Additional value of EU Structural Funds and the European Agricultural Fund for Finnish cultural policy
The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture commissioned Cupore to conduct a survey of the Structural Fund and Rural Development programmes in mainland Finland in 2015. The survey’s purpose was to determine the significance
and impact that the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Rural
Development Programme have had on cultural development in the programme period 2007–2013. The survey was carried out to gain more information on project implementation from the perspective of culture and the effectiveness of the cultural projects.
Several cultural projects were also analyzed from the perspectives of innovativeness, effectiveness and contributions to cultural policy. The survey and project analyses incorporated also previous research conducted in the Ministry and in CUPORE.
The surveys was reported in Finnish. An English summary of the report in available (see Publications below).
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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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State funding for culture in Finland