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 Open call for artists: Saari Residence 2026 Saari Residence14.2.2025 Renovation of the Old Stone Barn at Saari Manor Brings Changes to Saari Residence’s Operations Saari Residence12.2.2025 Annika Dahlsten Works with Slow Transformations Saari Residence10.2.2025 Saari Fellows in January and February 2025 Saari Residence27.1.2025 How to build conflict competence – an interview with Miriam Attias, workplace mediator supporting Kone Foundation’s grantees Kone Foundation’s activities14.1.2025 Happy Holidays! Our office is closed from 21 December to 1 January Helsinki19.12.2024 Stories Read more stories Saari Residence – beyond sustainability Saari Residence12.2.2025 Veli Lehtovaara listens to places with his whole body Saari Residence12.2.2025 Echoes of Endings: Through a Poetic Prism At the Well blog6.2.2025 Horizons of Water At the Well blog31.1.2025 Why does Russia persecute Jehovah’s Witnesses? At the Well blog24.1.2025 Emotions drive the behaviour of crowds in politics and art At the Well blog15.1.2025 Events Peer mentoring programme 2025: Kick-off workshop Monday 24.02. 12:00 – 16:00 Lauttasaaren kartano Communications sparring sessions 5 March 2025 Wednesday 05.03. 13:00 – 16:00 Zoom Communications sparring session 19 March 2025 Wednesday 19.03. 10:00 – 13:00 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