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Appropriations from the state budget to the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have been cut by a total of 1.3 million euros for 2024. When deciding on the distribution of appropriations, Taike has evaluated the situation in different fields of the arts and forms of support based on changes to the number of applications and an overall assessment of the need for state support.

Eikka Alatalo creates ecological circus art against bullying. His Motör Circus show combines circus art and a musical hobby that he started in his childhood.

The Ministry of Education and Culture has appointed members to the Board for Grants and Subsidies to Writers and Translators for the 2024–2026 term. The new Chairperson is museum director Terhi Pietiläinen, who previously served as a member of the board. The new Deputy Chairperson is writer Joni Pyysalo.