Deadline: 31-Mar-25
The Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Translating World Literature into Finnish grant for publishers provides a form of funding for publishers to translate high-quality world literature into Finnish.
The aim of the Cultural Foundation is to enable publishers motivated by the grant, on top of their usual supply, to translate into Finnish and publish 100 contemporary masterpieces of world literature especially from countries outside the English-speaking world.
The works to be translated may be prose, lyric poetry, or essays, aimed at the wider adult reading public interested in culture. The aim is to produce high-quality Finnish translations of high-quality original works.
Funding Information
- The sum of the expenditure grant to be applied can range between EUR 5,000 and EUR 15,000. The use of the grant begins on the date of the decision to grant and extends to a maximum of two years. The grant may be used to cover expenses arising from the translation and publication of the work.
Who may Apply?
- Translating World Literature into Finnish – A grant for Publishers accepts applications from registered organisations in the book publishing industry.
- The contact person in the application need not have the authority to sign documents on behalf of the applicant, but should know the project and be reachable during the months following the application deadline. The contact person logs in to the service using their personal Finnish online banking credentials.
- Private individuals, self-employed people working under a business name, or working groups consisting of private individuals are not eligible to apply for this grant.
Assessment Criteria
- quality of the work and the translation,
- the appeal of the work in the market from the point of view of the wider audience interested in culture,
- the original language region of the work, where works representing the non-English-speaking world will be given priority,
- a communication and marketing plan together with a schedule, i.e. the potential to gain visibility and publicity for the work and, in this manner, increase the opportunities of the wider audience interested in culture to read high-quality world literature in Finnish.
For more information, visit Finnish Cultural Foundation.