Women in Film & Television Finland

Women in Film & Television Finland

Women in Film & Television Finland ry

Helsinki, Finland

Gender equalityArts & CultureEmployment & Skills
AssociationNational reach
Profile last updated: April 8, 2026

About

Women in Film & Television Finland is a non-profit association based in Helsinki, Finland working on gender equality, arts & culture, employment & skills.

Women in Film & Television Finland (WIFT Finland) is a politically independent, non-profit association based in Helsinki. It promotes gender equality and equal treatment in the Finnish audiovisual industry, including film, television and moving image production. It offers members training, workshops, networking events, mentoring, legal advice on equality questions and events, and runs projects such as the Equality Tool for production equality plans. It is a member of the international network Women in Film & Television International, which has over 40 chapters worldwide.

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

ry

Legal name

Women in Film & Television Finland ry

Registration

2667687-7

VAT number

PL7518401051

Focus areas

gender equalityaudiovisual industryfilmtelevisionmentoringnetworkingadvocacy

Languages

FIENSV

Causes & programmes

Causes

Gender equalityArts & CultureEmployment & Skills

Works for

Women & Girls

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

Equality Tool (Tasa-arvotyökalu / Jämställdhetsverktyget)

Gender equality · Finland

Online planning tool that helps film, TV and audiovisual producers create equality plans for individual productions, covering legal obligations, recruitment, casting, workplace safety and harassment prevention.

Mentorship programme (mentorointiohjelma)

Employment & Skills · Finland

Annual mentoring programme for audiovisual professionals at different career stages, funded by AVEK.

Womarts

Arts & Culture · Finland

Project highlighting female artists in European cultural history and promoting their visibility through interdisciplinary collaboration.

Countries of operation

Finland

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership feesGrantsGovernment funding

Ways to support

MembershipCorporate partnershipSponsorship

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Women in Film & Television International

Partnerships

Finnish Film Foundation, Ministry of Education and Culture, Audiovisual Producers Finland APFI, Helsinki Casting, M-Files, AVEK, Business Finland

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