Over 40 million euros for national sports organizations in Finland

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Over 40 million euros for national sports organizations in Finland

The Minister of Physical Education, Sports and Youth, from the Ministry of Education and Culture, has granted general grants to organisations promoting physical activity. A total of over 40.8 million euros was granted. Some of the general grants are now granted for the first time in two-year terms as part of the multi-year experiment. In addition, 29 summer sports federations were granted a total of over 4.5 million euros in support of enhancing top-level coaching.

The national sports service organisations, the Finnish Olympic Committee and the Finnish Paralympic Committee, received a total of 8,575,000 euros, and the sports federations (72) were granted a total of 22,821,500 euros. Other organisations promoting physical activity (25) received a total of 5,398,900 euros. This group of organisations also includes one new organisation eligible for state aid, the Finnish Athletes' Association, which received 53,000 euros. Regional sports organisations (15) received a total of 4,075,900 euros.

When considering the amount of state grants, the quality, scope and social impact of the organisation's activities are taken into account, among other things. In addition, an assessment is made of how the organisation implements the objectives of the Sports Act, the ethical principles of sports and sports, and promotes equality and equity.
Regional sports organisations will be granted a grant of 207,000 euros for the joint task of increasing physical activity. The national implementation, coordination and communication of the task will be transferred to the regional organisations during 2026 as a result of the change in strategy made by the Olympic Committee.

A review of regional sports organisations and other organisations promoting sports will be carried out during 2026, with the aim of increasing the transparency and fairness of the grant system and ensuring that the grants are proportionate to each other. In addition, the aim of the review is to find a long-term funding model for the physical activity lifestyle task assigned to regional sports organizations.

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