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The art of visual artist Rainer Paananen is characterised by a desire to try new things. Supported by a project grant for photographic art, he designed and built an experimental string instrument.

A total of 542,000 euros was awarded to 38 communities. There were 108 applicants.

A total of 14,000 euros was awarded to two communities. There were 6 applicants.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) has awarded 13.9 million euros to subsidise the operations of art communities in 2023. Altogether 203 art communities operating throughout Finland were awarded an operational subsidy, and one in four recipients were awarded multi-year subsidies.

A total of 1,082,000 euros was awarded to 27 communities. Of them, 10 received operational subsidies and 17 received special subsidies. There were 119 applicants.

A total of 26,000 euros was awarded to four communities. There were 16 applicants.

A total of 41,000 euros was awarded to six communities. There were nine applicants.

The national arts councils of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have awarded state prizes for 2022 to distinguished artists, artist groups and art communities. This year, a State Prize for the Social Impact of Art was also awarded for the first time.

Eikka Alatalo creates ecological circus art against bullying. His Motör Circus show combines circus art and a musical hobby that he started in his childhood.

Hanna Kaihlanen has made a short film about mosquitoes because she was interested in the technology that has been developed to prevent diseases spread by mosquitoes.

The National Council for the Visual Arts has awarded artist grants beginning in 2024. Artist grants were awarded to 62 artists.

Inferno is the only publication specialising in metal music that is published as a printed magazine in Finland. A subsidy awarded by Taike is of vital importance for enabling the magazine to be published.