TSV facilitates the state subsidy received from the Ministry of Education and Culture for organizing international conferences and national seminars.

Priority is given to recurring non-profit conferences of international scientific organizations that are organized in Finland by Finnish hosts in turn. Exceptions are conferences and seminars organized in connection with Finland's cultural and scientific institutes.

A significant portion of the costs must be covered by self-financing such as participation fees or funding from the organizer's own budget. The budget's income and expenses must be balanced.

The subsidy can cover up to 30% of the costs, and the total share of state funding must not exceed 30%. State funding includes, for example, project funding from the Academy of Finland and funding from the European Union. The support must be used within three years.

Application Periods

Two application periods are held annually. The next application periods are 1-31 October 2024 and 1-28 February 2025. Decisions will be made at the beginning of February 2025 and at the beginning of May 2025.

Further information

•  Georg Strien, tel. (09) 228 69 238, e-mail avustukset[at]tsv.fi