Emil Aaltosen Säätiö

Founded in 1937, Emil Aaltosen Säätiö is a grant-making foundation based in Tampere, Finland working on science & research, arts & culture.

Emil Aaltosen Säätiö is a foundation established in 1937 by industrialist Emil Aaltonen, with Hugo Suolahti as a founding figure. It supports Finnish scientific research across all academic fields by awarding personal grants to doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, and project grants of three years to research groups. Grants are directed to Finnish-speaking researchers, and applicants whose native language is not Finnish may qualify if they work in and are integrated into a Finnish-speaking research community and live in Finland permanently. The foundation also maintains the Emil Aaltonen Museum at Pyynikinlinna in Tampere, which presents Aaltonen's life and art collection, and it manages its investments under responsible investment principles using ESG data. Its annual grant distribution is around seven million euros, and it is a member of Säätiöt ja rahastot ry.