Finnish grant vocabulary, translated.
A plain-language reference for terms that come up in every Finnish civic funding conversation. Bookmarkable, stable, updated rarely.
- Apuraha
- A personal grant, typically awarded to an individual artist, researcher, or practitioner for a defined project period.
- Avustus
- A subsidy or operating grant made to an organisation rather than an individual — often annual and renewable.
- Hankerahoitus
- Project funding tied to a specific, time-bound initiative with named outcomes and a reporting plan.
- Omarahoitus
- Own financing — the portion of a project budget the applicant covers through other sources (membership, earned income, in-kind).
- STEA
- The Funding Centre for Social Welfare and Health Organisations — allocates Veikkaus-derived funds to non-profit health and welfare work.
- Veikkausvoittovarat
- Proceeds from Veikkaus that, until the 2024 reform, funded a large share of Finnish arts, sports, and social-welfare grants.
- Y-tunnus
- Finnish business identifier — the tax number assigned to every registered association, company, or foundation by PRH.
- Hanke-esittely
- A short project introduction used at the pre-application stage; often two pages, written in the organisation's voice.
- Loppuraportti
- The closing report submitted to a funder at project end — typically narrative plus a financial statement.