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The National Council for Audiovisual Art has awarded artist grants beginning in 2026. Artist grants were awarded to 11 artists.

The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) is an expert and service agency for promoting the arts under the Ministry of Education and Culture. Taike’s mission is to promote the arts on both the national and international levels, as well as to promote aspects of culture that are not covered by any other official body.

The National Council for Architecture and Design has awarded artist grants beginning in 2026. Artist grants were awarded to 16 artists.

The National Council for Architecture and Design has awarded artist grants beginning in 2026. Artist grants were awarded to 3 architects.

As a grant recipient, you are self-employed in terms of the Unemployment Security Act. Self-employment is covered in Chapter 2 of the Unemployment Security Act.

At Creative Net funding coffee meetings you can hear about ESF+ development funding and project planning within the arts, culture and creative sectors. The funding coffee meetings are being held from January to March 2025 every other Thursday from 9am to 10am.

A total of 150,000 euros was awarded in project grants. These grants were awarded to 29 applicants out of 153 who applied.

Taike is an organising an info briefing on the use and clarification of government grants on Thursday 10 April, 10am–11am. The info briefing will discuss the terms and restrictions of using government grants, as well as how to provide clarification of the use of the grant.

Project grants are intended for individual projects by professional artists to be implemented in 2025–2026.

The Creative Net team from the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) offers sparring for those participating in the call for applications for ESF+ projects within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise theme. Support is available for developing project ideas and finalising applications.

Work on preparing the legal amendments concerning the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and its arts councils is progressing on the basis of the consultation round that concluded in January. Taike will begin internal preparations regarding the restructuring of its arts council during March. The opinions submitted on the draft legislation raised concerns related to the autonomy of the arts, peer reviews and regional equality. These are also key issues to be addressed from Taike’s perspective.