Kulturanalys Norden 2025:4

Private cultural funding in the Nordic countries

Policy, statistics and consequences

Literature review

Private cultural funding in the Nordic countries

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Preface Summary The Nordic countries’ policies on private cultural funding The presence of private cultural funding in the Nordic countries Possible consequences and important policy issues Introduction Introduction Methods, limitations and key concepts Structure of the report Private and public funding – a brief history of cultural policy Private and public funding – history of cultural policy The early history of cultural policy Increased public responsibility for cultural funding The formalisation of cultural policy and criticism of commercialism Increasing market thinking from the 1980s onwards Summary Contemporary policies for private cultural funding Contemporary policies for private cultural funding Measures to increase private cultural funding Policy for private cultural funding in Denmark Policy for private cultural funding in Finland Policy for private cultural funding in Iceland Policy for private cultural funding in Norway Policy for private cultural funding in Sweden Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland International outlook and effects of measures Summary The existence of private cultural funding in the Nordic region The existence of private cultural funding in the Nordic region Types of private cultural funding Data availability and reliability Private cultural funding in Denmark Private cultural funding in Finland Private cultural funding in Iceland Private cultural funding in Norway Private cultural funding in Sweden Voluntary work as a source of funding International perspective Summary and comparison Possible consequences of increased private funding Possible consequences of increased private funding Opportunities for increased room of manoeuvre Negative impact on the autonomy and integrity Increased projectification and short-termism Transformation of the creative professions Cultural diversity and accessibility Consequences for cultural policy Summary Conclusion and discussion Conclusion and discussion A cultural policy model under renegotiation? Important cultural policy considerations Areas for further study References

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