Minna Ruusuvirta
Senior Researcher, D.Soc.Sc., MEcon.
Presentation
I work as a senior researcher at the Centre for Cultural Policy Research (CUPORE). My main areas of expertise include local cultural policy, third sector organisations, financing arts and culture, art and cultural institutions and artist policy. I am interested in interdisciplinary research and the development of new methods.
My dissertation Does sector matter? Plural characteristics and logics in third sector festival organisations was completed in spring 2019. In the dissertation I examine third sector arts and cultural festival organizations from the sectoral perspective, especially focusing on the phenomenon of hybridization/marketization.
I was the chair of the board of the Society for Cultural Policy Research in Finland in 2022-2025. In the years 2020–2022, I was the editor-in-chief of the Cultural Policy Research Yearbook (Kulttuuripolitiikan tutkimuksen vuosikirja).
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Research projects
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2021 (ongoing research)
Equality and participation
Diversity and equity in arts and culture
Cupore’s research frequently addresses issues of diversity and equality in the arts and culture sector. The Ministry’s Working Group for Cultural Policy, Immigrants and Promotion of Cultural Diversity (2021), and the subsequent Ministry’s Action Plan to Promote Diversity in the Arts and Culture Sector (2023) proposed that Cupore begin regular reporting on these topics.
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2018 — 2027 (ongoing research)
Production and events
Oulu2026 evaluation research
Oulu will be European Capital of Culture in 2026 along with 39 other municipalities from Northern Finland. Oulu2026 is a long-term, culture-based urban development project, the aim of which is cultural climate change. The purpose of the project of the Oulu2026 project is to create and bring culture, wellbeing, and vitality to our Northern region.
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2016 (ongoing research)
Municipalities and regions
Evaluation on Basic Public Services
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2015 (ongoing research)
Art and artists
The Arts and Culture Barometer
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2023 — 2025
Art and artists
Artists’ Social and Psychological Well-being at Work
Cupore is participating in a subproject focusing on the arts, culture and events sectors in the Mental Health Toolkit project coordinated by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in 2023–2025.
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2020
Production and events
Research on the Impacts and Meanings of Finland 100
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2017 — 2019
Municipalities and regions
EspooCult
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2011 — 2012
Structures and funding
The impact and effectiveness of the increase in government subsidies to professional theatres, orchestras and museums
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2008 — 2018
Municipalities and regions
Data collection on local government cultural provisions
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2021 (ongoing research)
Equality and participation
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Cupore's publications
Open Close- Cupore's publications 2026 Arts and Culture Barometer 2025
- Cupore's publications 2025 Constructing legitimate multi-level cultural policy: local and European objectives in the European Capital of Culture Oulu2026
- Cupore's publications 2025 Oulu2026 Progress Report for 2024: Overview of Activities
- Cupore's publications 2025 Arts and Culture Barometer 2024
- Cupore's publications 2025 The Oulu2026 Progress Report for 2023: Overview of Programme Projects
- Cupore's publications 2024 Different types of work performed by artists
- Cupore's publications 2024 Towards Oulu2026 - European Capital of Culture
- Cupore's publications 2023 Occupational Wellbeing of Artists
- Cupore's publications 2022 Artists in the Future
- Cupore's publications 2021 Artists and Artistic Work in Local Municipalities
- Cupore's publications 2020 City Development and Cultural Policy
- Cupore's publications 2020 Urban development and cultural policies
- Cupore's publications 2020 The road to an inclusive city: cultural diversity, participation and accessibility
- Cupore's publications 2019 Participation in cultural events and creative leisure activities in Espoo
- Cupore's publications 2018 Culture and cross-sectoral cooperation
- Cupore's publications 2018 Culture and city development
- Cupore's publications 2016 Festivals in Finland
- Cupore's publications 2013 Local government cultural provisions in financial figures III
- Cupore's publications 2008 Local government cultural provisions in financial figures, pilot study
- Cupore's publications 2008 Local government cultural provisions in financial figures I
- Cupore's publications 2007 VANIA. Validation and Certification of Training in the Field of European Cultural Cooperation Project Management