Information about general grants for cultural magazines and online publications

These grants are intended for cultural magazines published in Finland and online publications in any language that maintain a diverse social discussion about culture, the arts, science or different worldviews. These grants can also be awarded to promoters of the circulation of cultural magazines.

These grants can be applied using applyforgrants.fi online service.

These grants may be awarded to registered communities, such as associations, cooperatives, companies, municipalities and foundations.

One-year and three-year general grants for cultural magazines and online publications can be applied for in 2025.

These grants are intended to cover costs related to the publishing of cultural magazines or promoting circulation. These grants support communities that produce professionally edited, well designed and easy to read cultural magazines or online publications.

Supported publications should promote a broader understanding of culture or discussion about culture in Finland and strengthen the diversity and pluralism of information dissemination in society. The supported community must be committed to strengthening freedom of expression and social debate. The publisher must have prior competence in publishing a cultural magazine or online publication.

These grants may be awarded to cultural magazines:

That are professionally produced
That are published in printed format, online or as a visual magazine in Finland
That are published at least four times a year (printed format and visual magazines)
That are updated regularly (online magazines)
That are available to everyone
That have been published for at least one year

General grants may cover only a portion of the total funding of operations and not all costs. The call for applications specifies the percentage of eligible expenses that the grant awarded by Taike may be used to cover. The amount of the grant combined with other State support may not exceed the total amount of eligible expenses (100%).

These grants are not awarded

Cultural magazines that serve a community’s internal communications (e.g. magazines for members)
Peer-reviewed scientific journals
Communities that receive other general grants from the Ministry of Education and Culture related to the arts, culture, cultural heritage or museum operations
Communities that receive other general grants from the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency
Operating units or institutions that receive central government transfers

Instructions for online services (applyforgrants.fi)

Call for applications 2025

Customer service for grants and subsidies

Application periods