Journalist

News and online outlets, radio and television. Freelancers work for various media either with a freelance tax card or as self-employed persons.

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Journalists produce different journalistic content for print, mobile and online publications as well as for radio and television, for example, which requires expertise in content production. The profession also requires the ability to come up with stories and their illustration, to attract the reader's attention and to write clearly. Possible content includes news and articles, which are often published in both print and online editions.

Writing articles requires perseverance and willingness to investigate. The pace of the day-to-day work can be hectic, and it can bring unexpected changes, which requires high stress tolerance. Photography skills are also needed in many tasks.

Journalists also need a good proficiency in Finnish and foreign languages as well as a strong general knowledge base, interest in social matters, expertise in their area of specialization and information technology competence.  The journalist's work sometimes requires high stress tolerance.

You can study communication at universities. The names of the study subjects vary from communication studies to journalism. The degree names can also vary depending on the university and its faculty. Master's degrees include Master of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Political Sciences and Master of Social Sciences.

You can also study communications at universities of applied sciences and complete a Bachelor of Culture and Arts degree.

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The data is based on the median income, meaning the amount of salary which is the middle of the salary amounts arranged in order of magnitude.

Source: Statistics Finland's structural statistics on wages and salaries