The Arts Council in Moscow will be taken home when the term expires in August. The position will then remain vacant indefinitely.
"Conditions have changed drastically since Russia chose to begin its full-scale invasion of Ukraine," says Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (M) The Swedish Arts Council's tasks are to convey Swedish culture in the world, arrange exchanges between Swedish and international cultural creators and contribute with external analysis. It will continue to have cultural councils in Berlin, London, Istanbul and Washington, where fine activities are currently conducted.