Promotion of  business opportunities in the creative economy

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment aims to strengthen the growth and internationalisation of creative industries and companies involved in the creative economy by making use of the tools available in its branch of government and by cooperating with other ministries and interest groups in the sector.

Growth Strategy for the Creative Economy

The Government Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo states that in connection with the cultural policy report, the Government will implement a cross-sectoral growth strategy for the creative industries. The Growth Strategy for the Creative Economy was published in June 2025.

The Growth Strategy contains public sector measures to facilitate the growth and internationalisation of creative economy companies.

• Cultural Policy Report | okm.fi 
• Growth Strategy for the Creative Economy 2025–2030 | Institutional Repository for the Government Valto (in Finnish)

Sector-specific growth agreements have been taken into account in the preparation of the strategy:

• Audiovisual Sector Growth Agreement | Institutional Repository for the Government Valto (in Finnish)
• Growth Agreement on Scalable Creative Content  | Institutional Repository for the Government Valto (in Finnish)
• Consumer and brand-oriented textiles and fashion in Finland 2040 | Business Finland Media Bank (in Finnish)

The Growth Strategy for the Creative Economy 2025–2030 was produced under the coordination of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Education and Culture, by involving stakeholders from the creative industries and hearing the views of the Advisory Board on the Creative Economy. The Advisory Board will monitor the implementation of the Growth Strategy up to 2030.

Advisory Board on the Creative Economy

The Advisory Board on the Creative Economy is an expert advisory body for business development in the creative economy. The Board is coordinated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Education and Culture and its term of office lasts from 3 December 2024 to 31 December 2030.

The Advisory Board aims to promote the growth and internationalisation within the three business sectors of the creative economy, i.e. scalable content (games, literature and music as well as the audiovisual sector), creative services (architecture, design and marketing), the event sector as well as arts and cultural services, and to ensure long-term cooperation between business and the public sector ranging from strategic planning of the creative economy to the implementation of policy measures.

• Project information of the Advisory Board on the Creative Economy | tem.fi