Taike awards 11 state prizes to distinguished artists and art communities

The awarding of state prizes within specific artforms is decided annually by national arts councils, which are expert bodies of the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike). The State Prize for Children’s and Youth Culture is decided by the Director of Taike based on proposals by the arts councils.

State prizes constitute recognition by peers to an artist in their field. In the arts, recognition received from other artists in the same field has always been held in exceptionally high esteem.

State prizes for the arts have a long history. They have been awarded throughout the history of Finnish arts councils, starting in the 1960s.

The awards were presented in Helsinki on 3 December 2024.

Further information about the prizes: State prizes awarded in 2024

Further information: Henri Terho, Head of Arts Support, [email protected], t. +358 295 330 901