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About SJL
Suomen Journalistiliitto is an independent Finnish trade union representing journalists and other professionals in journalism, media, communications, publishing, and film and television production. Founded in 1921, it negotiates collective agreements and publishes salary tables and other pay information for covered sectors.
Summary written with AI from public sources, checked 9 Nov 2026. Sources: journalistiliitto.fi, linkedin.com
What they publish
Their latest figures
Palkkaryhmä 2 a … 3 146DocumentFinnish press collective agreement minimum salaries 2025-2028 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2026
Palkkaryhmä 1 2 453 2 514 2 587 2 639DocumentFinnish press collective agreement minimum salaries 2025-2028 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2026
Palkkaryhmä 2 c 3 414 3 499 3 601 3 673DocumentFinnish press collective agreement minimum salaries 2025-2028 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2026
Palkkaryhmä 3 a 3 639 3 730 3 838 3 915DocumentFinnish press collective agreement minimum salaries 2025-2028 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2026
1.10.2026 vahintaan 2.9% yleiskorotuksellaDocumentReitti magazine freelance fee increases 2025-2027 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2026
3 minuuttiin asti 102,07 – 125,70DocumentYle freelance fees under the Yhtyneet agreement, from 1 Sep 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Sep 2026 Cap 'max. (9 min.) 270,31 – 329,78'.
3 minuuttiin asti 384,15 – 468,69DocumentYle freelance fees under the Yhtyneet agreement, from 1 Sep 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Sep 2026
205,76 – 352,75 euroaDocumentYle freelance fees under the Yhtyneet agreement, from 1 Sep 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Sep 2026 Band floor is the minimum ('hintahaitari, jonka alaraja on vähimmäispalkkio').
493,84 – 1175,82 euroaDocumentYle freelance fees under the Yhtyneet agreement, from 1 Sep 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Sep 2026 Upper end of the feature band is open (negotiated case by case).
vähintään 57,57 euroa julkaistua kuvaa kohdenDocumentYle freelance fees under the Yhtyneet agreement, from 1 Sep 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Sep 2026 Supplement on the article fee for photos taken by the article's writer; over four photos negotiated separately; not applied to mobile stories.
1.10.2025 alkaen vahintaan 2,5 %:n yleiskorotuksellaDocumentReitti magazine freelance fee increases 2025-2027 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2025
En timmes arbete: 77 €DocumentFinnish freelance journalists' fee recommendation, 1 Oct 2025 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Oct 2025
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