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.
→ Read moreSea 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.
→ Read moreThe 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.
→ Read moreSaastamoinen 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.
→ Read moreAku 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.
→ Read moreFoundations 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.
→ Read moreSkolar 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
→ Read moreSomeBuddy 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
→ Read moreThe Saastamoinen Foundations has cooperated with Perpetuum Mobile ry since 2017 in co-hosting residencies for international artists in Helsinki, Finland.
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