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We fund the arts and culture through grants and subsidies. Grants are awarded to individuals and working groups, while subsidies are awarded to communities.

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

The Cultural diversity team aims to promote the understanding of diversity in the arts, intercultural dialogue, the mobility of artists and international networks.

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

Congratulations on receiving a grant! The grant will be paid automatically to the account of your community and does not have to be requested separately.

Taike receives around 1100 applications for grants each year. You will receive notification by e-mail once the decision is available on the Applyforgrants.fi service.

We actively provide statements and opinions on matters related to the arts and culture. On this page you can find our most recent and important statements. Opinions are for the most part in Finnish.

Read the call for applications carefully and reserve sufficient time to fill in the application. Applications can be submitted online with a mandate that can be granted and managed using the Suomi.fi e-Authorization service.

Application periods: grants for individuals and working groups and government grants for communities.

The grant must be used only for the intended purpose and to cover the costs specified in the application. Costs must be essential and reasonable.

A final report clarifying how the grant was used must be submitted by the deadline stated in the grant decision.

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.