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Taike organizes events in different parts of Finland.

The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have developed a new Dialogue Card tool to help arts and culture organisations make their operations more equal and sustainable. The new dialogue cards can be ordered free of charge.

Bálggis is a portrait of three Sámi artists representing marginal artforms. The short documentary features circus artist Aleksi Niittyvuopio, graffiti artist Sámi Hustler and comic artist Sunna Kitti. The film was directed by Auri Ahola, Regional Artist for Sámi Culture, and produced by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) accepts only electronic invoices that are compliant with the European Standard. The payment term for invoices is 21 days net.

Taike's strategy is currently available only in Finnish.

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

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.

Project grants are intended for professional artists and working groups formed by them for individual projects. Private traders may also apply. The application period for project grants is in autumn.

Taike's open vacancies are announced at the Valtiolle.fi website. Vacancies that are currently open can be found on this page also.

Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, has awarded the title of Art Academic to master folk singer and musician Hilja Grönfors and architect, professor emeritus Vilhelm Helander.

Taike awards working grants and project grants to professional artists. Working grants are intended to cover working and living costs. Project grants are intended for individual projects.

Library grants for writers and translators are intended for writers of fiction, writers of non-fiction and translators who are currently living or have permanently lived in Finland. The application period for library grants is in January.