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 2025: 1.9.–30.9.2025
November
Project grants for the arts
Project grants are intended to support the implementation of individual projects by professional artists in different fields of the arts.
Application period 2025: 5.11.–2.12.2025
Application periods are subject to changes.
Government grants for communities
Application period 1.10.-4.11.2025
General grants for festivals
These grants are intended for art and cultural festivals that have national or regional significance.
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.
- Call for applications 2024
- Information about general grants for cultural magazines and online publications
Project grants for culture
These grants are intended for communities.
General grants for culture
These general grants are intended for communities.
Project grants for "Percent for Art" projects
These grants are intended for communities that acquire works of artists for their construction projects.
Internationalisation grants for the arts
These grants are intended to support the development projects of communities.
General grants for the arts
General grants for the arts are intended to support the ongoing operations of communities in different fields of the arts, such as associations, foundations, co-operatives and companies.
Application periods are subject to changes.