We foster freedom in research and the arts. Open call for artists: Saari Residence 2026 Read more about the open call The Great Forest Dialogue Day Join the discussions about the future of forests on 2 April! In 2024, Kone Foundation awarded grants, prizes and donations totalling over EUR 56 million. See our annual grant statistics Grants We award grants for academic research, the arts, and for projects that combine research and art. Our annual grant call is held in September. Read more about our funding focuses and the application process For grant recipients Congratulations on your grant! In addition to grants, we have tailored a set of services to support the work of our grant recipients, called Grants+. Read the instructions for grant recipients Saari Residence The Saari Residence, maintained by Kone Foundation, is a residence for artists of all disciplines and nationalities. It is located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland. Read more about Saari Residence About us Kone Foundation is an independent non-profit organisation that awards grants to promote academic research, culture and the arts. We pursue active arts and research policies and constantly seek to provide alternatives to the mainstream. Read more about Kone Foundation and the work we do News See all news Kone Foundation supports Global South researchers’ visits to the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies Kone Foundation’s activities, Research20.3.2025 Report: Forestry Companies Lack Readiness to Meet EU Nature Targets Metsän puolella19.3.2025 Already 87 dialogues taking place across the country on the Great Forest Dialogue Day – registration open until 2 April Metsän puolella11.3.2025 Kone Foundation Thematic Funding Call “Securitization and Democracy” Opens in April Grants, Kone Foundation’s activities, Research4.3.2025 Kone Foundation funds the protection of a 56-hectare undeveloped island in Central Finland – and challenges others to support the conservation of natural forests “Metsän puolella” initiative26.2.2025 Open call for artists: Saari Residence 2026 Saari Residence14.2.2025 Stories Read more stories SLOW | Clearing Space for the As Yet Unseen with Lola Olufemi At the Well blog13.3.2025 After ownership – why did owning become a burden, and what is life after ownership like? Project Stories10.3.2025 Composing with trees – an interview with Riikka Talvitie Saari Residence7.3.2025 Colonial Histories and Contemporary Racism: An Interview with Marta Araújo At the Well blog28.2.2025 From Dissent to Denial: How Alternative Narratives Become “Negationism” At the Well blog27.2.2025 Transboundarities urge us to rethink about political borders, ecosystems and research At the Well blog24.2.2025 Events Thematic Funding Call Advisory Session Monday 31.03. 9:00 – 12:00 Zoom The many meanings and future of forests in Finland – Join the dialogues across the country! Wednesday 02.04. Communications sparring sessions 16 April 2025 Wednesday 16.04. 13:00 – 16:00 Zoom Learn more about the work that we have funded At the Well blog At the Well is a blog where Kone Foundation grantees tell about their projects – in their own words. Read blog posts about our grantees’ projects Different Routes Different Routes, our series of long reads, invites you to delve into new research funded by Kone Foundation. Covering an array of topics explored by various journalists, the series is edited by Tuomo Tamminen and published by Kone Foundation. Read articles from the Different Routes series Subscribe to Kone Foundation and Saari Residence newsletters Join our mailing lists, and we will send you information about our current topics via email approximately once a month. Click here to subscribe to our newsletters