Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux

The Finnish Cultural Institute for Benelux is a cultural institute based in Brussels. Founded in 1993, the institute operates in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The Institute for the Benelux is one of 17 Finnish cultural and scientific institutes. It is an independent public interest organisation funded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture as well as by a large number of foundations and other public and private funds.

The institute focuses on long-term projects as well as creating individual relationship networks. The Finnish Institute for Benelux does not organise cultural events within its walls but works in partnership with local professionals in the cultural sphere for the development of events in the three countries of its jurisdiction.

The Finnish Cultural Institute for Benelux plays an intermediary role between Finnish cultural players and the three countries where it aims to intervene. The institute is an expert organisation whose mission is to provide information and encourage contacts in the cultural field taken in the broadest sense. The institute offers artists and cultural organisations with opportunities to enter into dialogue, to give rise to new projects and develop joint work opportunities, its objective being to develop a sustainable, long-term cooperation between artists Finland and the Benelux countries and other culture professionals from the countries concerned.