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Soome Instituut Eestis

Soome Eesti Instituudi Sihtasutus

Tallinn, Estonia

Arts & CultureEducationDemocracy & Civil society
Operating foundationFounded 1991National reach
Profile last updated: October 9, 2026

About

Founded in 1991, Soome Instituut Eestis is a foundation based in Tallinn, Estonia working on arts & culture, education, democracy & civil society.

Soome Instituut Eestis is a foundation with offices in Tallinn and Tartu that promotes Finnish-Estonian cultural cooperation. It presents Finnish art, literature and other cultural fields in Estonia, runs events, training and Finnish language teaching, and supports the international mobility of Finnish artists and cultural workers. It is part of a network of Finnish institutes abroad and operates mainly in Estonia, with some events in Latvia and Lithuania.

Location

Tallinn, Estonia

Founded

1991

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

Sihtasutus

Legal name

Soome Eesti Instituudi Sihtasutus

VAT number

LT200120232

Focus areas

Finnish cultureFinnish language teachingEstoniaFinlandArtLiteratureEducationCultural cooperation

Languages

ETFIEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureEducationDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

StudentsCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingCommunity programmesGrant-making

Programmes

Together Alone

Arts & Culture · Estonia

Funding call supporting art and culture projects, including contemporary circus and sustainable fashion, with several rounds of selected projects.

ReadHour (Lugemistund)

Education · Estonia

Reading initiative that encourages reading in public spaces and promotes reading in Estonia.

Soome Instituudi Koolituskeskus

Education · Estonia

Training centre offering paid Finnish language courses and training for teachers, librarians and other interested people.

Soome Instituudi kirjandusklubi

Arts & Culture · Estonia

Literary book club events on Finnish literature held in Tallinn and Tartu.

Countries of operation

EstoniaLatviaLithuania

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingEU fundingGrantsCorporate partnershipsEarned income

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes

Partnerships

Tartu Linnaraamatukogu, Alfred Kordelini Sihtasutus, Eesti Inimõiguste Keskus

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