C. V. Åkerlundin mediasäätiö supports the vitality of Finland’s media sector by funding research, training, development work, and fact-based responsible journalism. It appears especially interested in practical, field-building projects and individual work that strengthens media expertise, multilingual and inclusive communication, and high-quality journalistic output. The foundation gives mainly in Finland through annual calls, with a mix of individual, book, and project grants rather than open-ended unsolicited support.
Annual, application-based grantmaking with no unsolicited proposals. It offers small to moderate individual grants, one larger journalistic nonfiction book grant, and project grants that use a two-stage process (concept paper followed by full application) in March and August.
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Watch the annual March application window for individual and book grants, and use the March or August concept-paper rounds for project funding. Applicants should be based in Finland, align closely with media-sector development or journalism quality, and present a clear, realistic work plan with measurable outputs; unsolicited proposals are not accepted.
Current and upcoming funding from C. V. Åkerlundin mediasäätiö that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Projects must have a connection to Finland and benefit the Finnish media sector. Concept paper is required as the first stage; only approved concept papers may proceed to full project funding. Grants are not awarded for equipment or software purchases.
Deadline: 1–31 August annually; latest listed round is 1–31 August 2026
Who can apply: Project applications must be based on an approved concept paper. The funded project must have a connection to Finland and benefit the Finnish media sector. Thesis completion grants are for completing a master's thesis in media and are not awarded retrospectively.
Deadline: August 1-31 annually; decisions in October
Who can apply: The funded project must have a connection to Finland and benefit the Finnish media sector. For projects, overhead costs may be at most 15% of total costs (calculated without personnel costs). Grants are not awarded for equipment or software purchases. The thesis completion grant is for master's-level thesis completion and cannot be awarded retrospectively.
Deadline: August 1–31 each year; decisions in October.
Who can apply: Applicant must have a realistic implementation plan, discussions with a publisher, and a high-quality application demonstrating the journalistic value and significance of the work.
Deadline: Application period is 1-31 March 2026 for the current cycle; future cycles are not specified in the scraped content.
Who can apply: Applicant must be an individual; project must have a connection to Finland and benefit the Finnish media sector. Applications for individual grants are accepted only in the March call. Applications/attachments may be submitted in Finnish, English or Swedish.
Deadline: [backfill scrub 2026-06-02: speculative closing_date nulled] Annual March call (example: 1–31 March each year). Decisions announced in May for the March call.
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