Application periods
Grants for individuals and working groups
January
Library grants for writers and translators
Library grants are intended for creative work of writers and translators.
Application period 2025: 2.1.–31.1.2025
Decision date: by 30.4.2025
Library subsidies
Library subsidies are intended for elderly authors and translators who are in difficult financial circumstances, and for authors and translators who are facing financial difficulties due to illness or disability to work.
Application period 2025: 2.1.–31.1.2025
Public Display Grants
Note: Public display grants to visual artists can be applied for using the new Applyforgrants.fi service.
These grants are available to professional artists who work in the visual arts, whose works may be displayed publicly, and who reside or have resided permanently in Finland.
Application period 2025: 8.1.–31.1.2025
Decision date: by 30.4.2025
- Call for applications 2025
- Info webinar for public display grants 2025
- Information about public display grants
March
Regional grants
Regional grants are intended for professional artists and art journalists, as well as working groups formed by them. Private traders (“toiminimi”) may also apply.
Application period 2025: 3.3.–27.3.2025
Decision date: by 30.6.2025
Artist grants
Artist grants are intended to support the work of professional artists and art journalists in different fields of the arts. The grants are awarded for a period of between six months and five years.
Application period 2025: 3.3.–3.4.2025
Decision date: by 30.9.2025
September
Supplementary artist pension
Supplementary artist pension may be awarded in recognition of meritorious activity as a creative or performing artist.
Application period 2024: 2.9.–30.9.2024
Decision date: by 28.2.2025
November
Project Grants for art forms
Project grants are intended to support the implementation of individual projects by professional artists in different fields of the arts.
Application period 2024: 1.11.–28.11.2024
Decision date: by 25.3.2025
- Call for applications 2024
- Information about project grants
- Info webinar for autumn 2024 and spring 2025 (in English)
Application periods are subject to changes.
Subsidies for communities
Application period 1.10.-31.10.2024, when applying via Taike's traditional online services
Subsidies for promoting cultural diversity and combating racism
The subsidies are intended for communities. The objective of these subsidies is to promote inclusion and participation in culture, as well as intercultural dialogue.
Decision date: by 17 March 2025
- Call for applications 2024
- Information about subsidies for promoting cultural diversity and combating racism
Subsidies for promoting inclusion and cultural wellbeing
The subsidy promotes cultural wellbeing and inclusion in art and culture nationwide.
Decision date: by 17 March 2025
- Call for applications 2024
- Information about subsidies for promoting cultural wellbeing and inclusion
Special subsidies for communities
These subsidies are intended to support the development projects of communities.
Decision date: by 17 March 2025
Operational subsidies for art forms
Operational subsidies are intended to support the ongoing operations of communities in different fields of the arts, such as associations, foundations, co-operatives and companies.
Decision date: by the end of January
Application period 1.10.-7.11.2024, when applying via the new online services
Project grants for "Percent for Art" projects
These grants are intended for communities that acquire works of artists for their construction projects.
Decision date: by the end of December 2024
General grants for festivals
These grants are intended for art and cultural festivals that have national or regional significance.
Decision date: by 17 March 2025
General grants for cultural magazines and online publications
These grants are intended for cultural magazines published in Finland and online publications in any language that maintain a diverse social discussion about culture, science, the arts or different worldviews.
Decision date: by 17 March 2025
- Call for applications 2024
- Information about general grants for cultural magazines and online publications
Project grants for children's and youth culture
These grants are intended to communities operating in region for individual projects in children’s and youth culture.
Decision date: by 17 March 2025
Application periods are subject to changes.