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Finland: Finnish Arts and Culture Agency (KUVI) starts operation
The National Audiovisual Institute (KAVI) and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) have merged in at the start of 2026 to form the new Finnish Arts and Culture Agency (KUVI)
The new agency carries out tasks related to the promotion of the arts and culture, media education and a safe media environment, as well as archiving and promoting knowledge of audiovisual culture. The merger will not result in any changes to services, although some contact information may change.
The statutory tasks and functions of KAVI will remain unchanged in the new agency.
The new agency has four departments: Arts and Culture Networks, Arts and Culture Funding, Audiovisual Culture, and Media Education and Age Limits. The merger has not affected the number of staff.
Emilie Gardberg was begun her duties as the first Director General of the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency.
The establishment of the Finnish Arts and Culture Agency is part of the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Education and Culture Administration 2030 reform project, combining individual agencies within the administrative sector into larger units to streamline administration and increase efficiency.
E-mail addresses are in the format firstname.lastname@kuvi.fi