The Trade Union for Theatre and Media (, ) is a trade union representing workers in theatre, dance, film, and television production, in Finland.
History The union was founded on 12 November 1973, when the Finnish Theatre Directors' Union, the Finnish Union of Set Designers, the Finland Theatre Teachers' Federation and the Finnish Union of Technical Theatre merged, to form the Finnish Theatre Workers' Union. In 1988, the Finnish Union of Film and Video Workers also joined.
In 1998, the union changed its name to Theatre and Media Workers, and it adopted its current name in 2013. In 2007, the union affiliated to the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions.
As of 2020, the union has about 5,020 members, each of whom is a member of one of seven affiliated sections:
Theatre, Film and Television Designers Union of Dance and Circus Artists Finland Union of Film and Media Employees Finland Lighting, Sound and Video Designers in Finland Union of Theatre Directors and Dramaturges Finland Theatre Professionals' Union Finland Association of Cinema Projectionists Finland
Presidents 1973: Paul Suominen 1976: Raija-Sinikka Rantala 1977: Heikki Mäkelä 1983: Liisi Tandefelt 1985: Ossi Räikkä 1987: Veli-Pekka Niiranen 1991: Antti Einari Halonen 1993: Kaija Siikala 1995: Samppa Lahdenperä 2003: Minna Sirnö 2009: Reija Hirvikoski 2016: Kalle Ropponen 2019: Atro Kahiluoto
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