| | The Arts Council of Pirkanmaa in English |
 | | The goals of the Arts Council of Pirkanmaa are to improve the operating environment for professional artists in the region, strengthen the position of amateur arts and art training as a part of peoples development, and to bring the arts community and the public in general closer to each other. |
 | | In accordance with its new emblem, the Arts Council is striving for these goals on the basis of the following principles: an effective regional division of labour, co-operation that is free of red tape and founded on a fresh-minded approach, and shared use of the expertise and resources that various segments possess. |
 | | The Arts Council of Pirkanmaa began its work on 1.1.1998 and is one of the 13 regional bodies of its kind in the country. |
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