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Poet Tuomas Taskinen likes to challenge himself with his art. The support of a library grant helped him complete his second book of poetry “Ohipuhuttu valitus” (Overlooked Complaint).

Spoken word artist Tiinaliisa Multamäki works in the field of marginal art in Lapland and regularly has to travel hundreds of kilometres. With the support of a working grant, she has created a work examining ADHD.

Media artist Hanna Haaslahti addresses challenging subjects in her art, despite sometimes receiving criticism for it. With the support of an artist grant, she has been working on an installation that examines family norms.

Visual artist Joel Slotte is inspired by his friends and phenomena that are close to him. A three-year artist grant has helped him produce more multifaceted art.

This project aims to develop the occupational wellbeing of professional artists by reducing the stress of artistic work, for example by means of supervision and strengthening collegiality.

This project develops Adult Education Centre-based mediation models to promote cultural wellbeing activities. The project, which is being developed in South Ostrobothnia, aims to create models that can be applied nationwide. These models would support the accessibility of the arts and culture, especially in collaboration with social and health services (the SOTE sector).

Cultural Centre Villa Rana gives small actors the opportunity to carry out their activities. Without public funding, this would not have been possible.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) is coordinating projects in the creative and culture sectors within the scope of the Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021−2027 programme. The Creative Net project supports practical projects under the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise theme by sharing the good practices of their operating models, services and products, as well as embedding the results.

Visual artist Virve Lilja reflects her personal experiences and life changes in her works. Receiving a display grant for the visual arts emboldened her to create dark-toned works.

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.

Public display grants are intended for professional artists in the fields of the visual arts whose works may be displayed publicly.

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.