carries a responsibility. Finland must support independent media internationally.