Inkeri ja Mauri Vänskän säätiö

Founded in 1985, Inkeri ja Mauri Vänskän säätiö is a grant-making foundation based in Espoo, Finland working on medical research, heritage, community development.

Inkeri ja Mauri Vänskän säätiö is a Finnish grant-making foundation established in 1985. Its purpose is to support business and livelihood activity, preserve and document North Karelian culture, support regional cultural and museum work, and advance medical research. Its grants fund medical and biological research, with priority given to cancer, cardiovascular and cerebral diseases, and it has also supported regional development projects in North Karelia, Tornio and Nurmes. Grants are open to Finnish and foreign researchers, mainly for research carried out in Finland. The foundation distributes grants periodically from the returns on its assets.