We foster freedom in research and the arts. In 2025, Kone Foundation awarded grants, prizes and donations totalling over EUR 65 million. Read our annual report 2025 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 Read all news Demolition Work Reveals the Original Stone Walls of the Saari Manor Barn Saari Residence 2.10.2026 Communications Intern Tuukka Kulppi Is Interested in How People, Ideas and Stories Move Through the World Staff 29.9.2026 New Saari Fellows have arrived at Saari Saari Residence 23.9.2026 Hiljainen virta Takes You on a Dive into Mynämäki’s Waters Saari Residence 21.9.2026 Tiina-Maija Toivola to plan Kone Foundation’s new work on youth and minority participation Kone Foundation’s activities 17.9.2026 2026 general grant call has closed – over 8 000 applications received Grants 15.9.2026 Stories Read more stories All Those Chemicals Inside Microplastics Project Stories 6.10.2026 You cannot change the world At the Well blog 28.9.2026 Reflections on STAYING: Re-indigenizing and becoming home At the Well blog 11.9.2026 Labour Without the Human: How Finland’s migration reforms shift integration onto migrants At the Well blog 9.9.2026 Towards a Concrete Utopia – an Art Collective Changing the World for Queer People Project Stories 14.8.2026 Minäkin olen suomalainen – Reflections on Refugeehood, Belonging, and a Journey to London At the Well blog 26.6.2026 Events Communications coaching sessions 14 November 2026 Wednesday 14.10. 13:00 Zoom Grant Coordinator’s Advisory Clinic, 15 October Thursday 15.10. 10:00 – 12:00 Zoom Grant Coordinator’s Advisory Clinic, 19 November Thursday 19.11. 10:00 – 12:00 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 Project Stories Kone Foundation fosters freedom in research and the arts. What does freedom enable for artists and researchers? What were the projects funded by the Foundation trying to achieve and how, and what was the result? Read Project Stories 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