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The Finnish Government has submitted its proposal for the 2025 Budget to Parliament. Appropriations for discretionary government grants awarded by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) will be cut by approximately EUR 1.9 million. In addition, the previously budgeted EUR 3 million for the performing arts related to the reform of government transfers is no longer included in the State Budget. In total, Taike’s appropriations will be approximately EUR 4.9 million less than in 2024.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) supported the arts and culture in 2023 by awarding 49.7 million euros in the form of grants, subsidies and prizes. According to the latest statistics, which have just been published, the number of applicants and applications continued to grow, while the number of positive decisions decreased compared to the previous year.

In cooperation with Globe Art Point, Taike is hosting an online info briefing covering Taike grants for professional artists. The webinar will cover all forms of support awarded by Taike, but it will focus mainly on this autumn’s call for applications for project grants for artists and working groups.

"Notes on Power and Hope" seminar addresses questions of sustainable culture from the perspectives of land use, art, and civic engagement. The event also considers the role of art in reshaping social thought and action.

Appropriations from the state budget to the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have been cut by a total of 1.3 million euros for 2024. When deciding on the distribution of appropriations, Taike has evaluated the situation in different fields of the arts and forms of support based on changes to the number of applications and an overall assessment of the need for state support.

The change has been made in order to harmonise the application periods for special subsidies and clarify application practices.

The purpose of the latest cultural policy report is to create an ambitious vision for the long-term development of Finland's arts and cultural policy. The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and the Ministry of Education and Culture are organising six regional events this spring to discuss the arts, cultural policy and the recently published report. These events will offer an opportunity to hear the thoughts of experts and professionals representing different sectors of society about the current state and future of the arts and culture in Finland.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) has appointed Maria Pirkkalainen-Barber as Internationalisation Expert. Her job is to coordinate and prepare the agency’s strategy for international activities. The position is new and continues until the end of June 2025.

Taike will host a webinar on Thursday 7 March starting at 2pm covering this spring’s calls for applications for regional grants and artist grants. The webinar will go through the changes that have been made to this year’s calls for applications and provide tips for how to apply.

The amount of state appropriations allocated for Taike grants and subsidies in 2024 has been cut by 5 percent compared to 2023. Nevertheless, the renewal of all fields of the arts will continue to be supported. Decisions for this autumn’s calls for applications will be made in stages by the end of March 2024.

With the European Parliament elections taking place this June, the Art Parliament discussion forum gathers experts, researchers and politicians to discuss the status of artists in Europe. The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) organises annual Art Parliament discussion forums on current art policy themes. This event will be in English.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) is organising an info briefing on the priorities and future development needs of subsidies for communities. The info briefing will take place on Tuesday 14 May from 13:00 to 14:30, and it can be attended online.