October 3, 2025 8:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has awarded €9.9 million in grants to 13 projects in the fields of medicine, science, arts, and culture. The announcement coincides with International Foundations Day on October 1, which highlights the role of foundations as contributors to wellbeing in society.
October 2, 2025 8:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
In spring 2025, the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation carried out the first stakeholder survey in its history. As part of this effort, we asked for feedback from grant applicants over the past three years.
June 3, 2025 8:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation has granted €8.3 million in funding to 12 initiatives in the fields of technology, art, and culture. The funded projects highlighted basic research, new technologies, and socially relevant themes. The largest grant, €1,562,000, was awarded to Professor Konstantinos Sarakinos from the University of Helsinki for a physics research project.
December 19, 2024 8:00 am
Published by Johanna Sippo
The industrial revolution boosted by biotechnology is already here, says Academician of Science Merja Penttilä. Finland has excellent starting point for this, and opportunities should not be missed.