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Taike’s arts councils will be restructured as of 1 July 2026. The legislation was approved by Parliament in June. What will change and what will remain the same? Welcome to our open webinar on Monday 18 August, 11am–12noon.

A supplementary artist pension may be awarded as recognition of an outstanding contribution to the creative or performing arts. Supplementary artist pensions are intended to supplement the artist’s pension security.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and Mela, the Farmers' Social Insurance Institution of Finland, are organising an online info briefing on pension and accident insurance, a legal obligation for recipients of working grants that are awarded for a period of four months or more.

On Tuesday 5 November at 10am, Taike is organising a one-hour info briefing for professional artists and working groups about this autumn’s call for applications for project grants. The online webinar will discuss basic principles and provide tips on how to apply.

This October, Taike is organising one-hour info briefings for communities applying for grants and subsidies. There will be two of these online webinars for the different forms of support. The first webinar will discuss the following types of subsidies: subsidies for promoting cultural diversity and combating racism, subsidies for promoting inclusion and cultural wellbeing, special subsidies for communities, and operational subsidies for specific artforms.

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 expenses using the same application.

Taike will host a webinar in Finnish covering this autumn’s grant applications on Wednesday 4 October from 2pm to 3:30pm. The webinar will go through which grants individuals and working groups can apply for and offer tips on how to apply.

Taike will host a webinar in Finnish covering this autumn’s subsidy applications on Wednesday 4 October from 11am to 12:30pm. The webinar will go through which subsidies communities can apply for and offer tips on how to apply.

Taike will host a webinar in English covering grant and subsidy applications on Friday 6 October from 11am to 12:30pm. The webinar will go through which grants individuals and working groups can apply for and which subsidies are intended for communities. The webinar will also offer tips on how to apply for Taike grants and subsidies.

Artist grants are intended to support the work of professional artists and art journalists in different fields of the arts. The grants are awarded for a period of between six months and five years.

Taike’s Creative Net project provides sparring and workshops for those interested in funding within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise theme (ESF+). Our sparring and workshops provide useful perspectives on clarifying project ideas, co-development and project communications. Events will be held across Finland this autumn.

AVARA – Art & Tech <3 Sustainability event brings together artists and creators interested in digitality and sustainability. AVARA is an annual event organized by the Centre for Arts Innovation (CAI) at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences, co-hosted this year with the Arts Promotion Centre Finland’s Creative Net project (ESF+).