The Arsis magazine 3/2008 takes a glance at the 40-year-old history of the Arts Council of Finland. In the editorial Chairman Hannu Saha predicts the future, too:

"Finnish art policy has long expressed a wish to include culture and art at the core of Government innovation policy alongside science and research. Therefore it is justified to hope that the Government would double its investment in the arts. This could be enabled by a new funding model that crosses administrative boundaries. The expert network of the arts councils could be a central powerhouse of ideas in this reform. The arts council system will transform into an extensive centre for the promotion of the arts as it will take over increasingly more of the executive tasks that are currently handled by the Ministry of Education."
 
The other members of the Central Arts Council present their visions on what the future of the arts will look like in 2018.

Several renowned Finnish artists, such as Author Bo Carpelan, Visual Artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila and Clarinnettist Kari Kriikku, tell about their work and career. The interviews will be published as a whole later this year in the jubilee book of the Arts Council.

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