North Savo - Suomen Kulttuurirahasto

The North Savo Regional Fund comprises a General Fund and donor funds based on private and public donations and bequests. Grants made from the latter are directed towards areas specified by the donor at the time of their 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 11-member Administrative Council representing a wide range of expertise and knowledge in the arts, the sciences, society, and business in the region.

North Savo 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. The Fund covers 19 municipalities.

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.

Discover Science

Donor Funds

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

H. J. Aminoff Fund
Hemmo Hakkarainen Fund
Juhani Koskinen Fund
A. A. Laaksonen Fund
Yrjö Laukkanen Fund
Maija Makkonen Fund
Kalevi Silvennoinen Fund
Hulda Tossavainen Fund
Natalia ja Fredrik Trube Fund
J. E. ja Anna Tuovinen Fund
Kerttu ja Oiva Turunen Fund

The municipalities in the North Savo Fund's region

Iisalmi, Joroinen, Kaavi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Kuopio, Lapinlahti, Leppävirta, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Rautavaara, Siilinjärvi, Sonkajärvi, Suonenjoki, Tervo, Tuusniemi, Varkaus, Vesanto and Vieremä.

The municipalities in the North Savo Fund's region

The administrative committee

Suuri joukko ihmisiä seisoo kahdessa rivissä ja katsoo kameraan. — Members of the North Savo Fund’s Administrative Committee in autumn 2023. Photo: Petri Jauhiainen

Chair

Kai Kaarniranta, Professor

Vice Chair

Marianna Huttunen, Master of Arts

Heidi Jaatinen, Author
Tatu Kemppainen, Head of operative services, Kuopio University Hospital
Johanna Kuusisto, Professor
Antti Lahti, Theater manager
Leena Latonen, Research Director
Jari Martikainen, Associate Professor
Antti Niskanen, Association Director
Marjut Roponen, Professor
Hannele Turunen, Professor