The Finnish Culture and Academic Institutes (Finland)

"Promoting Cooperation between Finnish and International Cultural and Academic Organizations"

The institute network consists of 16 cultural and academic institutes located outside of Finland as well as the Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Espoo, Finland. The institutes' areas of operation cover in total almost 70 countries. Thanks to the institutes, over 500 Finnish youths have acquired international work experience. The institutes' background organizations include 250 organizations from different fields of Finnish society. The Finnish cultural and academic institutes seek to promote cooperation between Finnish and international cultural and academic organizations. They are innovative and cost-efficient expert organizations that significantly raise Finland's visibility in the world.