The Fund is devoted to promoting and developing the arts, the sciences, and other fields of endeavour in North Karelia – by providing grants and awards and organising other activities in the region’s 15 municipalities.
The North Karelia Regional Fund comprises a General Fund and bequest- and donation-based donor funds established by donors and bearing their name.
The Fund’s activities and decision-making are impartial and not linked to political parties or other organisations or associations. Grants are decided by a nine-member Administrative Council.
North Karelia 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.
It is possible to apply for grants in all fields of science and art.
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:
- Mimi ja Pia Ahrenberg Fund
- Elo Fund
- Eliel and Ina Engelberg Fund
- Heikki and Maria Inari Fund
- A. E. Kalsta Fund
- Anna Koskimaan and Aada Nevalainen Fund
- Antti and Siiri Lehvonen Fund
- Outokumpu Oy (plc) Fund
- Valter ja Elin Parviainen Fund
- S. A. Tervo Fund
- Eini and Jorma Veikkolainen Fund
The municipalities in the North Karelia Fund's region
Heinävesi, Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Juuka, Kitee, Kontiolahti, Lieksa, Liperi, Nurmes, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi, Rääkkylä and Tohmajärvi.
The municipalities in the North Karelia Fund's region
Heinävesi, Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Juuka, Kitee, Kontiolahti, Lieksa, Liperi, Nurmes, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi, Rääkkylä and Tohmajärvi.
The administrative committee
Chair
Jopi Nyman, Professor
Vice Chair
Juha Rouvinen, Professor
Maria Karhapää, Actor-director
Raine Kortet, Professor
Liisa Matveinen, Musician
Taru Peltola, Professor
Susanna Pettersson, CEO
Harri Turunen, Sculptor
Riitta Turunen, Textile artist
Katariina Vähäkallio, Dancer-choreographer
Contact information about North Karelia Regional Fund
Asko Saarelainen
Manager
North Karelia
Maarit Hämäläinen-Koljonen
Coordinator
North Karelia
