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Read the call for applications carefully and reserve sufficient time to fill in the application. Applications can be submitted online with a mandate that can be granted and managed using the Suomi.fi e-Authorization service.

Taike awards working grants and project grants to professional artists. Working grants are intended to cover working and living costs. Project grants are intended for individual projects. Taike grants can be applied for using the Applyforgrants.fi service under the new Finnish Arts and Culture Agency name.

The grant must be used in accordance with the work plan, but the project does not have to be fully completed during the grant period. A final report of how the grant was used must be submitted.

On Tuesday 7 October 2025, arts and culture professionals from the Nordic region, the Baltics and across Europe gathered at Oulu City Hall to attend the Nordic Diversity Connections in Arts and Culture Seminar. The event addressed contemporary issues of cultural diversity, inclusion and equality in the arts and culture sector.

Congratulations on receiving a grant! The grant will be paid automatically to the account you specified on your application and does not have to be requested separately. Remember to submit clarification of how your grant was used before the deadline.

Grant decisions are based on peer reviews made by experts. A regular turnover of members combined with the diversity and regional representation of members of Taike’s expert bodies help ensure the pluralism of the decision-making process.

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.

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.

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.

Project grants for the arts are intended for arts professional and working groups formed by them for individual projects. Private traders may also apply. The application period for project grants for the arts is in autumn.

Read the call for applications carefully and reserve sufficient time to fill in the application. Applications should be submitted online, which requires strong authentication.