May 29, 2026 1:00 pm
Published by Hanna-Mari Peltomäki
Hope.
That was the answer given by a government official during one of our meetings when we asked how the work of foundations appears to them — what we represent in their eyes.
June 17, 2025 3:54 pm
Published by Hanna-Mari Peltomäki
A small nation has only its culture. I often like to quote the foundation’s founder, Aatos Erkko, whose words, I believe, capture the core rationale and motivation behind our work. Every year—when compiling the annual report—we critically reflect on the past. Have we approached our mission with sufficient ambition? What kind of societal investments have we made in knowledge and well-being, in our cultural capital?