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 2024: 2.1.–31.1.2024
Decision date: by the end of April
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 2024: 2.1.–31.1.2024
Public Display Grants
Public display grants are intended for professional artists in the fields of the visual arts, photography, illustrations and comics, media art and design whose works may be displayed publicly. These grants are available to artists who reside or have resided permanently in Finland.
Application period 2024: 2.1.–31.1.2024
Decision date: by the end of April
March
Regional grants
Regional grants are intended for professional artists in the region and/or working groups formed by them. Private persons carrying on trade (private traders) may also apply project grant.
Application period 2024: 1.3.–3.4.2024
Decision date: by the end of June
Artist grants
Artist grants are intended to support the work of professional artists in different fields of the arts. The grants are awarded for a period of between six months and five years.
Application period 2024: 1.3.–3.4.2024
Decision date: by the end of September
September
Supplementary artist pension
Supplementary artist pension may be awarded in recognition of meritorious activity as a creative or performing artist.
Application period: 1.9.–2.10.2023
Decision date: by the end of February
October and 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: 1.11.–30.11.2023
Decision date: by the end of March
Application periods are subject to changes.
Subsidies for communities
October
Special subsidies for "Percent of the construction costs to art" projects
The special subsidies are intended for communities that acquire works of artists for their construction projects.
Application period 2024: autumn 2024
- Call for applications 2023 (in Finnish)
- Information about special subsidies for "Percent of the construction costs to art" projects
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.
Application period: 2.10.-31.10.2023
Decision date: by the end of February
- Call for applications 2023
- 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.
Application period: 2.10.-31.10.2023
Decision date: by the end of February
- Call for applications 2023
- Information about subsidies for promoting cultural wellbeing and inclusion
Special subsidies for art forms
These subsidies are intended to support individual projects of communities in different fields of the arts, such as associations, foundations, co-operatives and companies.
Application period: 2.10.-31.10.2023
Decision date: by the end of February
Festival Subsidies
Subsidies are intended for art and cultural festivals that have national or regional significance.
Application period: 2.10.-31.10.2023
Decision date: by the end of February
Project grants for cultural magazines and online publications
These subsidies 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.
Subsidies can be applied using applyforgrants.fi online service.
Application period: 2.10.-31.10.2023
Decision date: by the end of February
- Call for applications 2023 (applyforgrants.fi)
- Information about project grants for cultural magazines and online publications
Special Subsidies for Children's Culture'
Application period: 2.10.-31.10.2023
Decision date: by the end of February
Subsidies are intended to communities operating in region for individual projects in children’s and youth culture.
Operational subsidies for art forms
Application period: 2.10.-31.10.2023
Decision date: by the end of January
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.
Application periods are subject to changes.