This page brings together sources of funding for international activities and mobility. The focus is mainly from Finland to other countries.
On The Move’s publication (2025) Mobility Funding Guide to the Nordic-Baltic Region
TelepART Mobility Support
applytelepart.com/about
TelepART Mobility Support is an easy and quick micro-funding format aimed for emerging and semi-established professional artists. The grant is intended for travel and accommodation costs. Check the list of countries of the programme from the website.
Taike ⚫ Project grants
taike.fi/en/information-about-project-grants
Project grants can be used to cover travel costs.
The Finnish Cultural Foundation ⚫ Mobility Grant
skr.fi/en/grants/march-round-applications/mobility-grant-march-round-applications
Artists and art critics from any field of art are eligible to apply for a grant to cover mobility costs arising from international cooperation taking place outside Finland.
Svenska kulturfonden ⚫ Turnébidrag
kulturfonden.fi/alla-stipendier-bidrag/?omgong=58
Kulturfonden beviljar turnébidrag för turnéer i Finland och utomlands. Bidragen riktar sig till konstnärer och arbetsgrupper som är yrkesverksamma på svenska i Finland inom alla konstområden. Vi prioriterar turnéer till de nordiska länderna.
Nordic Culture Point ⚫ Mobility funding
nordiskkulturkontakt.org/en/mobility-funding
Travel funding for individual professional practitioners of art and culture in the Nordic and Baltic region.
Nordic Culture Point ⚫ Culture and Art Programme
nordiskkulturkontakt.org/en/culture-and-art-programme
The Culture and Art Programme funds Nordic co-operation in the field of arts and culture. Funding is available for projects with an artistic and/or cultural quality that promotes a diverse and sustainable Nordic Region.
Nordic bilateral foundations (Hanaholmen)
hanaholmen.fi/en/culturalcentre/hanaholmen/foundations
Hanaholmen administers four Nordic foundations, the largest one of which is the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Pohjoismainen kulttuurirahasto ⚫ Nordic Culture Fund
nordiskkulturfond.org/en
Several grant programmes: Opstart, Projektituki, Globus Opstart+ and Globus Call
EU grant programmes (Finnish National Agency for Education)
oph.fi/fi/kansainvalisyys/kansainvalistymispalvelut-organisaatioille
Culture Moves Europe
oph.fi/fi/ohjelmat/kulttuurialan-liikkuvuustuki
culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/creative-europe-culture-strand/culture-moves-europe
Culture Moves Europe provides mobility grants for artists and cultural professionals in all 40 creative Europe countries. It covers the sectors of architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts and visual arts.
Perform Europe
performeurope.eu
Creative Europe
oph.fi/en/education-development-and-internationalisation/funding-internationalisationcreative-europe