Who can join the UJF? Employees Open Close UFJ members comprise people working for print media, broadcasting, film and television production, publishing firms and online media. Membership is not open to people who, for instance, write blogs at their own initiative and do not derive their income from it, or who informally assist with a publication every now and then. Join as an employed member Freelancers & enterpreneurs Open Close Freelance journalists working mainly for the printed press are mainly organized within their own member association of the UJF – Suomen freelance-journalistit ry (SFJ) / Association of Freelance Journalists in Finland, which has over 1 400 members. There is also a freelance branch FAO attached to the Radio and TV Journalists Union, which has over 400 members. The UJF has in January 2017 launched a media cooperative Mediakunta, a non-profit community for journalists and communications professionals. The idea of the initiative is joint collaboration and to nurture pride in freelancing. For further information, see mediakunta.fi Join as a freelancer Students Open Close You can join the union if you are studying to be a journalist, or if you are studying journalism and media at a university or college. Membership is also open to students of other subjects who are intending to become journalists and have sufficient work experience in this field. Join as a student Information and communications employees Open Close You are eligible for union membership if you are employed in information and communications work that includes basic journalistic elements, and is produced for use in own your organisation or community, or for a wider audience. Such fields of information and communications work include government at local and national level, political parties, parishes, news agencies, trade magazines and enterprises. Join as an employed member Managers Open Close Union membership is open to anyone who works within the scope of application of collective bargaining agreements, regardless of their supervisory position in the workplace. It is also open to people employed in the information and communications field who have managerial journalistic tasks that are not covered by collective agreements. Join as an employed member Others Open Close Union membership is also open to people teaching journalism and media studies in colleges, taking into account their career background. Join as an employed member Loss of membership Open Close Your membership may be suspended for a period of time or cancelled altogether if you break the union’s rules or refuse to follow union decisions or instructions, or act against the values and ethics of the profession. Membership may also be cancelled if you neglect to pay your union subscription despite being reminded.