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The national arts councils of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have awarded state prizes for 2023 to distinguished artists, artist groups and art communities. This year, a State Prize for the Social Impact of Art was also awarded for the second time.

Here you can find a brief overview of the impact of Taike grants on general housing allowances, sickness allowances and family benefits.

A total of 37,000 euros was awarded in project grants. These grants were awarded to 7 applicants out of 27 who applied.

A total of 311,000 euros was awarded in project grants. These grants were awarded to 49 applicants out of 265 who applied.

The Arts Council of Pirkanmaa has awarded a total of 290,000 euros in working and project grants for 2023.

The call for projects within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise ESF+ theme ended on 15 May 2023. Many new projects within the creative sectors participated in the first call for applications. Altogether, 6 million euros has been allocated for the selected projects.

The Ministry of Education and Culture has appointed Henri Terho Director of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) for June and July. Terho is currently Head of Arts Support at Taike. Kaisa Rönkkö will take over as Director on 1 August 2023.

The Arts Council of Central Finland has awarded a total of 175,000 euros in working and project grants for 2023.

The arts councils of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have awarded state artist grants for artistic work beginning at the start of 2024. A record number of applications were received, more than 4400, representing an increase of 23 percent compared to last year.

The theme of this year’s Arts and Culture Barometer is the different types of work performed by artists. We invite professional artists in different fields of the arts to respond to our open online survey. Respond to the survey by 15 October!

The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have developed a new Dialogue Card tool to help arts and culture organisations make their operations more equal and sustainable. The new dialogue cards can be ordered free of charge.

The National Council for Literature has awarded artist grants beginning in 2024. Artist grants were awarded to 42 writers and 7 translators.