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.
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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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.
Current and upcoming funding from Amos Andersonin rahasto that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
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: Project language must be Swedish or the project must be of particular interest to Swedish-speaking Finland. Confirmed base financing (LOC) is required for production support. Manuscript development can be funded without base financing. Applications must include synopsis, production details, applicant presentation, budget, and financing plan.
Deadline: February and 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
Who can apply: Projects should be in Swedish or of particular Finland‑Swedish interest. Production support requires confirmed basic financing (LOC). Manuscript grants may be awarded to private persons or working groups even without LOC. Production applicants must be subject to bookkeeping (i.e., companies).
Deadline: Application windows in February and September each year (joint decisions twice a year).
Who can apply: Applications made in the regular stipend application rounds; criteria and allocation determined by the fund. Applicants may be individuals or groups working in relevant artistic fields.
Deadline: Announced as part of the normal stipend application rounds (February and September).
Who can apply: Supports projects and organisations that advance Swedish‑language culture and education in Finland. Applications must be written in Swedish and submitted via the fund's electronic application system. Specific criteria per category available on the stipend pages.
Deadline: Two annual application windows: February and September (decisions communicated end of May for spring round, mid-December for autumn round).
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