We foster freedom in research and the arts. In 2022, Kone Foundation awarded grants, prizes and donations totalling over EUR 48 million. Read more about our grants in 2022 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 Stories Read more stories “This cooperation will live on in many ways” – Cooperation between the arts and academic research at Kone Foundation Engine Room column24.1.2023 Lateral thinkers, conspiracy theorists and citizens of the Reich in post-pandemic Europe At the Well blog19.1.2023 How often do you really look at what you see? At the Well blog19.1.2023 Tracing tensions in the history of oil: Oil research in spotlight during the 10th Tensions of Europe Conference At the Well blog18.1.2023 Why does deadwood last almost forever? Only now is this being studied properly. Different Routes21.12.2022 At the borders of translation in a multilingual environment – from crosslinguistic communication to literary translation At the Well blog15.11.2022 News See all news Kone Foundation awards EUR 42.5 million for research and the arts – new projects open a view of potential futures Grants9.12.2022 Statistics and listings of grants, prizes and donations awarded in 2022 Grants9.12.2022 Saari Residence is building an EcoCompass environmental management system – read our new environmental pledge Saari Residence5.12.2022 Learn more about the work that we have funded 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 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 Events Webinar: Insurance Coverage for Grantees Wednesday 08.02. 13:00 – 14:15 Zoom (link will be sent to participants via e-mail) Peer mentoring programme 2023: Kick-off workshop Wednesday 01.03. 13:00 – 16:00 Lauttasaari Manor 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