The interaction between artists’ professional training and employment in the field of Finnish theatre

This paper deals with the effects of formal training on artists’ employment situation in the 1990s. The empirical data is based on a survey of theatre and dance artists which was done by the Arts Council of Finland in co-operation with the Finnish Theatre Academy. The survey studied current employment status of theatre artists as well as the effects of formal training on their employment, working conditions and salary. The results of the survey have been published in Finnish by the Arts Council (Karhunen, 1994). Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1996