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The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) are preparing for the restructuring of arts councils.

Each year the Arts Promotion Centre Finland awards about 45 million euros to approximately 3 500 artists and communities.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) has awarded 4,017,000 euros in grants to festivals for 2025. A total of 203 applications were received by the deadline, and 85 festivals were awarded grants.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) has awarded operational and special subsidies for promoting cultural diversity and combating racism for 2025. Subsidies were awarded to 23 applicants, and 93 applications were received. The available funding decreased from 683,000 euros to 500,000 euros this year, and the number of applications also decreased. The amounts awarded ranged from 5,000 euros to 70,000 euros.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) has awarded subsidies for promoting inclusion and cultural wellbeing totalling EUR 1,500,000. Altogether 16 communities received operational subsidies and 13 special subsidies.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) has awarded a total of 500,000 euros to art projects based on the “Percent for Art” principle. The grants were distributed geographically across Finland, from Loviisa to Kittilä.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) has awarded 500,000 euros in special subsidies to a total of nine communities for 2025. The new types of development subsidies were awarded, for example, to projects aimed at uniting communities and creating new operating models for different fields of the arts.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) has awarded general grants for cultural magazines and online publications for 2025. Grants were awarded to 20 magazines or online publications and four actors maintaining the availability and visibility of magazines. A total of 57 applications were received. The amounts awarded ranged from 10,000 euros to 73,000 euros.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) has decided on supplementary artist pensions starting in early 2025. Supplementary artist pensions are intended to supplement the artist’s pension security. The number of applications has increased in recent years. For the first time, less than 8 percent of applicants will receive a supplementary artist pension.

A total of 450,000 euros was awarded in project grants. These grants were awarded to 76 applicants out of 579 who applied.

The grant must be used in accordance with the work plan, but the project does not have to be fully completed during the grant period. Clarification of how the grant was used must be submitted.

Taike’s public art advisory services support public and private actors and artists in funding and implementing public art projects. The goal of the service is to strengthen the share of art projects in the development of the built environment and a commitment to the “Percent for Art” principle.