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ESF+ funding within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise theme is available for projects that strengthen skills and employment in the arts and cultural sector or the creative sector and the creative economy. The next application round for such projects will be from 13 January to 31 March 2025. Creative Net supports and spars those seeking funding.

Suomen Yrittäjät – the Federation of Finnish Enterprises and the Creative Net project of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) are organising the Eloon! tour, which brings together actors from traditional business sectors with representatives of the arts, culture and the creative industries. The goal is to come up with new solutions to the challenges of regional vitality. The tour will take place this autumn and visit Lappeenranta, Jyväskylä, Rovaniemi and Rauma.

Higher education institutions were strongly represented in the first call for applications for projects within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise ESF+ theme, and many smaller actors were left without funding. Smaller actors should definitely apply for funding in the next round, but at the same time it is important to invest even more in collaboration, writes Sofia-Charlotta Kakko.

Funding within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise ESF+ theme has been awarded to nine projects after the first application round. The selected projects cover such areas as sustainable culture tourism, the audiovisual sector, music and the visual arts. The next call for applications will be announced in the second half of 2024.

The first call for applications for projects within the national Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise ESF+ theme was open from 15 March to 15 May 2023. The processing of applications is ongoing, and the ELY Centre for Häme will decide on projects to be funded during November-December.

The call for projects within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise ESF+ theme ended on 15 May 2023. Many new projects within the creative sectors participated in the first call for applications. Altogether, 6 million euros has been allocated for the selected projects.

The call for projects within the Creative and Cultural Innovation Expertise ESF+ theme is open from 15 March to 15 May 2023. Actors of all sizes within the arts, culture and creative sectors are encouraged to apply for funding. Sparring for developing project ideas and network is being organised for those interested in applying.