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Spartacus-säätiö

Helsinki, Finland

Democracy & Civil societyHuman rightsPeace & ConflictEnvironment & ClimateTax-deductible donations
Operating foundationFounded 1989International reach
Profile last updated: June 22, 2026

About

Founded in 1989, Spartacus-säätiö is a foundation based in Helsinki, Finland working on democracy & civil society, human rights, peace & conflict +3 more.

Spartacus-säätiö is a Finnish foundation registered in 1989. It promotes and supports the political, study and research, cultural, information and international activities of the communist and labour movement. It runs solidarity projects, research and study projects and fundraising campaigns, accepts donations and bequests, and operates as a non-profit that does not engage in commercial business. Its work covers solidarity with the Sahrawi people in Western Sahara, Cuba, Kurdistan, and South Africa, as well as the preservation of the photographic and oral history of the Finnish labour movement, including the Tiedonantaja archive. It is based in Helsinki and is a member of the development cooperation organisation FINGO.

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Founded

1989

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

säätiö

Registration

1084799-3

VAT number

FI20151130

Focus areas

solidaritylabour movementoral historyphoto archiveWestern SaharaCubaKurdistanSouth Africafoundation

Languages

FISVEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Democracy & Civil societyHuman rightsPeace & ConflictEnvironment & ClimateArts & CultureHeritage

Works for

CommunitiesRefugees & Migrants

How they work

Advocacy & campaigningResearchAwareness & education

Programmes

Punaiset vuodet (Työväenliikkeen muuttuva kuva)

Heritage · Finland

Project to collect, organise and preserve photographic and oral history of the Finnish labour movement, including the Tiedonantaja photo archive.

Ääniä toisenlaisesta Suomesta

Heritage · Finland

Oral history project collecting interviews and memory cafés with labour movement veterans.

Minun tarinani sinun tarinasi

Education · South Africa

Project publishing writing by secondary school pupils speaking Xitsonga, Sepedi and Tshivenda in Limpopo, with the Timbila poetry project.

Sahrawi solidarity month 2020

Peace & Conflict · Finland

Western Sahara solidarity campaign month run together with PAND Taiteilijat rauhan puolesta.

Cuba environmental publishing support

Environment & Climate · Cuba

Support for Cuban environmental organisations' publications and ecological education, including books on Cuban birds, reptiles and mammals.

Countries of operation

FinlandCubaSouth Africa

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsLegacies

Ways to support

DonateLegacy givingVolunteer

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

FINGO

Partnerships

Suomen kommunistinen puolue, Tiedonantaja, PAND Taiteilijat rauhan puolesta, Demokraattinen sivistysliitto, Kurdish Democratic Community Centre, Kansan Arkisto, Timbila, Kuluttajaosuustoiminnan säätiö

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