Creative Industries and the Arts
This research area examines the arts and cultural sectors, their development, the conditions in which artists and other cultural professionals work, and policies relating to the arts and artistic practice.
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Ongoing research
Generative AI and Creative Work: Tensions between Productivity and Meaningfulness in Working Life (GeTMe)
Generative AI is transforming working life. Advances in AI can make work more efficient in the creative sector, but at the same time, they may erode the very foundations of meaningful creative work.
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Ongoing research
The Value of Copyright
The ability to determine the value of intellectual property is important from the perspectives of both business growth and securing financing. However, in Finland, companies have only rarely identified all of their intangible assets, and the tools for determining the value of copyright assets are insufficient.
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Ongoing research
Generative Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, and New Revenue Models in the Cultural Sector
The research project investigates copyright-related issues arising from the development of generative artificial intelligence.
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Ongoing research
State of Cultural Policy
The State of Cultural Policy project aims to improve the overall understanding of the current state of cultural policy in Finland and to promote informed public discussion. The project has published the State of Cultural Policy 2025 report and created platforms for knowledge-based discussion through Timeout dialogues organised across Finland, as well as through the State of Cultural Policy event held for the first time in May 2026. The event also piloted the cultural policy governance barometer presented in the report.
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Ongoing research
Earning and financing models for operating on digital platforms in the arts and culture sector
The project explores the earning and financing opportunities for digital cultural production, focusing on the provision of cultural services on digital platforms.
