AVEK grants and support guidelines

AVEK's source of funding, the compensation for private copying, will be halved in 2025. We are now waiting for information on how the compensation will be distributed to the different actors and what the share of our funds will be in 2025. Due to the situation new applications cannot be submitted now. Final reports for previously supported projects can be submitted in our application system normally. We will announce next application periods in early 2025 through our information channels.

See our support guidelines

Films and media art
Mediarata
Support for international promotion
Training and course support
Support for audiovisual culture
CreaDemo and Digidemo
Kehittämö – Talent Development Lab

You will find the AVEK support application privacy policy statement on the bottom of this page. It was updated 4.1.2022.

Finnish support guidelines

Finnish support guidelines

Our values and decision criteria

Our support decisions are based on our values which are courage, creativity, openness, equality, diversity and authorship. To see our values and decision criteria in more detail, please check this picture.

How to apply for support from us

The infographic below shows the general steps involved in applying and information on how the process continues once you have received the support. More detailed application instructions for each of the grants can be found on separate pages (see list above).

Applying for AVEK grants 1. Read the support instructions carefully. 2. Log in to AVEK’s application system. Select whether you are applying as an individual or an organisation. 3. Create your application. Start your application right away! You do not have to complete the application at once: you can save the application as a draft. Be sure to send it in the end. 4. You will get a grant decision. If the support is granted... 5. You will receive a request for a payment plan from AVEK… 6. ...in connection with which you will sign an agreement with AVEK. 7. The support will be paid to you in accordance with the agreement. 8. Carry out the project you planned or the part of it you specified in your application. Keep a record of your expenses. Report on the progress of the project according to the agreement. 9. You can provide AVEK with communication material right after the work is finished We are happy to highlight the projects we support in our communications! Remember to add the AVEK logo in the work and use the hashtag #AVEKsupports in social media. 10. Submit a final report in the AVEK application system. We will be happy to help with any questions about the application!

Applications and final reports in the online application system

All AVEK grants are applied for through our application system. This is also where the final reports are submitted.

The system displays incomplete applications and applications that require a final report. An incomplete application can be saved and its contents edited.

Application deadlines vary according to the type of support. On the final day of the application period, the applications must be submitted to the AVEK online application system by 4 pm at the latest.

Registering for the system

Applications can be submitted as a private person, a work group or a representative of an organisation (production company, association, etc.).

Individuals and work groups must create a new account in the system before submitting their first application. Your email address will serve as your username. You can choose the password yourself.

Representatives of organisations must either create a new organisation account in the system or join an existing one. If your production company or the association you represent has no incomplete applications in the AVEK application system, please register in the system and then create a new organisation account on the “Make an application” page, using the “Create a new organisation” button. You should register with a personal email address, not the general address for your organisation.

Assign a lead user to the organizational account. The lead user can edit the organization’s information and manage the organization’s users and applications.