Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö

Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö

Helsinki, Finland

Medical research
Grant-making foundationFounded 1930National reach
Profile last updated: July 2, 2026

About

Founded in 1930, Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö is a grant-making foundation based in Helsinki, Finland working on medical research.

The Sigrid Jusélius Foundation is a private grant-making foundation based in Helsinki, Finland. It supports top-level medical research in Finland by awarding grants to researchers, research groups and research institutions, with grants totalling 28 million euros distributed in 2025 and about 30 million euros planned for 2026. Grant decisions are prepared by a medical expert panel and made by the Board. The Foundation was established in 1930 by F. A. Jusélius in memory of his daughter Sigrid, who died of tuberculosis in 1898. It also maintains the Jusélius Mausoleum in Pori, a nationally significant cultural heritage site, and organises the Sigrid Jusélius Symposium.

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Founded

1930

Organisation type

Grant-making foundation

Legal form

Säätiö

Focus areas

medical researchgrantsfoundationbiomedicineFinland

Languages

FISVEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Medical research

How they work

Grant-making

Programmes

Sigrid Jusélius Symposium

Medical research · Finland

Biennial international medical symposium held in Espoo, funded by the Foundation and organised by a grant-holding research leader. The 2026 edition focuses on artificial intelligence in medicine and health care.

Countries of operation

Finland

Funding & support

Ways to support

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People

Management & team (4)

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