Membership

The Grafia board selects the members on the basis of applications. The basic requirement for membership is professional activity in the field, which is sufficiently proved by samples (3-4 works).
If you are a student of the University of Art and Design Helsinki, the University of Lapland, the Institute of Marketing or a polytechnic, you are entitled to a junior membership for five years. Further inquiries should be made to the Grafia office.
The annual fee for actual members is 120 € and for junior members 60 €.
Membership benefits:
    * Entitlement to apply for Grafia grants (approx. 70 000-80 000 € per annum)
    * Advice on copyright questions
    * Legal counselling in copyright issues (up to 500 €)
    * Free copy of Graafikon tuoreet eväät guidebook (Finnish only)
    * Free use of the services provided at the Grafia Professionals www-pages
    * Quarter-annual Grafia journal
    * Discounts with the Grafia membership card, for example at Tempera, Helsinki Design Museum entrance fee, 15 percent discount from Taiteilijatarvikevälitys products and 10 percent discount at the Design Forum Shop
    * Lower prices for Grafia publications
    * Training provided for members