
Applications close at 4 pm Finnish time on the last day of the application period.
Loan periods
As a rule, the loan period is ca. five years, and consecutive loans of the same instrument are not permitted. However, the most valuable instruments in the collection can be granted to the same person for another or even for a third loan period. Some instruments have specific requirements concerning their regional usage.
Who May Apply
The instruments are lent primarily to persons permanently residing in Finland. A Finnish applicant's studies abroad make an exception to this rule.
Grant Decisions
An instrument loan can be applied for during the March 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.
A committee of experts of the instrument collection makes the proposals to the Finnish Cultural Foundation board of trustees. The decisions will be released at the latest by the end of May.
Instruments for loan 2022
For a loan period of five years:
Violin
- Pierre & Hippolyte Silvestre II, Lyon 1840
Primarily intended for musicians from North Karelia
Violas
- Anon. "Felice Guadagnini 1865"
- Andrea Robin-Frandsen, Angers 1996
- Gerriet Groth, Wiesbaden 1980
Cellos
- Luigi Bajoni, Milano ca. 1850
- Patrick Robin, Angers 1996
For a loan period of three years:
Violin (baroque)
- Gianbattista Rogeri, Brescia 1691
Viola (baroque)
- Anon. French, ca. 1750
