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The next Finnish parliamentary election will be held on 19 April 2015, after which a new Government will be formed and a new Government Programme adopted. The Central Arts Council has announced its objectives for 2015–19.

As a grant recipient, you are self-employed in terms of the Unemployment Security Act. Self-employment is covered in Chapter 2 of the Unemployment Security Act.

Work on preparing the legal amendments concerning the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and its arts councils is progressing on the basis of the consultation round that concluded in January. Taike will begin internal preparations regarding the restructuring of its arts council during March. The opinions submitted on the draft legislation raised concerns related to the autonomy of the arts, peer reviews and regional equality. These are also key issues to be addressed from Taike’s perspective.

Personal e-mail addresses are in the form: [email protected].

You can apply for subsidies using Taike’s e-services. Log in by clicking on the link in the upper right corner of our web pages.

Each year the Arts Promotion Centre Finland awards about 45 million euros to approximately 3 500 artists and communities.

We publish information about the arts and culture sector, as well as Taike’s operations.

The Arts and Culture Barometer is an annual survey of attitudes and views in the form of a survey. The barometer aims to gather the opinions of those working in the fields of the arts and to invite discussion about topical issues regarding art policies.

Clarification of how the subsidy was used must be submitted by the deadline stated in the subsidy decision.

Congratulations on receiving a subsidy! The subsidy will be paid automatically to the account of your community and does not have to be requested separately.

The grant must be used in accordance with the work plan, but the project does not have to be fully completed during the grant period. Clarification of how the grant was used must be submitted.

Taike’s public art advisory services support public and private actors and artists in funding and implementing public art projects. The goal of the service is to strengthen the share of art projects in the development of the built environment and a commitment to the “Percent for Art” principle.