foundations

Hanaholmen administers four Nordic foundations: the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Swedish-Norwegian Cultural Foundation, the Swedish-Norwegian Cultural Foundation and the Icelandic-Finnish Cultural Foundation.

In practice, this means preparing and coordinating the board meetings, managing the entire application process for all the funds´ grants and travel stipends, and coordinating the funds´ courses and programs.

Foundations

The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation

The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation is the largest bilateral foundation in the Nordics. The foundation was founded in 1960 and has the ultimate responsibility for Hanaholmen’s operations. The Foundation dispenses project subsidies and travel grants and also initiates its own projects.

The Finnish-Danish Cultural Foundation

The Finnish-Danish Cultural Foundation was founded in 1982. The aim of the Finnish-Danish Foundation is to promote relations and cultural exchange between Finland and Denmark and to increase the countries’ mutual awareness and knowledge.

The Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Foundation

The aim of the Finnish-Norwegian Foundation is to promote relations and cultural exchange between Finland and Norway and to increase the countries’ mutual awareness and knowledge. The Foundation provides grants to support projects in different spheres of society and cultural life.

The Icelandic-Finnish Cultural Foundation

The Icelandic-Finnish Cultural Foundation was founded in 1975 by the State of Finland, and its capital is EUR 1.3 million. Since 2008, the State of Iceland has contributed to the Foundation’s grants and scholarships.

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Hanaholmen has been commissioned to administer 4 Nordic, bilateral foundations. The Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation, whose Board is appointed by the Finnish and Swedish governments, is the largest foundation and, at the same time, Hanaholmen's principal. The other three foundations, which are administered by Hanaholmen on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Culture, are the Finnish-Norwegian Cultural Foundation, the Finnish-Danish Cultural Foundation, and the Icelandic-Finnish Cultural Foundation.
The Nordic foundations provide grants to support projects in different spheres of society and cultural life. Grants are awarded to individuals, organisations and associations. Grants are awarded, for instance, for co-operation in the fields of art and culture, scientific research (especially humanities and social sciences), study trips by student and pupil groups, and for learning more about either country’s cultural, social and economic conditions.