About Us

The Finnish Arts and Culture Agency was formed as part of the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Education and Culture Administration 2030 administrative reform project, within which the ministry’s administrative agencies are being combined into five main agencies. The administrative reform project promotes the operations of the education administration as a whole. The aim is to improve the service capacity and productivity of the administrative sector.

The transition to the new agency will not result in any changes to KAVI’s or Taike’s services, which can still be found on their websites, kavi.fi and taike.fi.

The Act on the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency entered into force on 1 January 2026, when the new agency begun operations.

Statutory tasks of the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency

1. To promote the arts and culture, as well as their status and significance in society, nationally and regionally, unless the task falls within the scope of another authority
2. To create conditions for the making art and the work of artists
3. To promote media education and media literacy
4. To promote a safe media environment for children
5. To preserve materials related to films and radio and television programmes and promote their research and other use
6. To promote knowledge of audiovisual culture
7. To carry out tasks assigned by the Ministry of Education and Culture

In addition, the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency is responsible for carrying out the tasks stipulated in the Act on Discretionary Government Grants, the Act on Preserving and Archiving Cultural Material, the Act on Audiovisual Programmes, the Act on Supplementary Artist Pensions, the Act on State Funding for the Promotion of Film Culture, and other legislation.

Act on the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency

Further information about the agencies merging to form the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency

National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI)

The tasks of KAVI comprise the preservation of films and television and radio programmes, the promotion of audiovisual culture, the provision and classification of audiovisual programmes, and the promotion of media education.

Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike)

The tasks of Taike comprise the promotion of the arts on both the national and international levels, as well as the promotion of other aspects of culture that are not covered by any other authority.

Finnish Arts and Culture Agency’s organisational structure and responsible persons

Director General
Emilie Gardberg

Arts and Culture Networks Department
Antti Huntus, Director

• National Scope Unit
  Susanna Mäki-Oversteyns, Head of Unit
• Inclusion Unit
  Esa Vienamo, Head of Unit

Arts and Culture Funding Department
Henri Terho, Director

• Creative Economy and Livelihoods Unit
  Tomi Aho, Head of Unit
• Government Grants Unit
• Expert Team
  Henri Terho, Director
• Planning Team
  Hanna Susitaival, Head of Unit

Audiovisual Culture Department
Mikko Kuutti, Director

• Film Archive Unit
  Tommi Partanen, Head of Archive
• Radio and Television Archive
  Mervi Leino-Niemelä, Head of Archive
• Digital Services Unit
  Pekka Tähtinen, Head of Digital Services
• Promotion of Audiovisual Culture Unit
  Marjo Kovanen, Head of Promotion of Audiovisual Culture

Media Education and Age Ratings Department
Leo Pekkala, Director

• Media Education Unit
  Saara Salomaa, Head of Unit
• Age Ratings Unit

Strategy, Communications and Public Relations Department
Riitta Vanhatalo, Director of Strategy

Administrative Services Department
Leena Kostiander, Administrative Director