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Documentary director Markku Heikkinen (born 1966) makes films that deal with topics that are important in Finnish society. Talvivaaran miehet (2014) takes a powerful stand on environmental policy, while taking part in the highly topical dialogue on the status and future of the mining industry in Finland.

Katja Kirsi has worked with the Zodiak Center for New Dance for ten years as Manager of Outreach and Education. During this time she has innovated, developed and implemented exceptionally wide-ranging, creative and artistically ambitious outreach and education activities.

The Mad in Finland group comprises seven strong and brilliant circus professionals who have built their careers primarily within the European circus scene.

DuvTeatern is a Helsinki-based theatre company established in 1999 that consists of theatre workers with and without intellectual disabilities. Mika Myllyaho is Director of the Finnish National Theatre.

Singer, lyricist and composer Maarit Hurmerinta has been one of Finland’s elite rock singers for over forty years. She is the first rock musician ever in Finland to receive the State Prize for Music.

The Central Arts Council has awarded development funds for 2016 to the Cross-art Collective Piste.

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.

Taiteen edistämiskeskus jakoi kärkihankeavustukset kolmatta kertaa. Pohjois-Savon Sairaanhoitopiirin Kuntayhtymä sai 180 000 euroa kuuden maakunnan kulttuurihyvinvointisuunnitelman laatimiseen. Loput kolme toimijaa saivat kukin 40 000 euroa.

Taiteen moninaisuuden ja liikkuvuuden toimikunta on jakanut liikkuvuusapurahoja yli 100 000 euroa. Apurahan sai 73 taiteilijaa tai työryhmää. Hakijoita oli 307.

ESF+ funding within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise theme is available for projects that strengthen skills and employment in the arts and cultural sector or the creative sector and the creative economy. The next application round for such projects will be from 13 January to 31 March 2025. Creative Net supports and spars those seeking funding.

The Creative Net team at the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) offers info briefings and quarter-hour sparring sessions for those interested in applying for ESF+ funding within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise theme.

The Central Arts Council has appointed the national arts councils and regional arts councils operating under the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) for the 2025–2026 term. The 20 arts councils have 174 members in total. The main task of the arts councils is to decide on the awarding of grants and prizes. Members of the arts councils are artists and art experts, and their work is based on the principle of peer reviews.