Kone Foundation

The Saari Residence in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland, has an Open Call for the 2027 Residency Programme for professional artists, duos and groups.

The Saari Residence in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland has an Open Call for the 2026 Residency Programme for professional artists and duos.

The Saari Residence in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland has an Open Call for the 2025 Residency Programme for professional artists and groups.

The Saari Residence in Finland, Northern Europe, is an international artist in residence for professional artists and artist collectives of various fields. The residency is maintained by Kone Foundation and located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland. The two-month artist residency periods run from September to April, with eight Saari Fellows staying at the residency at a time. From May to August, the Saari Residence is reserved for intensive group work. Applications are now open for residencies next year.

The Saari Residence in Finland, Northern Europe, is an international artist in residence for professional artists and artist collectives of various fields. The residency is maintained by Kone Foundation and located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland. The two-month artist residency periods run from September to April, with eight Saari Fellows staying at the residency at a time. From May to August, the Saari Residence is reserved for intensive group work. Applications are now open for residencies next year.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Kone Foundation invites you to apply for a three-month work grant (April-June 2020) for an artist residence that takes place in the artist’s own home. The residence allows new ideas to develop without pressure to complete a piece of work or project. The scheme is open to artists of all disciplines. You can apply for this grant for your artistic work if you are a professional artist working in Finland, a professional artist who is a Finnish citizen working abroad, or an artist with a close connection to Finland. Deadline: 5 April 2020.

The Saari Residence, maintained by Helsinki-based Kone Foundation, is an international residence located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland. Both individual and group residencies are offered. Two-month individual residency periods are available from January to February 2021, March to April 2021, September to October 2021, and November to December 2021, while the group residencies for 1 to 4 weeks take place during the months of May, June, July and August 2021. Deadline: 31 March 2020.