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

over € 20 billion

Pool of assets

over € 500 million

Total expenditure

No data

Total employment

Finland’s foundations

Total number of foundations is 2,700.

foundations

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Member organisation

Association of Finnish Foundations 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 Svenska folkskolans vänner r.f. Svenska Kulturfonden Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation