Many traditional sectors are currently in difficulty. The challenge for Finland is tofind a new direction for innovation policy at the national and regional level. The creative economy and culture offer one opportunity for new initiatives to strengthen Finnish in- novation activities. With this publication, the Ministry of Education and Cultural Theme Group hope to offer new perspectives on the sector to those working in the creative econ- omy and especially regional developers. At the end of the articles, the different authors present their opinion on development proposals that could be implemented in various development activities.