Hair stylist jobs in Finland
Hair stylists wash, dry, cut and style the hair of singers and presenters and various types of actors, including stage, movie, tv and music video actors. They work together with the art director to design the look of every person. Hair stylists also dress wigs and hairpieces. They standby during these artistic activities to touch up the actors' hair or wigs.
Hair stylist – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 13.80 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 10.56 €/h |
| Top tenth | 17.59 €/h |
| Employees | 2,502 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 13.93 €/h | 2,103 |
| Men | 12.16 €/h | 399 |
Hair stylist - Which skills are essential?
Style a person's hair using the appropriate techniques and products.
Manage the sequence of activities in order to deliver completed work on agreed deadlines by following a work schedule.
Consult with the director, producer and clients throughout the production and post-production process.
Understand and analyse the behaviour of specific directors.
Ensure that artists are consistently styled during the production of a motion picture. Make sure that their look remains the same.
Make sure to stay within budget. Adapt work and materials to budget.
Quickly make changes to a performer's hairstyle during a performance.
Cooperate with the artistic team in order to facilitate the transition from the creative vision and its artistic concepts to a technical design.
Take the necessary precautions for storing, using and disposing chemical products.
Define and make a list of the required resources and equipment based on the technical needs of the production.
Apply various techniques that can be used in the process of cutting a person's hair, such as layering, slicing and face framing. Give artists haircuts and shaves for stage performances.
Break down a script by analysing the dramaturgy, form, themes and structure of a script. Conduct relevant research if necessary.
Follow the instructions of the director while understanding his creative vision.
The processes of washing, cutting, curling, and arranging hair.
Dye hair using a special solution to change its colour.
Monitor and follow new trends and developments in specific sectors.
Hair stylist - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Manage and monitor consumables stock to ensure that the production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.
Manage and monitor technical resources stock to ensure that production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.
Command products from relevant suppliers to get convenient and profitable products to purchase.
Maintain and repair damaged wigs for use in stage performances.
Art and practice of creating aesthetically appealing images by recording light or electromagnetic radiation.
Apply dyes to wigs to obtain the desired colour.
Organise, maintain and repair wigs and hairpieces.
Attend rehearsals in order to adapt sets, costumes, make-up, lighting, camera set up, etc.
The various styles and techniques of doing hair throughout history.
Work with the director of photography on the artistic and creative vision that needs to be followed during production of a movie or theatre production.
Design and maintain wigs and hairpieces.
Decide on what materials and techniques to use for performance wigs, and document the decision.
The characteristics of techniques used to create atmospheres and effects on camera or on stage; the equipment required and appropriate setup to use.
Design the styles of hair based on the preference of the customer or on the creative vision of the director.
Draft the schedule to indicate where, when, and how the actors should be styled.