Here is how
The Baltic Sea Project
funds Baltic Sea protection
Since 2014, the Bank of Åland has been running the Baltic Sea Project to fund projects that improve the state of the Baltic Sea. Funding is available in five different categories, and individuals, companies, school classes and research groups alike can apply for funding for their projects. Applicants do not need to be established names in their field. What matters is that the applicant has an idea to make a meaningful impact on the health of the Baltic Sea.
The funding call is open! Before filling in your application, carefully review the sample application and make sure you have prepared a clear and concise answer to each question.
After the application period has closed, the jury decides which projects are financed and the size of the funding. The projects that will receive funding will be published in the spring.
The amount of Baltic Sea Project funding is based on the total deposits on the Bank of Åland’s Baltic Sea Accounts. Each year the Bank of Åland donates to environmental protection a sum equaling up to 0.2% of all deposits on Baltic Sea Accounts.
Funding recipients
In 2020 we gave out a total of €500k in funding.
€25k
WWF Finland
€5,5k
Vahtolanlahti Bay restoration plan
€42k
Finnish Environment Institute
€80k
Baltic Sea Action Group
€5k
Save the Baltic Sea - Rotary International District 1410
€130k
Clewat
€80k
John Nurminen Foundation
€50k
Race for the Baltic
€80k
The city of Mariehamn
€10k
Ådans vänner