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The national arts councils make decisions regarding the awarding of grants and awards.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and the National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) have merged at the start of the year to form the new Finnish Arts and Culture Agency. The new agency carries out tasks related to the promotion of the arts and culture, media education and a safe media environment, as well as archiving and promoting knowledge of audiovisual culture. The merger will not result in any changes to services, although some contact information may change.

Taike has multiple expert panels. Members of the panels are collected from members of national arts councils, regional arts councils and boards.

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

Personal e-mail addresses are in the form: [email protected].

Taike has three separate boards that decide on the awarding of statutory grants.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and the National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) have merged at the start of the year 2026 to form the new Finnish Arts and Culture Agency (Kuvi). The new agency carries out tasks related to the promotion of the arts and culture, media education and a safe media environment, as well as archiving and promoting knowledge of audiovisual culture. The merger will not result in any changes to services, although some contact information may change. The head office of Kuvi is in Helsinki, and it also has regional offices.

Taike grants can be applied for online using the Applyforgrants.fi service under the name Finnish Arts and Culture Agency.

Customer service number is open Mondays to Thursdays from 10am to 12pm.

Taike’s arts councils are being restructured, and the current arts councils be discontinued as of 1 July 2026. The new structure will have a Council of Arts and Culture utilising a pool of experts and rotating grant assessment panels to assess applications. The principles of peer reviews and the autonomy of art will be maintained in decision-making. Stakeholders and the entire arts sector are being consulted extensively in the restructuring work.

Regional grants are intended for professional artists and art journalists, other arts professionals and working groups formed by them. The application period for regional grants is in spring.

Grants for individuals and working groups and government grants for communities.