Finland's Cultural Exports Promotion Programme

(2007 05 30 16:49)

The Working Group for the Development of Cultural Exports has drawn up the Programme for Cultural Export Promotion 2007-2011.

The objective is to facilitate the emergence of cultural sectors into export sectors equal to other export sectors, and thereby improve employment, support business development as well as increase the turnover of companies operating in creative sectors.
In addition to the resources of the Ministries and other agencies represented in the Working Group, the entrepreneurship of creative sectors will be promoted through the different Structural Funds programmes. It is estimated that in total, some 228 million Euros will be allocated to the implementation of the Cultural Exports Programme between 2007 and 2011.


The Working Group decided that bodies working on developing the following issues should especially be supported:
- entrepreneurship, clusters and networks,
- international marketing and promotion,
- structures promoting cultural exports and the knowledge base,
- international cultural cooperation,
- competitive legal operating environment

The Programme will primarily make use of existing structures. Measures to be used fall into the following categories:
- programmes and sets of measures,
- project financing,
- export circles,
- joint initiatives and training,
- sectorial research and statistics,
- support network for cultural exports,
- general support system for the arts and culture.


To learn more about the Programme click here.
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