Budget|Several parties have their own think tanks. They also receive funding from sources other than the state budget.
Government plans to end public funding of parties’ think tanks as part of next year’s savings.
This means a big reduction, for example, in the funding of the Kalevi Sorsa foundation, which is close to the Sdp.
The decision is due to the fact that a new saving of four million euros will be allocated to state grants for the promotion of science. The Ministry of Education and Culture realizes savings by reducing funding for research activities that support social and political decision-making.
In addition to think tanks, this group also includes some private research institutes.
Sdp’s in addition, several other parties also have their own think tanks or incubators, for example the Toivo think tank of the Kokoumu, the fundamental Finns of Suomen Peru and the left-wing coalition Vasemmistoforum.
They also receive funding from sources other than the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The Kalevi Sorsa Foundation states in its own release that the grant received by the parties’ think tanks from the Ministry of Education and Culture has totaled around 700,000 euros. The Kalevi Sorsa foundation’s share of this this year is 130,500 euros.
Executive Director of the Kalevi Sorsa Foundation Lauri Finér says in the announcementthat the think tank has funded social research and organized events that bring decision-makers and researchers together.
According to Finér, in its publications, the foundation aims to present solutions to problems and supplement academic research, which often focuses more on the situational picture instead of solutions.
Kalevi Sorsa foundation says on its website that it applies for funding for its activities not only from the ministry but also from foundations and funds.
According to the activity report for last year, funding also came from the development cooperation funds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ non-governmental organizations, the Salary Workers Foundation, the Consumer Cooperative Foundation and the Työväen Opintorahasto.
Thought workshop Toivo says on his website that, in addition to the grant applied for from the ministry, they will receive an operational grant from the coalition. In addition, the think tank also applies for separate project funding from partners and the joint umbrella organization of think tanks of the European EPP parties.
Foundation of Finland think tank says he got it assistance from the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Basic Finns party for its activities.
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