Helsinki Music Centre Foundation
The mission of the Helsinki Music Centre Foundation is to promote and treasure different forms of music through performances, mainly at the Musiikkitalo in Helsinki.
The Foundation awards grants and scholarships for events and acquisitions that promote its mission. The Foundation is a non-profit organisation.
The Helsinki Music Centre Foundation was established in 2009. The foundation awards grants from its donation funds, the most remarkable of which was the one-million-euro donation received from the Pro Musica Foundation in 2010. The objective of the grant programme is to bring a variety of performances to Musiikkitalo and to bring together diverse audiences.
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Donation campaign for the Musiikkitalo organ
January 2024 saw the unveiling of Musiikkitalo’s long-awaited new concert organ. The scheme for a new organ was revived in 2017 following a one-million-euro donation from Kaija Saariaho. Further funding was provided by the City of Helsinki, the Ministry of Education and Culture and a number of charitable foundations. Further financial support came from a large number of private donors who sponsored individual pipes in their name, through the donation campaign organized by the Helsinki Music Centre Foundation.
The concert organ at Musiikkitalo is now ready but donation campaign is still ongoing. Profits from the campaign will be used to ensure that this magnificent and unique instrument receives the use it deserves, bringing joy to music lovers. The proceeds from the fundraising campaign will be used to support music created for the Musiikkitalo organ and events in which the organ has the main role.
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Grants
Musiikkitalo Foundation Grant Application
The Foundation awards grants and scholarships for events and acquisitions that promote its mission.
The Pro Musica grant is intended for professionals and organisations in the music sector and supports, among other things, various music projects, concerts and events.
The Urut soimaan grant aims to promote organ music and support concerts and projects in the field. The Urut soimaan grant was open for applications for the first time in summer 2025.
The dates, instructions and application criteria for the next application round will be published later.