The Finnish Cultural Foundation awards grants for international artists’ residency programmes each year.
Applications close at 4 pm Finnish time on the last day of the application period.
Applications close at 4 pm Finnish time on the last day of the application period.
The following residencies are offered by the Finnish Cultural Foundation:
Open call for 2025:
- AIT, Tokyo, Japan, 3 months, visual arts/other fields
- Fabrikken, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3 months, visual arts/other fields
- Filba, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3 months, literature
- Kanuti Gildi SAAL, Tallinn, Estonia, 2 weeks, all fields of performing arts, working groups (2 to 6 people)
- MJF, Lofoten, 1 to 2 months, visual art: artist, researcher, critic, writer, curator
- MORPHO, Antwerpen, Belgium, 5 months, visual arts/other fields
- NART, Narva, Estonia, 3 months, visual arts/other fields, individual artists or work pairs
- SÍM, Reykjavik, Iceland, 3 months, visual arts/other fields, individual artists or work pairs
- Tokyo Arts and Space Residency, Japan, 3 months, visual arts/other fields, individual artists or work pairs
- Triangle, New York, United States, 3 months, visual arts/other fields
Click on the name of the residency for further details. More information can also be found in feedback from some of the Cultural Foundation’s alumni. Information on residencies that were previously part of the Finnish Cultural Foundation's Residency Programme can be found here.
Grant Decisions
Residency grants can be applied for during the August round of applications. Applications should be submitted using the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Online Application Service. Applications close at 4 pm Finnish time on the last day of the application period. The grant decisions are released by January 5th, at the latest.
Further information about Residency Grants:
