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The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and the National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) have merged at the start of the year to form the new Finnish Arts and Culture Agency. The new agency carries out tasks related to the promotion of the arts and culture, media education and a safe media environment, as well as archiving and promoting knowledge of audiovisual culture. The merger will not result in any changes to services, although some contact information may change.

Library grants are intended for writers of fiction, writers of non-fiction, and translators of literature who are currently residing or have permanently resided in Finland and whose literary works enrich Finnish cultural life. Applications can be submitted online using the Applyforgrants.fi service. The call for applications can be found on the service under the name of the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency.

Public display grants are intended for visual artists to support their creative artistic work in 2026. Applications can be submitted online using the Applyforgrants.fi service. The call for applications can be found on the service under the name of the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency.

Regional grants are intended for professional artists and art journalists, as well as working groups formed by them. You can apply for a grant to cover work and costs using the same application.

The grants are intended for projects and work by arts professionals. Applications can be submitted online using the Applyforgrants.fi service. The call for applications can be found on the service under the name of the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency.

The Finnish Arts and Culture Agency has decided on the awarding of general grants for the arts and culture to communities in 2026. General grants have been awarded to 214 applicants, which is slightly fewer than last year. These grants have been distributed widely across different fields of the arts and across different parts of Finland. They support the work of professionals, long-term activities, the renewal of the arts sector and the availability of art.

Artist grants are intended to support the professional artistic work of artists in different fields of the arts and art journalists. Applications can be submitted online using the Applyforgrants.fi service. The call for applications can be found on the service under the name of the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency.

The Finnish Arts and Culture Agency has decided on supplementary artist pensions beginning at the start of 2026. Supplementary artist pensions are intended to supplement the artist’s pension security. A supplementary artist pension may be awarded as recognition of an outstanding contribution to the creative or performing arts.