Membership
The Association of Finnish Sculptors has about 520 members and accepts new members twice a year. The application deadlines are at the end of February and October.
Honorary members
Honorary members are appointed by invitation. They are artists who have demonstrated excellence as sculptors and who have contributed to the Association’s purposes.
The honorary members are:
Anna-Kaisa Ant-Wuorinen, Kari Cavén, Markku Hakuri, Maija Helasvuo, Riitta Helevä, Kerttu Horila, Kaarina Kaikkonen, Marja Kanervo, Erkki Kannosto, Pertti Kukkonen, Hannele Kylänpää, Antti Maasalo, Eila Minkkinen, Taru Mäntynen, Pirkko Nukari, Matti Nurminen, Anna-Maria Osipow, Matti Peltokangas, Pekka Pitkänen, Kimmo Pyykkö, Anni Rapinoja, Anneli Sipiläinen, Hannu Siren, Barbara Tieaho, Antero Toikka, Tiina Veräjänkorva, Jukka Vikberg and Maaria Wirkkala.
Jari Juvonen passed away in 2025.
Applying for Membership
The Association of Finnish Sculptors is the national organisation for Finnish professional sculptors, established in 1910. We advocate and showcase Finnish contemporary sculpture and spatial art domestically and abroad.
Sculptors who are Finnish citizens or reside permanently in Finland with a proven professional competence as a sculptor are eligible for membership.
To apply, please submit the electronic application via the link below, including a short description of yourself as an artist or an artist’s statement along with your reasons for applying for membership (max 1 A4), portfolio with 8–10 high-quality photos of your works and a list of the works including all details of each work, and your CV. We recommend you to prioritise your notable achievements on your CV.
The membership application should be sent by 28 February or 31 October by midnight Finnish time.
Please pay the application fee of 20 euros to the association’s bank account DABAFIHH FI2380001801840340 by the end of the application month in question.
Current members and their websites can be found on our Members page.
Membership Benefits
Why become a member of the Association of Finnish Sculptors?
With a membership card, you get free or discounted admission tickets to many art museums, also abroad. Some places offer discounts on e.g. art materials. The membership card is digital and accessible via Gruppo ID app.
IAA/UNESCO card
Holders of the international IAA/UNESCO card are entitled to free or discounted admission to museums all over the world.
In Finland, the International Identity Card for Professional Artists is granted by the Artists’ Association of Finland. The members of the following member associations of the Finnish Artists’ Association are entitled to the card: Artists’ Association Muu, The Association of Finnish Sculptors, The Association of Finnish Print Makers, Finnish Painters’ Union or The Association of Photographic Artists.
There is both an electronic and a paper version of the card. The IAA card updates on Gruppo ID app for members who have paid the Association’s membership fee but a profile picture is required. Instructions on how to obtain a paper card please contact aaf@artists.fi.
Taide magazine
You get a discounted subscription of Taide, a Finnish art magazine.
Insurance
The Association of Finnish Sculptors has negotiated life insurance for its members. Find out more and use your membership. Keskinäinen Vakuutusyhtiö Kaleva offers the Primus insurances, kalevavakuutus.fi
Schenker Oy Air & Ocean, Events Logistics
Our members receive a discount on the normal price of Schenker Oy Air & Ocean, Events Logistics transports. The discount is calculated case-by-case. www.dbschenker.com/
Inquiries: events.fi@dbschenker.com
Instrumentarium, Keops, Nissen ja Synsam
Instrumentarium: member discounts for Keops and Nissen stores for members of the association and their family members. Normal priced sunglasses -20%, normal priced contact lenses -25%, optician contact lens examination, education and test lenses free of charge. Discount percentages cannot be combined with promotional offers. If a promotional offer in the store is cheaper than the deal, it can be used. The offer is valid until further notice in all Instrumentarium, Keops and Nissen stores.
Synsam: Synsam Lifestyle monthly contract fee -20% / Eyeglasses -25% / Sunglasses and sports glasses -25% / Spectacles -25%. The benefits are valid at Synsam stores in Finland. Find your nearest store on the website. Benefits also apply to members’ family members.
Taidemaalariliiton tarvikevälitys – Association of Painters’ Supplies
You can get the products of the Painters’ Association at a discounted member price. Open from Tuesday to Friday from 9.15am to 5pm at Erottajankatu 9b, courtyard, 00130 Helsinki.Read more
Frimodig-kehys
Framing services at a discount of 10% to our members. Frimodig-kehys is a traditional art framer since 1890 in the heart of Helsinki. More information on their website.
Sculpture Shop
You may bring one or two small-scale sculptures to the sales collection.
TEOS Sales Exhibition
You can participate in the annual TEOS Sales Exhibitions at Kattilahalli and in other events, exhibitions and projects targeted at the members of the association.
Isot veistokset – Big sculptures rental and purchase service
You can submit your works to the Big Sculptures website.
Membership of the closed fb group for Sculptors/SKL members
Legal Advice
You are entitled to legal guidance from The Finnish Artists’ Association limited to one session a year.
Before contacting the lawyer, please read the guidelines here.
Briitta Kuokkanen
briitta.kuokkanen@artists.fi
Puh. 040 589 9548
Phone service time: Tuesdays 10 am–11 am and from 11am to 12 noon by appointment
The Artists’ Association has negotiated reduced rates for a few legal firms in cases where an attorney is needed. More information via the guideline link.
Support Foundation for Artists
When facing illness, hardships or financial difficulties our members can apply for a grant from the Artists’ Support Foundation. More information here.
Member communications
Members’ newsletter
You will receive information about upcoming events, competitions, exhibitions, residences, grants etc. The newsletter is sent monthly via e-mail. Newsletters are mailed to those who do not use e-mail a couple of times a year. You will also have access to contract templates and other professional guidance.
Members enjoy online visibility thanks to the list of members on the association’s webpage with links to members’ homepages. We add and alter links on request. Members can announce their exhibitions and other events in the Event Calendar on the association’s website.
Newsletters of The Finnish Artists’ Association
You can subscribe to Newsletters for Artists and on Public Art here (in Finnish).
The Artist’s Association of Finland also runs an online publication Taiteilija (Artist) at www.taiteilijalehti.fi (in Finnish).
Some helpful links:
Kuvasto
Arts Promotion Centre Finland
Ministry of Education and Culture
The Finnish Artists’ Studio Foundation
Frame Contemporary Art Finland
Bringing Sculptures to the Sales Collection
Each member of the association can bring 1–2 works to the sales collection, of which at least one is kept, if possible, on display. The works can be on display in the sales collection for 1.5 years, after which they should be changed or fetched if they haven’t been sold.
All the works are also on display and on sale in our online store Veistoskauppa – Sculpture Shop where to works are shown in 360 images. One can buy works straight from the gallery or from the online store, and on this occasion, the work will be sent to the buyer from the gallery.
The sales provision is 35 % and the provision is reduced from the sales price excluding VAT.
The works need to fit into the slots in the display cabinet or they cannot be shown. We prefer works that stand on their own without support. Wall sculptures or other small sculptures with special display requirements cannot be exhibited in the sales collection.
As the display cabinet slots are 47 cm (width), 47 cm (height), 46 cm (depth) the artworks cannot be bigger than these measurements.
You can bring and fetch works during the gallery’s opening hours, but we hope to be notified in advance.