Amos Andersonin rahasto supports arts, culture, and education in Finland, with a clear emphasis on Swedish-speaking and Finland-Swedish cultural life. Its giving spans film and media production, visual and performing arts, music, literature, and artist support, including residency placements in Helsinki. The funder tends to back concrete cultural projects and creative production, especially initiatives that preserve or advance Swedish-language cultural expression.
Annual Giving$12M
Focus Areas
Swedish-Language Film and Media ProductionFinland-Swedish Culture and EducationVisual Arts and Artist ResidenciesPerforming Arts and Music FestivalsLiterature and Cultural PublicationsChildren’s and Family Animation Content
Giving Approach
Biannual grantmaking with application windows in February and September; awards include project grants, production support, loss-guarantee loans for films, and residency placements. Grant sizes range from small stipends to large project awards up to around $200,000, and some support is jointly administered with Svenska Kulturfonden.
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How to approach this funder
Watch the February and September application windows and apply through the fund’s standard stipend/grant process. Tailor proposals to Swedish-speaking or Finland-Swedish cultural value, and for film projects note that manuscript development, project development, and production support are all fundable through the joint Filmpool program.
Notable grantees:
• Moilo Ab
• Making Movies
• Parad Media
• Greenlit Productions
• Finlands svenska sång och musikförbund
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from Amos Andersonin rahasto that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Opening soonCloses Sep 30, 2026
Yrkesutbildning och entreprenörskap
vocational educationentrepreneurshipeducation+3 more
Who can apply: Upper-secondary vocational institutions, universities of applied sciences, youth workshops, entrepreneurship education at folk high schools, and organizations promoting youth entrepreneurship may apply. Not for ordinary education, research, early childhood education, basic education, upper secondary education, theses, learning materials, or individuals. Applications and reporting must be in Swedish; applications may be one- or multi-year.
Deadline: February and September annual rounds; 2026 dates: 1-28.2.2026 and 1-30.9.2026
community activitychildren and youthbasic arts education+2 more
Who can apply: For registered organizations, working groups, and networks. Not for individuals, renovation projects, municipal activity in basic schools and daycare, or parent associations. Application and reporting must be in Swedish; applications may be one- or multi-year; other financing / own contribution required.
Deadline: February and September annual rounds; 2026 dates: 1-28.2.2026 and 1-30.9.2026
musicperforming artsprofessional development+3 more
Who can apply: Organizations, working groups, and individuals may apply. Not for instruments, choir costumes, working grants, or basic education. Applications and reporting must be in Swedish; organizational applications may be one- or multi-year.
Deadline: February and September annual rounds; 2026 dates: 1-28.2.2026 and 1-30.9.2026
Who can apply: Professional organizations, amateur organizations and groups, and professional individuals and groups may apply. Not for working grants. Applications and reporting must be in Swedish; applications may be one- or multi-year.
Deadline: February and September annual rounds; 2026 dates: 1-28.2.2026 and 1-30.9.2026
Who can apply: Organizations, individual artists, and working groups may apply; priority for Finland-Swedish actors. Not for basic arts education schools or working-time grants except short working grants for professional visual artists. Applications and reporting must be in Swedish; organizational applications may be one- or multi-year; work samples always required.
Deadline: February and September annual rounds; 2026 dates: 1-28.2.2026 and 1-30.9.2026
Who can apply: Organizations, working groups, and individuals may apply. Not for working grants / own salary, or publication in languages other than Swedish. Applications and reporting must be in Swedish; applications may be one- or multi-year; manuscripts, print quotes or other appendices required; work samples required for individual applicants.
Deadline: February and September annual rounds; 2026 dates: 1-28.2.2026 and 1-30.9.2026
Who can apply: Must have a connection to the Swedish language in Finland. Applications and reporting must be in Swedish. Specific subcategory criteria apply by field; some categories allow only organizations, some also individuals or working groups. Applications must be submitted within the stated February or September deadline.
Deadline: 1-28 February and 1-30 September each year
Who can apply: Open to writers, filmmakers/screenwriters, journalists, translators, and other relevant groups such as culture workers, opinion makers, and researchers. Application and reporting must be in Swedish. The fund allocates the residency periods and rooms.
Deadline: February and September rounds; residency periods for the autumn term are allocated from the application cycle
Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.