Kone Foundation project presentations

Over the years Kone Foundation has awarded many grants for the advancement of interdisciplinary research and dialogue on topical issues.

These project presentations pages provide information on some of these projects. Videos on projects can be found in the section Hanke-esittelyt (in Finnish only).

Read about Kone Foundation specially allocated grants in the section Allocated grants.

Project Presentations

The Imagined People: Transformations in the Finnish Self-image

How did the events of 1905 affect the Finnish national self-perception? How was the collective identity of the Finnish bourgeoisie reshaped by their changing relationship with the wider population? The interdisciplinary research project led by Lea Rojola is a wide-ranging investigation of the momentous cultural and societal changes of 1905 and their implications on the bourgeois identity.

Long-term Changes in Lake Ice Conditions in Northern Finland

The research project, led by Professor Atte Korhola, is part of Kone Foundation’s Scientific Analysis of Finland’s Long-term Environmental Records project proposals. The study aims to make use of Finland’s long history of keeping records of environmental conditions by combining these with a broad range of sophisticated techniques to contribute, amongst other things, to the development of a comprehensive view of climate change and ecosystem change in Northern Finland through the examination of changing ice conditions. For more information see the project’s website.