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Contrary to preliminary information, applicants for grants or subsidies for promoting cultural diversity will be notified of the decision in writing by the end of March.

According to preliminary information from the latest Arts and Culture Barometer, the impacts of the corona pandemic on the arts and culture sector have been significant and even devastating. As many as 76 percent of artists responded that the corona crisis had impacted their work. The majority of these impacts have been negative.

The national arts councils of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have awarded state prizes to distinguished artists, artist groups and art communities.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) is distributing approximately 15 million euros in COVID-19 support to artists and cultural professionals, as well as private traders in the arts and culture sectors. The deadline for applications is 15 April 2021 at 4:00 pm.

Taike’s Creative Net project is organising workshops for further developing ideas and expertise in the arts, culture and creative sectors. These workshops will offer support, sparring and networking opportunities.

The majority of project grant and special subsidy decisions will be sent to applicants by 28 February, as originally announced. However, due to an increase in the number of applications, some decisions may be slightly delayed. All decisions will be sent by 10 March at the latest. We apologise for any delay!

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 in English covering grant and subsidy applications on Friday 6 October from 11am to 12:30pm. The webinar will go through which grants individuals and working groups can apply for and which subsidies are intended for communities. The webinar will also offer tips on how to apply for Taike grants and subsidies.

Taike will host a webinar in Finnish covering this autumn’s subsidy applications on Wednesday 4 October from 11am to 12:30pm. The webinar will go through which subsidies communities can apply for and offer tips on how to apply.