Other Grants

Other Funding Bodies

 

Alfred Kordelinin säätiö ("The Alfred Kordelin Foundation")

Mariankatu 7 A, 00170 Helsinki, Finland
tel. +358 9 6840 1234, fax +358 9 6840 1246
toimisto(at)kordelin.fi, www.kordelin.fi

• primarily supports the translation of foreign language literature into Finnish, but also provides some financial assistance for the translation of Finnish literature into other languages

 

Hanasaari – Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre

Hanasaarenranta 5, 02100 Espoo, Finland
tel. +358 9 435 020, fax +358 9 467 291
rahastot(at)hanaholmen.fi, www.hanaholmen.fi
Nordic bilateral cultural foundations:
The Icelandic-Finnish Cultural Foundation
The Finnish-Danish Cultural Foundation
The Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Foundation
The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation, for more information: www.kulturfonden.net

• grants and scholarships for projects that stimulate and increase a broad cooperation between Finland and the other particular Nordic country

 

Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation

Arkadiankatu 21 A, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
tel. +358 9 454 2400
toimisto(at)wihurinrahasto.fi, www.wihurinrahasto.fi

• grants and awards for various associations and individual scientists and artists

 

Kansan sivistysrahasto ("Finnish Educational Fund")

Paasivuorenkatu 4-6 A, 00530 Helsinki, Finland
tel. +358 9 5868 5324, fax +358 9 761 787
muista(at)sivistysrahasto.com, www.sivistysrahasto.com

• awards working grants to translators

 

The Kone Foundation

Tehtaankatu 21 B 49, 00150 Helsinki, Finland
Office Manager Hilkka Salonen
tel. +358 50 531 1491, fax +358 9 260 0618
koneensaatio (at) koneensaatio.fi, http://www.koneensaatio.fi/

• awards grants for research in the humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences. In addition the Foundation maintains the Saari Residence for artists and researchers.

 

CULTURE Programme (2007-2013)

EU Programme CULTURE

More info:

Cultural Contact Point, Centre for International Mobility CIMO

PO Box 343, FI-00531 Helsinki, Finland

Telephone +358 (0) 207 868 509 or +358 (0) 207 868 540

Telefax +358 (0) 207 868 601

, http://www.cimo.fi/Resource.phx/cimo/euprogrammes/culture2000.htx

• transnational cooperation projects that involve cultural organisations from several European countries

• open for all cultural activities, with the exception of cinema and audiovisual media

• support for cultural actions, including literary translation grants for publishers

 

Niilo Helanderin säätiö ("The Niilo Helander Foundation")

Mariankatu 7 A 3
00170 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 9 684 01 238, fax +358 9 684 01 246
urpo.vento(at)niilohelander.fi, niilohelander.net

• focus areas change annually

 

Finnish Cultural Foundation

Bulevardi 5 A 5th floor, P.O. Box 203, 00121 Helsinki, Finland
tel. +358 9 602 144, fax +358 9 640 47
yleisinfo(at)skr.fi, www.skr.fi

• grants to individuals and groups working in the sciences and the arts, and to people and organisations in other fields of intellectual and cultural endeavour

• supports also larger projects through substantial grant

 

The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation

Simonkatu 8 A, P.O. Box 439, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
tel. +358 9 6930 7300, fax +358 9 6949 484
kansliet(at)kulturfonden.fi, www.kulturfonden.fi

 

National Council for Literature (The Arts Council of Finland)

Maneesikatu 7, P.O. Box 293, 00171 Helsinki, Finland
tel. +358 9 1341 7921, fax +358 9 1341 7069
tktinfo(at)minedu.fi, www.taiteenkeskustoimikunta.fi

• subsidies for authors and translators of fiction and non-fiction who either reside or have permanently resided in Finland, and whose literary work enriches Finland's cultural life; subsidies can be granted to aged writers and translators who live in economically reduced circumstances or, in some special cases, have encountered financial difficulties owing to an illness or inability to work

• grants for creative literary work

• travel grants

• Artists-in-Residence grants

Nordic Culture Point

 

info(at)kulturkontaktnord.org, www.kulturkontaktnord.org