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DANCE – LINKS

DANCE – LINKS

WHERE TO STUDY Dance Info Finland, study dance in Finland Dance Info Finland, living in Finland study in Iceland Masters programs (search engine) Islo: Education in Dance and somatics Summer Universities in Finland (in Finnish)   COMPANIES Dance Info Finland companies Ballet in Finland Opera Ballet   DANCE CENTRES Dance House Helsinki Regional Dance Centre of western Finland Central Finland Regional Dance Center / Pirkanmaa Dance Centre (in Finnish) Middle Finland Centre (in Finnish) Oulu’s Centre Ostrobothnia Dance Centre Zodiak…

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MUSIC INDUSTRY – LINKS

MUSIC INDUSTRY – LINKS

UNIONS / ASSOCIATIONS Finnish Music Foundation (MES) promotes and supports Finnish music in its diverse forms. Finnish music pertains to productions of such performing artists, composers, lyricists and/or arrangers who are Finnish citizens or reside permanently in Finland. Established in 2012 MES implements its purpose by distributing grants and financial assistance, as well as otherwise promoting and financially supporting live music events, phonogram production, music marketing and export, publishing, education, research and development activities associated with Finnish music. The scope…

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DO YOU WANT TO WORK AS A FREELANCER?

DO YOU WANT TO WORK AS A FREELANCER?

DO YOU WANT TO WORK AS A FREELANCER?   Guides (in English): UKKO Freelancer guide for immigrants Guides (in Finnish): Free.fi – Yrittäjä vai palkkatyössä? UKKO – Aloitteleva freelancer – Älä tee näitä virheitä  Vero – Guidelines by the tax authority: VAT liability of visual artists / Kuvataiteilijoiden arvonlisäverotuksesta   Freelancer´s taxation guides (in English): General information on taxation of visual artists (Artists’ Association of Finland Vero – Working for more than one employer Vero – Tax treatment of artists’…

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DO YOU WANT TO  FOUND A CO-OPERATIVE?

DO YOU WANT TO  FOUND A CO-OPERATIVE?

DO YOU WANT TO  FOUND A CO-OPERATIVE?   According to the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) : Co-operatives are people-centred enterprises owned and run by and for their members to realise their common dreams. Profits generated are either reinvested in the enterprise or returned to the members. Co-operatives bring people together in a democratic and equal way. Whether the members are the customers, employees, users or residents, co-operatives are democratically managed by the ‘one member, one vote’ rule. Members share equal voting rights regardless of the amount of…

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DO YOU WANT TO START A BUSINESS (TOIMINIMI)?

DO YOU WANT TO START A BUSINESS (TOIMINIMI)?

DO YOU WANT TO START A BUSINESS (TOIMINIMI)?   Guides (in English) TE-Palvelut – Services for new entrepreneurs Uusyritys keskus – What are the Finnish Enterprise Agencies? Finnish Patent and Registration Office – Start a business  The business information system – Stat-Up  Guides (in Finnish): Yrityksen Perustaminen – Toiminimen Perustaminen Yritä.Fi – Toiminimi Perustaminen Bisnes-fi Funding support (starttiraha) for a business name (toiminimi) (In English): Start-up Grant: Support for a new entrepreneur Toiminimi & taxation (in English) Vero – New business enterprise…

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THE FINNISH TRADE UNION SYSTEM

THE FINNISH TRADE UNION SYSTEM

THE FINNISH TRADE UNION SYSTEM   A trade union is an organization within the framework of a trade union movement which seeks to defend and improve workers’ working conditions. The trade union usually consists of people in the same industry (eg nurses) or industry (eg workers in a glass factory) or persons in the same training (eg engineers). The trade union consists of workers’ associations or trade unions. Trade unions negotiate collective agreements with the employers’ side. In Finland, trade…

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DO YOU WANT TO FOUND AN ASSOCIATION?

DO YOU WANT TO FOUND AN ASSOCIATION?

DO YOU WANT TO FOUND AN ASSOCIATION?   Cultural associations are usually non-profit associations. A non-profit association is an organisation, meant to be permanent, founded by several persons or several organisations having legal capacity, for the realisation of a common non-profit purpose. Non-profit associations differ from economic organisations in that they do not aim at gaining profit or economic benefit for the parties to them, and that their activities cannot be mainly economic. The focus of the activities has to…

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Instructions for freelance members on filing a tax return for 2017 Form 15

Instructions for freelance members on filing a tax return for 2017 Form 15

This guide will help you to go through the Finnish taxation form 15. The information of this guide is a translation made by Globe Art Point of the content released by The Trade Union for Theatre and Media Finland (Teme)  on “Ohje freelancer-jäsenille veroilmoitusta 2017 varten Lomake 15” and reproduced with their permission*. *The Trade Union for Theatre and Media Finland (Teme) has not participated in the translation of the documents nor verified their accuracy. Therefore, the Artists’ Association shall not have any responsibility…

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GAP LAB & GAP INFO

GAP LAB & GAP INFO

During 2018-2020, Globe Art Point will implement the GAP LAB & GAP INFO – Laboratory and Information Bank of the New Finnish Arts and Culture project. In this multidisciplinary project, new ways of collaboration are created promoting accessibility and participation in lingually and culturally diverse Finland. GAP LAB is a program enhancing artistic collaboration between Finnish and non-Finnish-born artists as well as with Finnish art and culture institutions. In the first phase, the Finnish and non-Finnish-born curators, as well as…

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