The largest sub-association of the Union of Journalists in Finland, RTTL
Membership
If you work in audiovisual or digital media as an employee, entrepreneur or freelancer, RTTL is the union for you.
Our members include journalists, producers, production coordinators, cameramen, directors, costume designers, set designers, make-up artists, AV translators, communication professionals, as well as teachers and students in the field.
RTTL consists of five member associations: AVOT, FAO, MOT, NOT and YOT, as well as a section for senior members (Vanhat Ketut).
The Union of Finnish Radio and TV Journalists (RTTL) is part of the Union of Journalists in Finland. By filling out the Union of Journalists in Finland’s membership form, you also become a member of RTTL.
Membership benefits
With the press card of the Union of Journalists in Finland, you identify yourself as a professional in work situations.
You receive advice on legal issues related to your employment and on concluding commission agreements.
The Unemployment Fund secures your income if you lose your job and become unemployed. Our members who are working under an employment contrast are usually members of the Unemployment Fund.
As a member of the Union of Journalists, you receive leisure travel and accident insurance. You also receive legal expenses insurance.
You can develop professionally and learn new things. You receive peer support to cope with your work.
You can apply for grants to support your work and professional development.
You can relax at an affordable price in the Union of Journalists’ holiday apartment in Vierumäki.
Through the Union of Journalists, you have the opportunity to network and get to know colleagues from different parts of the world.
As a member of the Union of Journalists, you receive various benefits and discounts through our cooperation agreements.
Copyright
Copyright consists of economic and moral rights. These rights belong to the creative creator in the audiovisual sector and require continuous monitoring and advocacy, for example towards legislators. We monitor and negotiate our members’ copyright agreements and defend the protection of our members’ copyright in the copyright organisation Kopiosto.
Kopiosto represents a wide range of professionals in creative industries, such as directors, journalists, translators and writers. It ensures that authors receive the remuneration they are entitled to for the use of their works. Remuneration is paid directly to the authors and through member organisations, such as RTTL.
Copyright remuneration is mainly paid to the authors of audiovisual works personally, both for private copying and online storage. Audiovisual organisations within Kopiosto agree on the amounts, and in these negotiations RTTL defends the interests of its members.
You can join Kopiosto by issuing an authorisation. This is easy to do by visiting the Kopiosto website.