InstitutionsKone Foundation
Kone Foundation is an independent and unaffiliated organisation that awards grants to promote academic research, culture and the arts.
We foster freedom in research and the arts.
Strategy 2021–2025
Our mission is to make the world a better place by creating the conditions for free and multi-voiced art and research. Research and art are valuable in themselves and constantly challenge prevailing perceptions.
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The Kone Foundation Board of Trustees
The Kone Foundation Board of Trustees is responsible for ensuring that the operations of the Foundation are carried out appropriately and that the Foundation fulfils its mission in accordance with its rules.
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Finances
Kone Foundation relies on yields from investments for its operations. The purpose of the Foundation’s investment function is to manage the Foundation’s investment assets so that operations pursuant to the Foundation’s by-laws remain stable now and in the future.
Annual reports
You can read English summaries of our annual reports.
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We operate in Helsinki and Mynämäki.
Lauttasaari Manor
The Lauttasaari Manor is Kone Foundation’s home, which we aim to make a welcoming space of inspiring encounters and multidisciplinary interaction in the fields of art and research. The manor serves as the office of our staff in Helsinki.
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Saari Residence
The Saari Residence, maintained by Kone Foundation, is a residence for artists of all disciplines and nationalities. It is located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland.
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We believe in encounters and in crossing boundaries.
Eco-social awareness
Eco-social awareness is among Kone Foundation’s values: to us, it means social, cultural and ecological responsibility for humans, other species and the environment. Eco-social awareness manifests itself in many ways in our activities and their development.
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The Well
The Well is a place for meetings, sharing and discussions. It is a metaphor for gatherings but it is also events and happenings, aiming at connecting people from different backgrounds.
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Co-operation
We believe in encounters and in crossing boundaries. We cooperate with various organisations, implement joint projects and organise events on topics that are important to us.
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Equality at Kone Foundation
At Kone Foundation, we are committed to promoting equality both in our funding and our other activities. We take concrete action to prevent and address discrimination and commit to this work on a long-term basis.
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History of Kone Foundation
Kone Foundation was established by Heikki H. Herlin and Pekka Herlin in 1956. Because its founding members were Kone executives, the Foundation cooperated closely with Kone Corporation.
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Rules and Privacy Policy Statements
Kone Foundation is an independent foundation registered in the Finnish Patent and Registration Office. The Foundation is a legal person. Kone Foundation has two privacy policy statements.