Country profile

Finland

Definition
A foundation is a special fund established by its founder and managed by an autonomous administration to implement a beneficial purpose specified by the founder.

Finland’s philanthropy profile

€22,000 million (2023)

Pool of assets

€580 million (2021)

Total expenditure

No data

Total employment

Finland’s foundations

2657 (2023)

foundations

Data from the Finnish Patent and Registration Office and the Association of Finnish Foundations.

Additional links

More on the sector:

Association of Finnish Foundations

Further reading:

Data on Foundation Support in Finland 2021, 2022 Examples on Risk Management in Foundations, 2022 Foundation Barometer (2022) (opinions of the broader public on foundations in Finland) The Future of the Cultural Sector in Finland (2022)

Member organisation

Association of Finnish Foundations Finnish Cultural Foundation Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation Kone Foundation Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation Saastamoinen Foundation Society of Swedish Literature in Finland, The Stiftelsen Brita Maria Renlunds minne sr Svenska folkskolans vänner r.f. Svenska Kulturfonden Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation