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Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland, has awarded the title of Art Academic to architect Mona Schalin. Schalin is an expert in building conservation, renovation and the protection of the built cultural environment. Her most notable restoration and renovation projects include the National Pensions Institute apartment building area, the Urho Kekkonen Museum Tamminiemi, the Serpentine House in Helsinki, and several of the buildings at the Suomenlinna Sea Fortress.

The system of peer reviews for the arts will be renewed on 1 July 2026, and the arts councils that have thus far made grant decisions will be discontinued. They will be replaced by a pool of experts and rotating grant assessment panels. Welcome to our online status report on the progress of preparations on Tuesday 11 November, 11am–12noon.

These grants are intended for individual projects by arts professionals. These grants may be applied for by individuals and working groups. Applications can be submitted online using the Applyforgrants.fi service. The call for applications can be found on the service under the name of the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency.

The head office of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) in Helsinki has moved from Hakaniemi to Sörnäinen as of 17 November 2025. The new address is Kaikukatu 2 C.

The Arts Council of Uusimaa has decided to award its Regional Art Prize for 2025 to NO NIIN Magazine in recognition of its ambitious and meaningful journalism. The amount of the award is 5000 euros.

The regional arts councils of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have awarded 13 regional art prizes for 2025. Regional art prizes are awarded to artists, artist groups and artist communities who have promoted the visibility and status of art in their own region and promoted a discussion of and interest in art.

Finnish Arts and Culture Agency will host a webinar on Wednesday 14 January starting at 1pm covering this year’s call for applications for public display grants and library grants for writers and translators. The webinar will go through the changes that have been made to the calls for applications and provide tips for how to apply.