Finnish Musicians’ Union
The Finnish Musicians’ Union is a trade union for music performers.
Members
Just under one third of Finnish Musicians’ Union members are orchestral musicians, with the remainder working as freelance or self-employed musicians in various sectors of music.
The members of the Finnish Musicians’ Union include:
- freelance musicians
- artists
- orchestral musicians
- theatre musicians
- studio musician
- music producers and technologists
- DJs
- conductors
- dancers of the Finnish National Ballet
- soloists and choir members of the Finnish National Opera
Joining the union
You can join the Finnish Musicians’ Union by completing the online application form.
The membership subscription fee for the Finnish Musicians’ Union in 2025 is EUR 31 per month. The membership fee is tax-deductible.
Student membership
Full-time music students may join the Finnish Musicians’ Union as student members. The fee for student membership is EUR 12,50 per month.
Vilma Jää (29)
Vilma Jää creates music that promotes folklore, making people aware of their roots.
- Vilma is a musician-composer who has been self-employed since 2023 at Jäähile Oy, a limited company operating in the field of performance, composing music and lyrics, arranging and producing, and the sale and marketing of associated products.
- She is a member of the Finnish Musicians’ Union.
“One important benefit that I have enjoyed as a rank and file member of the Musicians’ Union is access to legal assistance.”
Collective agreements
The Finnish Musicians’ Union negotiates the following collective agreements:
- The collective agreement for assistants at the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- The collective agreement for assistants at the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
- The collective agreement for clerical staff of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet
- The collective agreement for dancers of the Finnish National Ballet
- The collective agreement for opera singers of the Finnish National Opera
- The collective agreement for other artistic groups of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet
- The collective agreement for record producers
- The collective agreement for regular and temporary theatre musicians
- The collective agreement for regular philharmonic orchestra members
- The collective agreement for temporary philharmonic orchestra members
- The collective agreement for the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
- The collective agreement for the Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
- The collective agreement for the Savonlinna Opera Festival Orchestra
- The collective agreement for the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
- The collective agreement for the Vantaa Orchestra
- The Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE gig agreement
- The Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE recording agreement
- The Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE sheet music agreement
- The collective agreement of audio record producers
Check out the collective agreements of the Finnish Musicians’ Union