Grants are awarded for the translation of foreign non-commercial literature and non-fiction into Finnish. (NB. grants for the translation of Nordic literature into Finnish are available from the other Nordic literature information centres. Read more...) Grants will not be awarded retroactively for previously published translations.
Grants are awarded to cover the translation of prose, poetry, literature for children and young people, plays, comics, anthologies and magazines. In the case of non-fiction the application must clearly state the subject of the work in question.
The FILI Advisory Board decides on all funding allocation. Applicants will be notified of grant decisions in writing within two months after the end of the application period. Grant awards remain valid for 24 months.
Grant applicants
Finnish publishing houses and literature magazines may apply for grants to cover translation costs. Grants will be awarded in amounts up to but not exceeding the agreed translator’s fee. If the publisher has already paid the translator’s fee, the translation grant will be paid directly to the publisher.
Application period
The annual deadlines for online grant applications are 1st April and 1st November each year. Applications and all relevant attachments must arrive at FILI by the final application deadline. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.
Required attachments
The application must be accompanied by
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a copy of the signed contract between the Finnish publisher and the foreign copyright holder
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a copy of the signed contract between the Finnish publisher and the translator
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a copy of the work to be translated
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First-time applicants are also asked to submit the translator’s CV and general information on the publishing house.
All attachments must arrive at FILI by the deadline.
Grant terms
Translation grants will be paid when the publisher has delivered one copy of the finished publication to FILI. Before grants can be paid, the recipient must also sign and return the contract sent out by FILI; this is required by Finnish laws concerning state subsidies.
The translated book must include mention of the grant awarded by FILI.
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