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The Central Arts Council has a key role as an expert in the art policies of the Ministry of Education and Culture.

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

Taike will be holding two webinars this October to discuss this autumn’s calls for applications for grants available to communities. The first webinar will cover the following forms of support: general grants for festivals, general grants for cultural magazines and online publications, project grants for "Percent for Art" projects, internationalisation grants for the arts, and general grants for the arts. A second webinar on project grants for culture and general grants for culture will be held on 9 October from 3pm to 4pm.

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The National Council for Music has awarded artist grants beginning in 2026. Artist grants were awarded to 46 artists.

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.

Taike will be holding two webinars this October to discuss this autumn’s calls for applications for grants available to communities. The second webinar will cover project grants for culture and general grants for culture. A separate webinar on Taike’s other grants for communities will be held on 9 October from 1pm to 2pm.

The National Council for the Visual Arts has awarded artist grants beginning in 2026. Artist grants were awarded to 10 artists.

Taike will be holding an English-language webinar on Tuesday 14 October from 4pm to 5pm to discuss this autumn’s calls for applications for grants available to communities. The webinar will explain the changes that have been made to this year’s calls for applications and provide tips on how to apply.

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.