What do we offer? Saari ResidenceFor residency applicants Saari Residence in Myn?m?ki, Finland Working at the Saari Residence Who can apply? What we offer Accommodation and workspaces Instructions for the online grant service Evaluation and decisions Frequently asked questions For Saari residents Accepting the residency and arriving at the Saari Residence Use of the residency grant and rescheduling Payment of residency grants Living and working at the Saari Residence Residency programmes Taxation and grant certificate The Saari Well Residency report Communication and social media Mentioning Kone Foundation and Saari Residence and the logos Saari Alumni Previous Residency Artists Community artist The Culture Trail Ecologically sustainable residency The Saari Invited Artist Residencies Reflected About Saari Residence History of Saari Manor Saari Residence co-operation Saari Residence Summer Well The Advisory Board of the Saari Residence Saari Residence staff 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?. 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). If you apply for grant 2 or 3, please describe your career phase on the application form. For example, a higher grant level cannot be justified by the cost of supplies or travel. Work pairs apply in the same application but in individual sections and choose their own grant category. If the applicant is awarded a residency spot and receives another working grant or a full artist pension simultaneously, a reduced monthly grant is paid, which is usually half of the grant amount. Grants for group residencies The groups choose a person responsible for the project to submit the application. The group residency grants are awarded based on the number of persons and the plan presented in the application. The group must comprise a minimum of three (3) people and a maximum of 10 people. Each member of a group working at the Residence receives a weekly grant, and the group can apply for support for ecological travel or Global South travel if the journey begins outside Finland. Working and living at the Residence for the awarded residency period is a prerequisite for receiving the support. We do not offer a daily allowance, salary, or support for travel within Finland or travel by environmentally unsustainable means of transport from outside Finland (unless the artists arrive from the Global South) or for supplies. Working grants for workgroups: 1 week EUR 800 / person 2 weeks EUR 1,600 / person 3 weeks EUR 2,400 / person 4 weeks EUR 3,200 / person. On the application, groups must specify their residence grant in the appropriate section on the form. 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. To reduce environmental impact, we recommend that workgroups travelling from outside of Finland apply for ecological travel support and a more extended group residency period. The application should include a general breakdown of travel costs and a more detailed travel plan with cost breakdowns attached in PDF format as attachments to the application. You must apply for travel support during the application process and it must be linked to the application; you cannot apply for it retroactively. Note: If you receive a residency and a travel grant for the same trip from elsewhere, please notify Saari Residence. We do not award overlapping grants for travel, so one of the awarded grants must be cancelled. Support for ecological travel Ecological travel refers to ecologically sustainable means of transport: avoiding air travel and travelling primarily by land by train or bus, or by sea as ecologically as possible (e.g., the lower-emission ferries Viking Grace or Viking Glory). You can apply for support for ecological travel if you are coming to Saari Residence from outside of Finland and travelling out of Finland when leaving. It is possible to apply for funding for overnight stays in affordable accommodations if necessary. The application form must be accompanied by a breakdown of travel costs and a more detailed travel plan (itinerary). The breakdown attached to the application should estimate the costs as realistically and accurately as possible. Useful links: Slow Travel – A Privilege not a Sacrifice Travelling slowly opens up new perspectives Support for travels from Global South As part of the social sustainability, diversity and accessibility of the Saari Residence, artists from the Global South can apply for support for air travel and visa costs. By “Global South,” we generally mean developing countries with low or middle incomes, primarily located in Africa, Latin America, and Asia (excluding Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore). The term does not primarily refer to geographical location but rather to economic and political power relations and the historical legacy of colonialism. You can find a list of Global South countries . Residents are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. If you arrive from of the Schengen area, you will need a visa to visit Finland. Please read more on the . Please read the instructions carefully if you are a citizen of a non-Schengen, so-called third country. The application for the travel support must be accompanied by a flight plan and any travel related to the acquisition of the visa (if the acquisition of the visa requires travel to another country, for example) with a breakdown of costs in PDF format. Return to the residency applicants’ main page