Kalliolinnantie 4
00140 Helsinki
Finland
- Research
The Foundation of the Finnish Institute at Athens is a non-profit private foundation which maintains and supports the Finnish Institute at Athens (base: Athens, Greece). Its Board consists of 12 members representing the scientific, cultural and business communities. The staff at the Institute: director, assistant director, senior administrator, research assistant, caretaker, secretary, cleaner; the staff of the Foundation: general secretary. Budget per year ca. € 750.000. Sources of funding: governmental funding (state aid, ca. 60-70 %), other foundations, doners (private persons, companies). The modalities of action include archeological (fieldwork) projects, seminars, colloquiums, lectures, courses for students, teachers and other groups, publication, exhibitions, book launches, concerts. Main partners are other academic/archeological schools in Greece, academic institutions on international level (universities etc), ministeries in Finland and Greece as well as other Finnish institutes abroad.
The Institute is an academic institution with a mission to carry out and promote the study of Greek archaeology, history, language and culture from ancient times to the present day. We aim to bridge the gap between the North-Eastern and South-Eastern corners of Europe, which especially now in the mid-2010s is quickly widening.
Main activities include archeological projects (typically 2 to 3 going on every year), student courses, colloquiums, lectures, panel discussions, exhibitions, concerts, film screenings, book launches etc.
Aa a part of the network we can take part in planning and organzing events (discussions, exhibitions, school and day care projects, research etc.) and thus bring Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean to the genereal discussion on topics of this Network especially in Finland. This is more than needed.
There is an ever-growing need of public dialogue and action that promotes the understanding of people from different backgrounds, taking into account cultural, linguistic, religious etc. facets. Together can be acheived more visibility, reach more people in wider reagions, than on one's own.