Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland

Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland is an expert on Finnish culture and society in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The institute supports mobility of Finnish contemporary art and helps artists, researchers and social and cultural actors to create international networks.

The Institute builds partnerships between the leading and most interesting Irish, British and Finnish organisations, supports research, creative industries and social innovation. The Institute has two programmes: arts and culture and society and culture. The Institute encourages cross-disciplinary and cross-border collaboration by creating networks and building new partnerships. The Institute was founded in 1991 and it is a non-profit, private foundation funded by The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.