The North Savo Regional Fund comprises a General Fund and donor funds based on private and public donations and bequests. Grants made from the latter are directed towards areas specified by the donor at the time of their bequest. Areas not covered by this procedure are supported from the general funds.
The Fund’s activities and decision-making are impartial and not linked to political parties or other organisations or associations. Grants made by the Fund are decided by an 11-member Administrative Council representing a wide range of expertise and knowledge in the arts, the sciences, society, and business in the region.
North Savo Grants
The grants of the regional fund January application round are divided into working and expenditure grants. In addition to these, grants will be awarded for special purposes.
Applicants born in the region are given priority when awarding grants, as is scientific or artistic work carried out in or covering the region. The Fund covers 19 municipalities.
January application round
Discover Science
We will award one million euros to science education for children and youth in the January 2025 application round. The Discover Science Grant aims to spark the curiosity of school-aged children and youth to engage with science and ensure equal access to science education regardless of their place of residence or background.
Donor Funds
The grants are awarded from a general fund and those donor funds open for application in the next round:
- H. J. Aminoff Fund
- Hemmo Hakkarainen Fund
- Juhani Koskinen Fund
- A. A. Laaksonen Fund
- Yrjö Laukkanen Fund
- Maija Makkonen Fund
- Kalevi Silvennoinen Fund
- Hulda Tossavainen Fund
- Natalia ja Fredrik Trube Fund
- J. E. ja Anna Tuovinen Fund
- Kerttu ja Oiva Turunen Fund
The municipalities in the North Savo Fund's region
Iisalmi, Joroinen, Kaavi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Kuopio, Lapinlahti, Leppävirta, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Rautavaara, Siilinjärvi, Sonkajärvi, Suonenjoki, Tervo, Tuusniemi, Varkaus, Vesanto and Vieremä.
The municipalities in the North Savo Fund's region
Iisalmi, Joroinen, Kaavi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Kuopio, Lapinlahti, Leppävirta, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Rautavaara, Siilinjärvi, Sonkajärvi, Suonenjoki, Tervo, Tuusniemi, Varkaus, Vesanto and Vieremä.
The administrative committee
Chair
Kai Kaarniranta, Professor
Vice Chair
Marianna Huttunen, Master of Arts
Heidi Jaatinen, Author
Tatu Kemppainen, Head of operative services, Kuopio University Hospital
Johanna Kuusisto, Professor
Antti Lahti, Theater manager
Leena Latonen, Research Director
Jari Martikainen, Associate Professor
Antti Niskanen, Association Director
Marjut Roponen, Professor
Hannele Turunen, Professor
Contact information about North Savo Regional Fund
Antti Niskanen
Association Director
Piia Julkunen
Coordinator
Kainuu, Lappi, North Savo
