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Empowering Creative Economy in Finland: Art Hub Development

Explore the challenges and opportunities in the Finnish cultural sector, focusing on supporting artists and cultural workers. Learn about projects, festivals, needs, and the importance of networking and mentoring. Discover how to enhance the creative economy with proper tools and existing structures. Gain insights into the development of the arts sector and the potential for growth through business support. Join hands with Art Hub to create a thriving ecosystem for artists and entrepreneurs in Finland.

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Empowering Creative Economy in Finland: Art Hub Development

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  1. Art Hub - Finland

  2. Background • Questionnaire and tacit knowledge • Artists & Cultural workers • Projects & Festivals • Organisations • Needs • Working spaces • Networking • Mentoring • Business support

  3. Creative Economy • In Finland, Culture is in many ways interpreted through the concept of creative economy. • Support for culture is limited. (or has been)

  4. Professionals in Culture -R&D, Quality, etc Content support Enthusiast Lifestyle Entrep. Growth Entrep. Poorly covered area Arts Councils E&E Development Centers

  5. Unique piece Craft production Mass production Cultural Products -Economic support Poorly covered area Arts Councils E&E Development Centers

  6. Past Projects • During 2000-06 programming period 160 (ESF+ERDF) culture/creative economy related projects were conducted in Finland. • Results are inadaquately utilised!

  7. Culture Business Development • Focus on helping business development organisations. • Co-coordination • In-depth understanding of culture and • Proper tools • Outcomes will have readily existing structures

  8. Art Hub: 2 Esf projects • Two separate and individual projects • State Provincial Offices of Eastern and of Southern Finland • Lasting from 2009-2011 • 1.2 M € (450 000 + 780 000) • Finance 85% – 15% and 89% – 11%

  9. Principal actors • 4 regional arts councils • 2 universities • 1 business development agency • 1 artist association • Personnel app. 8 + short term employees

  10. North Savo 250 000 inhabitants, 4.7% Culture sector 1440 workers, 2.3% Turnover 259 000 000 €, 1.9% "Places of interest" 5% Education BA 8.1%, MA 1.9% 5 regions in Finland

  11. Three key development areas • Service models • Designing an developing the existing organisations' tools in • Customer relations • Marketing • Financing • Services • Service paths • One access point • Creative community • Shared knowledge, • peer-to-peer, peer-to-pro

  12. Foundation model • Foundation´s stuctures and rules abide to commonly agreed ESF guidelines • Creative economy foundation • direct culture support with 15 000 000 € initial capital

  13. Critical success factors • Internal communication • Organisations' outdated (yet fixed) services • Lack of understanding of essence culture • different, atypical work positions • various sources of income • Dialogue between Creative economy and Culture

  14. Main points • Develop support organisations, not the field itself • Results and outcomes will have an existing infrastructure • Shared knowledge benefits all • Network of Art and Business support organisations

  15. Thank You! Niila Tamminen North Savo Arts Council, FINLAND +358 45 111 2044 niila.tamminen@minedu.fi www.pohjoissavontaidetoimikunta.fi

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