The regional funds of Finnish Cultural Foundation support work conducted in the field of culture within their region – science and art- by awarding grants and prizes once a year.
The application period of the regional funds is 20.1.-7.2. Applications close at 4 pm Finnish time on the last day of the application period. The Uusimaa regional fund will take applications not until the January Round 2026.
The Regional Funds award grants to applicants residing or born in the region, for scientific or artistic work taking place in or focused on the region, and various cultural projects. As an individual and as a person responsible for a working group of several people, you can submit an application only to one of the regional funds. Registered organisations can submit applications to many regional funds. The Uusimaa regional fund will take applications not until the January Round 2026, read more.
In the January Round can individuals and working groups apply for working or expenditure grants, or for both of them. The registered organisations can apply for expenditure grants. Special purpose grants in the January round of applications are Local culture grants and Spearhead grants that are awarded annually for larger than customary projects. The regions have also their own special purpose grants.
As an individual or as a person responsible for a working group of several people, you can submit only one application. You can, however, be a member of a working group (but not the person responsible) in a different project than the one your personal application is focused on.
The work to be funded with the grant now being applied may begin no earlier than 15 May 2025. Expenditure grants may also be used for expenses incurring only from 15 May 2025 onward.
The grant decisions will be announced to the applicants between April and May. Both favourable and unfavourable grant decisions will be sent to grant applicants by email approximately two weeks before the publishing of the grants. The grants can be withdrawn from 22 May 2025.
The grant decisions are made by an administrative committee consisting of regional experts from various fields. If necessary, outside experts can be called upon to evaluate applications.
January Round
The Cultural Foundation’s grants team will advise you on all your grant-related questions. See the Guidance for applicants page for more details. The SKR-bot is available 24/7 to advise applicants on the online service during the application process. For technical questions related to the use of the online services, please contact tekninentuki@skr.fi.
General working grants (all the regional funds except Uusimaa)
General expenditure grants (all the regional funds except Uusimaa)
Discover Science (all regions of the regional funds, D S has an own application)
Local Culture Projects (all the regional funds except Uusimaa)
Spearhead Grant ((all the regional funds except North Karelia and Uusimaa )
Spearhead Grant for Arts (only the North Karelia Regional Fund)
Major Grant for Forest Sciences (only the South Savo Regional Fund)
Speak Finnish Boldly! (only the South Ostrobothnia Regional Fund)
Planning Grant (only the Pirkanmaa Regional Fund)
January Round
The Finnish Cultural Foundation’s activities cover all parts of Finland. While the Central Fund operates nationally, the Foundation’s 17 regional funds concentrate on promoting and developing the arts, the sciences, and other fields of endeavour at the regional level through annual grants and awards.