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Dance House Helsinki opens

Finland’s first event and performance venue dedicated “The Finnish Cultural Foundation’s long-term support
entirely to dance opened on 2 February 2022. The first has been invaluable for the construction project and the
concrete step in the project was taken in 2011 in the form completion of the venue. The foundation’s belief in the
of a grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation. The grant project also enhanced its image among stakeholders.
financed a preliminary background survey as well as Dance House Helsinki has a historic significance for
appointing the project’s first employee, project manager Finnish dance, at both the national and international
Hanna-Mari Peltomäki. levels,” Peltomäki says.

The construction project progressed between 2011 and
2015, during which period the Foundation provided
EUR 750,000 in funding.

TUOMAS UUSHEIMO

Timeout for constructive dialogue

The mission of the Timeout Foundation, together TIMEOUT FOUNDATION (ERÄTAUKO-SÄÄTIÖ)
with other interested parties, is to change
the culture of dialogue in Finland to be more The Timeout Foundation works together with many organisations
constructive, to reduce polarisation and to increase in the fields of media and education, for example.
people’s participation in society.

The Timeout Foundation was set up in 2019 by
the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Jenny and
Antti Wihuri Foundation, the Finnish Innovation
Fund (Sitra) and the Swedish Cultural Foundation
in Finland. In 2021, the foundation's funding was
extended for another three-year period.

The Timeout method brings together people from
different backgrounds to carry out discussions as
equals, with plenty of time. The aim is especially
to include those who generally do not take part in
social debate. By now, Timeout has been used by
more than 350 organisations, with a total of 65,000
participants.