We foster freedom in research and the arts. Open call for artists: Saari Residence 2024 is open Read more and apply by 31 March, 4 p.m. (EEST, GMT +3) 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 News See all news Communications trainee Emma Mileva has two main passions: social media communications and learning new things Staff2.3.2023 Open call for artists: Saari Residence 2024 is open Saari Residence1.3.2023 New Grants+ Programme Coordinator Johanna Fredriksson is no stranger to the day-to-day life of a grantee Staff23.2.2023 Stories Read more stories Why is taking care of another person less valuable than taking care of a machine? Feminist researchers challenge the old ‘self-evident facts’ of economics Different Routes22.2.2023 In Mynä-Mynä-Maa, creators acted as equals, communicating openly Saari Residence14.2.2023 Struggling visual arts deserve double the funding Engine Room column13.2.2023 “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 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 New ideas for project visibility arise from communications sparring Thursday 06.04. 13:00 – 15:00 Lauttasaari Manor, phone or Zoom Grant advice sessions Wednesday 12.04. 10:00 – 12:00 Telephone or Zoom New ideas for project visibility arise from communications sparring Thursday 04.05. 13:00 – 15:00 Lauttasaari Manor, phone or Zoom 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