Uudenmaan maakuntakartta

Uusimaa

The Uusimaa Regional Fund was founded in 1963 and is one of the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s 17 regional funds, and supports artistic and cultural endeavour in the region’s 26 municipalities.

Uudenmaan maakuntakartta

The Fund supports activities focused on subjects of a regional nature or coordinated by people from the region. Grants are awarded for work in the arts and arts-related projects and events. Projects promoting regional culture and carried out by either private individuals or associations, are also supported. The Fund does not support scientific research.

The Uusimaa Fund will not award grants in 2025.

The next Uusimaa Regional Fund grant application period takes place in January 2026.

The nationwide Discover Science grant is available also in the Uusimaa region in January Round 2025.

The Uusimaa 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.

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 Administrative Council representing a wide range of expertise and knowledge in the arts, the sciences, society, and business in the region.

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.


Maakunta

The municipalities in the Uusimaa Fund's region

Askola, Espoo, Hanko, Helsinki, Hyvinkää, Inkoo, Järvenpää, Karkkila, Kauniainen, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Lapinjärvi, Lohja, Loviisa, Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Nurmijärvi, Pornainen, Porvoo, Pukkila, Raasepori, Sipoo, Siuntio, Tuusula, Vantaa and Vihti.

Maakunta

The municipalities in the Uusimaa Fund's region

Askola, Espoo, Hanko, Helsinki, Hyvinkää, Inkoo, Järvenpää, Karkkila, Kauniainen, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Lapinjärvi, Lohja, Loviisa, Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Nurmijärvi, Pornainen, Porvoo, Pukkila, Raasepori, Sipoo, Siuntio, Tuusula, Vantaa and Vihti.


The administrative committee 

Suuri joukko ihmisiä seisoo kahdessa rivissä ja katsoo kameraan.
Members of Uusimaa Fund’s Administrative Council in autumn 2023. Photo: Riitta Supperi

Chair

Sanna Nyqvist, Docent

Vice Chair

Laura Rämä, M.A (Theatre and Drama), actress

Jari Eskola, Director
Hanna Johansson, Professor
Kalle Kinnunen, Journalist, author
Sanna Myllylahti, Lecturer
Hanne Selkokari, Dr, art historian
Tuomas Siitonen, Architect
Sauli Sirviö, Visual Artist
Mika Virkkala, Regional Director


Contact information about Uusimaa Regional Fund

Päivi Venäläinen

Senior Advisor, Manager

Kymenlaakso, Uusimaa

Call: Päivi Venäläinen +358 50 475 9888

Anniina Majanlahti-Binaku

Coordinator

Uusimaa, Varsinais-Suomi, Residency Programme

Call: Anniina Majanlahti-Binaku +358 50 528 8826

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