2003-08-19

The Nordic Model for Supporting Artists; Public Support for Artists in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden

Research Reports of the Arts Council of Finland No 26, Merja Heikkinen; (The Arts Council of Finland in co-operation with the Nordic Cultural Institute 2003) Available from the Arts Council of Finland. Email: tkt-kirjasto@minedu.fi

Is there a Nordic model for supporting artists, and if there is, how does it work? The book presents the results of a study comparing public policy toward artists in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Direct financial support for individual artists is one of the characteristic features of the Nordic arts policy. The report examines the historical development of state support for artists, the objectives, decision-making, and policy measures adopted, the volume and distribution of support, and research findings on the situation of artists in the Nordic countries.

The book follows the development of the Nordic model for supporting artists from its early history up to recent changes and reorientations, examines similarities and differences in the models of support adopted, and discusses present challenges to the Nordic model. The study is part of a larger project on Nordic cultural policy. Other publications of the project, published by Nordisk Kultur Institut, include reports examining cultural policy in Faeroe Islands, Greenland, the Sami area and Aland, and a final report entitled The Nordic Cultural Model.

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