The Finnish Film Foundation (, ) is an independent

foundation Foundation(s) or The Foundation(s) may refer to: Common uses * Foundation (cosmetics), a skin-coloured makeup cream applied to the face * Foundation (engineering), the element of a structure which connects it to the ground, and transfers loads f ...

with the task of supporting and developing Finnish film production, distribution and exhibition. It is supervised by the Department for Cultural Policy in the

Ministry of Education and Culture A ministry of education and culture is a cabinet position in the governments of several nations. In some nations the ministry of education and the ministry of culture are separate departments; in others, the ministry of education and culture al ...

. The foundation is supported by grants from the Finnish national lottery. The Finnish Film Foundation’s headquarters with its cinema are located in

Katajanokka Katajanokka (; ) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland, with around 4000 inhabitants in 2005. The district is located adjacent to the immediate downtown area, though in the first major town plan for Helsinki from the mid-18th century, the area ...

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

in a 19th-century harbour terminal. The foundation is responsible for the export and international promotion of

Finnish films A list of films produced in Finland ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Finnish films see :Finnish films * List of Finnish films before 1917 * List of Finnish films of 1917–39 * List of Finnish films of the 1940s * List of ...

. It also grants film production support for individual films, with an aim of supporting "high quality" productions. The Managing Director of the foundation is

Lasse Saarinen Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri. Notable people named Lasse include: Given name * Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician * Lasse Berg Johnsen (b ...

, who replaced

Irina Krohn Irina Kaarina Krohn (born 10 July 1962) is a Finnish politician and a former member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She is also member of the city council of Helsinki and has held positions in various other organisations. ...

as director in 2016.

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Finnish Film Foundation
Foundations based in Finland Film organisations in Finland Mass media in Helsinki {{film-org-stub

See also

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