South Karelia

The South Karelia Regional Fund was founded in 1962. As one of the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s 17 regional funds, it is devoted to promoting and developing the arts, the sciences, and other fields of endeavour in South Karelia – by providing grants and awards, and organising other activities in the 9 municipalities in the region.

The South Karelia Regional Fund provides grants and awards to local people active in the arts, the sciences, and other fields of endeavour and to scientific or artistic work carried out in or covering one or more of the region’s municipalities.

The South Karelia Regional Fund comprises a General Fund and donation- and bequest-based donor funds. Grants made from the latter are directed towards areas specified by the donor when making his or her bequest. Areas not covered by this procedure are supported from the general funds.

South 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.

Applicants born in the region are given priority when awarding grants, as is scientific or artistic work carried out in or covering the region, together with major regional cultural projects.

 


Donor Funds

The grants are awarded from a general fund and those donor funds open for application in the next round:

  • South-Karelia Regional Council Fund
  • Lahja and Lauri Hotinen Fund
  • Aliisa Pitkänen Fund
  • Aino and Ester Sinko Fund
  • Aune and Urho Uimonen Fund
  • Helvi Viren Fund

Kartta Etelä-Karjalan maakunnasta, johon nimetty alueen kaupungit

The municipalities in the South Karelia Fund's region

Imatra, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Luumäki, Parikkala, Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti, Savitaipale and Taipalsaari

The municipalities in the South Karelia Fund's region

Imatra, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Luumäki, Parikkala, Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti, Savitaipale and Taipalsaari

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The administrative committee 

The South Karelia Fund’s Administrative Committee represents a wide range of expertise and knowledge in the arts, the sciences, society, and business in the region. Photo: Jani Kautto

Chair

Karl-Erik Michelsen, Professor

Vice Chair

Mona Taipale, RDI Specialist, M.A., M.B.A.

Ari Jantunen, Professor
Marko Jylli, Marketing and Communications Manager
Pasi Luukka, Professor
Arttu Muukkonen, CEO
Sanna Ojanne, Master of Philosophy
Timo Rissanen, Theater Director
Johanna Ruohonen, Development Director
Markus Sarantola, D.M.A.


Contact information about South Karelian Regional Fund

South Karelian Regional Fund
Kauppalankatu 2 A 1
45100 Kouvola

etela-karjala@skr.fi

South Karelia Regional Fund's logos

Päivikki Eskelinen-Rönkä

Senior Advisor, Manager

South Karelia, South Savo, January Round: Discover Science Grant

Call: Päivikki Eskelinen-Rönkä +358 9 6128 1263

Anu Toivonen

Coordinator

Kymenlaakso, South Karelia, South Savo

Call: Anu Toivonen +358 50 306 6462

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