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Month: May 2018

DO YOU WANT TO WORK AS A FREELANCER?

DO YOU WANT TO WORK AS A FREELANCER?

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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?

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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)?

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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

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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?

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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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Moni osaa! : työpaikkaosaaminen monikulttuurisilla työpaikoilla (Many can! – Workplace skills in a multicultural workplace)

Moni osaa! : työpaikkaosaaminen monikulttuurisilla työpaikoilla (Many can! – Workplace skills in a multicultural workplace)

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TYÖPAIKKAOSAAMINEN MONIKULTTUURISILLA TYÖPAIKOILLA Minna Toivanen, Ari Väänänen, Anna-Leena Kurki, Barbara Bergbom & Auli Airila (toim.) Työterveyslaitos Helsinki   © 2018 Työterveyslaitos ja kirjoittajat ISBN 978-952-261-803-0 (PDF)   ABSTRACT According to many studies, it is difficult for immigrants to get jobs that match their education and qualifications, and their skills are not properly utilized at Finnish workplaces. On the other hand, the skills of immigrants might be quite different from the skills required by employers. Whose skills are not utilized, and…

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Globe Art Sessions: 24 May -Intuitive structure and the rematerialization of the artist

Globe Art Sessions: 24 May -Intuitive structure and the rematerialization of the artist

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Welcome to the informal lecture of Felipe de Ávila Franco at Globe Art Point, the first one of our Globe Art Sessions where the aim is to have participative discussions and share knowledge between artists and art workers. When: 24th May, 4-6pm Where: Globe Art Point, Malminkatu 5, Helsinki (Kamppi) Felipe de Ávila  will address the artist as an agent operating in the space to question notions of society, territory, and culture, considering the boundaries of language, tradition, and market. De Ávila…

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#STOPHATREDNOW – Program

#STOPHATREDNOW – Program

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PROGRAM 14.-17.5.2018 | free of charge Monday the 14th of May, at 12-16 Seminary Room at Kiasma Mannerheiminaukio 2, 00100 Helsinki   NORMCRITICAL LEADERSHIP   Inclusive Leadership is a seminar addressing cultural workers and art institutions, and it focuses on institutional structures and leadership from a norm critical perspective. In the seminar we discuss how diversity can be taken into account in recruitment, curating and strategical work. How to build and lead inclusive art institutions in today’s multilingual and culturally…

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