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Kuopio Football Club KuPS, supporters’ cry of “Banzai” often echoes around football grounds. Both the cry and the football club itself rank among the most traditional and best-known in Finland.

Sea rescue operations are an excellent example of valuable collaboration between the private and public sectors. This important work is widely supported by many foundations and business life.

The village of Syvänniemi lies on the shore of lake Kuttajärvi, about half an hour’s drive from the centre of Kuopio. Syvänniemi shares a long and remarkable history with the Saastamoinen industrial family behind Saastamoinen Foundation.

Saastamoinen Foundation’s goal is to also promote children’s experiences. With the Foundation’s support, Lastenkulttuurikeskus Lastu, a children’s culture centre operating in the Pohjois-Savo region sparks a passion in local children.

Aku Louhimies’ film The Unknown Soldier will premier in October 2017. This new version of The Unknown Soldier bridges the generation gap. It is a phenomenon that tells a great Finnish story.

Foundations coming together for the common good. At its autumn meeting in 2014, the Council of Finnish Foundations (COFF) decided to make a joint gift to Finland as the country celebrates a centenary of independence.

Skolar is an international community of researchers, research funders, science communications professionals and research-minded stakeholders who believe that academics have great ideas that should be communicated with the society. To promote

SomeBuddy helps victims of cyberbullying SomeBuddy is an AI-assisted digital legal service for anyone who has encountered bullying, abuse or threats in social media. SomeBuddy helps to report cyberbullying easily and provides a SomeBuddy

The Saastamoinen Foundations has cooperated with Perpetuum Mobile ry since 2017 in co-hosting residencies for international artists in Helsinki, Finland.