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The Saari Residence, maintained by Kone Foundation, is a residence located in Mynämäki, Southwest Finland, for artists of all disciplines and nationalities. At the Saari Residence, artists and researchers can focus on their work in a peaceful rural environment and share their thoughts and experiences with colleagues. The residence’s long-term activities and thinking are underpinned by an ecological approach, which also covers social and mental sustainability. Its keywords are slowness, insight and change. The residency places are intended for individual professional artists, fiction writers, poets and novelists, translators, composers, sound artists, curators and critics and artistic collectives (i.e., a workgroup or established organisation with a Business ID) of all disciplines and all nationalities for the purpose of carrying out a project proposed in advance. Individual residency can be applied for with a work partner in a joint application; the details of both applicants must be included in the same application. Non-fiction writers and researcher are not eligible for a residency.
We do not award residencies longer or shorter than two months.
In 2027, a major renovation will be underway at Saari Residence. As a result, the residents’ studios and one of the residential buildings will be out of use. Due to the renovation, fewer residency places than usual will be available in 2027, and work will take place in the apartments.
Residency places are always applied for one year in advance. The residency places for 2026 have already been filled and were awarded in June 2025.
The recipients of the 2027 residency places will be announced on 17 June 2026.
What we offer
The two-month individual residency includes a monthly grant based on experience, a basic accommodation (either with a kitchen, or kitchenette) that you do not have to share with others. Work pairs share a workspace. The purpose of the residency grant is to cover the cost of living, travel and other expenses.
Each member of a workgroup receives a weekly grant and accommodation in an apartment. Group members may need to share apartments, with up to three people per apartment in larger ones. Groups can apply to use either the unheated outbuilding available in the summer or the meeting room on the upper floor of the main building as their workspace.
We support ecological travel for artists coming from outside Finland to the Saari Residence, as well as for artists coming from the Global South. You can read more about travel-related forms of support at the bottom of this page.
In addition to immersion in their work, the residency offers individual artists an interactive community of artists from different disciplines and a programme organised by the Residence.
During the individual residency periods, the weekly programme includes joint presentations and feedback meetings focusing on each resident’s work, as well as Tuesday lunches together. We also organise meetings, discussions, workshops or excursions. An ecological library is available for the Saari Fellows. In addition, artists selected for the residency will have the opportunity to deepen their artistic work through conversations with mentors.
Group residencies in the summer focus on the group’s own work and projects, and the Residence does not organise a program during these periods.
Monthly grants for individual residencies
Individual residency spots include a monthly grant, the size of which varies according to experience. The grant is intended for living and travel expenses and other costs. Working and living at the Residence for the duration of the residency period (at least 42 days) is a prerequisite for receiving the grant. The days of the stay are calculated on the basis of nights spent at the Residence.
Individual residency grant classification:
- Grant 1: early career – EUR 2,700 / month
- Grant 2: mid-career – EUR 3,200 / month (min. 10 years of artistic work)
- Grant 3: experienced artist – EUR 3,800 / month (min. 20 years of artistic work).
Support for travel
You can apply for ecological travel support, slow travel support or support for travels from Global South, if you are coming to the Saari Residence from outside of Finland.
Apply for a residency by submitting your application and attachments through the Online Grant Service. The service is open during the annual application period in March. Applications cannot be submitted after the deadline.