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This study looks at the f unctionality and effectiven ess of the working grant system from the viewpoint of the artist who receives a denial decision on his or her working grant application.

This study looks at the functionality and effectiveness of the state's working grant system.

This paper presents an on-going research project on music policy in Finland. The main goals of the project are to evaluate Finnish music policy and to create methodological tools for the analysis of cultural policies in general.

This paper deals mainly with the technical aspects of defining the artist; and it is, at least to start with, committed to the practical interest of identifying artists as a professional group for empirical social science research.

The present study charts the early stages of the system and its subsequent development from 1972 onwards as well as related financial issues using data from the 2000s.

One of the objectives of this study was to study Sámi artists’ status and activities in state arts administration, as well as the channelling of state arts support to the Sámi arts sector.

The study at hand has two purposes: First, to examine architecture’s share of the arts support system in the 2000s, and secondly to evaluate the status of architects in present building trade and the possible changes in it.

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.