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State subsidies for museums A museum can be approved for state subsidies on the basis of an application. The requirements for receiving a state subsidy are specified in the Museums Act and Government Decree concerning Museums. Museums statutorily ...https://okm.fi/en/state-subsidies-to-museums
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Museums and cultural heritage In central government, it is the Ministry of Education and Culture's task to oversee cultural heritage policy and legislation. The Ministry provides direction to the museum sector through funding and performance guida...https://okm.fi/en/museums-and-cultural-heritage
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Museum policy programme The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for culture policy and, as part of this, the implementation of museum and cultural heritage policy. The Ministry's goal is to promote the development of requirements for ...https://okm.fi/en/museum-policy
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11.9.2025 | JKMM Architects selected to design landmark waterfront building at the conclusion of an international, open and anonymous competition launched in April 2024. The international design competition received 624 proposals from around the world.https://okm.fi/en/-/jkmm-architects-wins-global-competition-to-design-finland-s-new-museum-of-architecture-and-design-in-helsinki
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Digital cultural heritage The digital cultural heritage initiative of the Ministry of Education and Culture develops the availability of digital cultural heritage material as well as the long-term preservation of material and information resources...https://okm.fi/en/digital-cultural-heritage
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State subsidies for arts and culture Parties that maintain museums, theatres and orchestras are granted state subsidies with which to cover the institutions' operating costs. The Government participates in this way in the funding of cultural servi...https://okm.fi/en/state-subsidies
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Visual arts in Finland Visual arts comprise painting, sculpting, graphics, photography, media and cartoon art, arts and crafts, performance and location-based art. The Ministry of Education and Culture funds visual arts with appropriations from th...https://okm.fi/en/visual-arts
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Design and architecture in Finland Finland’s Design Programme widely promotes the use and application of design. Architectural policy, in turn, boosts the quality of the built environment and helps preserve it. The Ministry of Education and Cultur...https://okm.fi/en/design-and-architecture
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Culture Finland’s cultural policy comprises the different sectors of arts and culture, museums, cultural heritage, libraries, cultural exports and creative work. Arts and culture are supported by both central and local government. The Ministry of ...https://okm.fi/en/culture
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Arts and culture in Finland The abundance of cultural institutions and the comprehensiveness of the cultural institution network are typical of Finland's arts and culture scene. The range of cultural offerings is broad-scoped, and citizens activel...https://okm.fi/en/fields-of-arts-and-culture
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Library network The Finnish network of libraries consists of public i.e. municipal libraries, research libraries (university libraries and libraries of universities of applied sciences), special libraries, and libraries located at schools and othe...https://okm.fi/en/library-network
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Extended collective licensing Extended collective licensing makes it possible for copyright societies to grant licences also on behalf of non-represented authors. This makes it easier to acquire licences in a centralised way. Based on collective n...https://okm.fi/en/extended-collective-licensing
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Financing and administration of culture and the arts The Ministry of Education and Culture is the most important central government provider of funding for arts and culture. The amount of funding allocated to museums and performing arts in the Sta...https://okm.fi/en/steering-and-financing-culture
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The areas of expertise The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the development of education, science, cultural, sport and youth policies, and for international cooperation in these fields. The Ministry’s mandate covers early child...https://okm.fi/en/areas-of-expertise
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Cultural environments Cultural environments are various types of built areas and landscapes as well as natural landscapes in which human activity or remnants of it can be seen. Within the Finnish Government, the Ministry of the Environment is resp...https://okm.fi/en/cultural-environments
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Libraries The Finnish system of municipal libraries is of high quality by international standards. Library services are among the most frequently used municipal services. Libraries are used not only for obtaining information and borrowing material...https://okm.fi/en/libraries
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The branch of government of the Ministry of Education and Culture The branch of government of the Ministry of Education and Culture comprises five agencies and two limited liability companies in addition to the Ministry itself. Furthermore, there ...https://okm.fi/en/administrative-branch
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Licences and limitations related to copyright The general principle of copyright is that a work may be used in the manner specified in the Copyright Act, and only with the permission of the author and in the manner permitted by the author. Licence...https://okm.fi/en/licences-and-limitations-related-to-copyright
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State Indemnities for Art Exhibition State guarantees help promote the organisation of major exhibitions so that museums do not need to incur the cost of insurance. The state indemnity system also applies to historical and other cultural exhibitio...https://okm.fi/en/state-indemnities-for-art-exhibition
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19.2.2026 | Emerita Maija Tanninen-Mattila, Master of Arts, Museum Director, has been appointed as Director General of the Finnish National Gallery for the period of 1 March – 31 October 2026.https://okm.fi/en/-/maija-tanninen-mattila-appointed-as-interim-director-general-of-finnish-national-gallery