Search results

Taike has approximately 80 employees. Approximately half of these are administrative staff (civil servants) and half are art experts and artist experts on fixed-term employment contracts. The head office of Taike is in Helsinki, and it also has regional offices.

We are building a pluralistic, sustainable and democratic society through art and culture. We want Finland to be a country of art.

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

Taike grants can be applied for online using the Applyforgrants.fi service.

The National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) are preparing to merge to form a new agency as of the beginning of 2026. The change is part of the Education and Culture Administration 2030 reform project.

Taike’s expert networks support organisations in promoting art and culture. We help build strategies, networks and operating models. In addition, we provide support in such areas as identifying funding opportunities and initiating projects.

Taike grants are intended for professional activities. Grants are awarded either as general grants for ongoing operations or as project grants for specific projects.

A supplementary artist pension may be awarded as recognition of an outstanding contribution to the creative or performing arts. Supplementary artist pensions are not available to artists whose permanent income from pensions and other sources exceeds a certain a limit. The application period for supplementary artist pensions is in September.

Taike's Municipal Cooperation team assists municipalities in fulfilling their legal obligations for promoting the arts and culture.

Check the call for applications to see what attachments you should include with your application. For positive grant decisions, the attachments required for the final report are specified in the grant decision, which should be given to the person responsible for the community’s accounting.

We fund the arts and culture through grants and subsidies. Grants are awarded to individuals and working groups, while subsidies are awarded to communities.

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