Grant Central

Each year FILI awards 500,000 € in translation and printing grants to more than 300 different projects. Numerous forms of funding are available, including grants for the translation of Finnish literature into other languages and for translation into Finnish.

Translation Grants

Printing Grants

Other Grants

FILI offers five different forms of funding. Foreign publishers may apply for funding for the translation of Finnish literature into other languages. Finnish publishers are awarded funding for the translation into Finnish and Swedish.

Printing grants offer funding for the printing of Finland-Swedish manuscripts and Samí language literature. In addition to this foreign publishers may apply for funding to help with the costs of printing Finnish comics and children’s picture books in translation.

Foreign translators may apply to FILI for travel and sample
translation grants. Sample translation grants are also awarded to foreign and Finnish
publishers. Below is a selection of other literary funding bodies.

If you are interested in FILI support for literary events or author/expert visits, please fill out a form and return it to our staff.