Art|According to Taike, the amount of application for an artist’s pension has increased in recent years.
Art This year, Taike, the Promotion Center, will grant an extra artist pension to 57 artists.
Most artist pensions were granted in the fields of visual arts and music.
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For example, the artist’s pension is known for their children’s books Tiina Nopola. The visual artists on the list are known for their textile art Niran baibulat.
You can read the list of recipients of the artist pension at the end of the story. For security reasons, Taike did not publicly publish the recipients of artist pensions. HS received the names with a request for information.
Extra The artist’s pension is granted to complement the artist’s pension insurance.
According to Taike, the number of applications has increased in recent years. In 2017, the number of applications increased by more than five hundred. This year, 715 artists applied for artist pension. For the first time, less than 8 % of those applying for a pension received.
In Finland, an artist pension is awarded to those over 60 or permanently incapacitated, whose income does not exceed the income threshold. Currently, the amount of the artist pension paid for state budget funds is EUR 1,623 per month. There are about 1,100 artists receiving this pension in Finland.
The recipients of an extra artist pension
Architecture: Juha Ilonen
Cinema: Simo Halinen, Katariina Lillqvist, Minna Santakari
Literature: Katriina Huttunen, Maritta Lintunen, Tiina Nopola, Robert Åsbacka
Visual arts: Johanna Aalto, Nira Baibulat, Pira Cousin, Irmeli Hulkko, Petri Hytönen, Rita Jokiranta, Helena Junttila, Pasi Karjula, Reijo Kärkkäinen, Jukka Lehtinen, Antti Linnovaara, Kimi Pakarinen, Jaana Paulus, Paavo Pelvo, Zolt Popo, Merja Puustinen, Jakka Tornberg.
Monitaide: Carl-Johan Häggman, Leena Valkeapää
Design: Riitta Heleniususus, Eliisa Isoniemi, Outi Martikainen, Ulla Pohjola, Ilona Rista, Riitta Turunen
Music: Olli Ahvenlahti, Irina Englund (Irina Milan), Matti Fagerholm (Michael Monroe), Asta Hyvärinen, Hannu Keränen, Pirkko Kontkanen, Jorma Kääriäinen, Sonja Lumme, Jyrki Myllärinen, Rauno Nieminen, Eero Palviainen, Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Sami Takamäki (Sami Takamäki).
Cartoon and artwork: Kati Kovács
Art Journalism: Harri Römpötti, Leena Virtanen
Dance art: Ulla Mirsch-Laitinen, Leena Porri
Theater art: Pekka Korpiniitty, Tapio Kouki, Mirja-Liisa Lindén
Photography Art: Olli Savio