Apply for FILI Finnish translation grants this week!

This week you can still apply for the FILI translation grant for your next Finnish bestseller!

There are 3 application periods in a year – deadlines for the grants are: 1st of February, 1st of May and the autumn application period ends this Friday 1st of November at midnight Finnish time. 

You can apply for a grant if:

  • a contract has been signed between a publisher outside Finland and the rights holder or seller of translation rights in the original work, and
  • a contract has been signed between the publisher outside Finland and a translator.

More information about various Finnish Literature Exchange grants:

Translation grants
Up to 70% of translation costs from Finnish or Finland-Swedish can be covered by a FILI translation grant. There are 3 application periods in a year and the autumn application period has already started and it ends on 01.11.2019 23:59

Printing grants
If you are publishing translations of Finnish picture books or comics, you can apply for up to 1000€ printing cost grant. There are 3 application periods in a year and the autumn application period has already started and it ends on 01.11.2019 23:59

Promotional grants
If you would like to bring a Finnish author to your country to promote a translation of his/her works, you can apply for a grant that can be used for airfare and accommodation costs of the author. The grant must be applied for a minimum of 2 months before the event is happening.

What if you haven’t bought a Finnish title yet and would like to look into one?

Reader’s report grants
If you need a native speaker to give you a report of a Finnish manuscript, you can apply for a reader’s report grant (for up to 5 reports a year, max 100€ per report).

Sample translation grants
If you need a sample translation of the work which you are considering.


Now go pick out your next Finnish bestseller from our new Fall Catalogue and apply for the FILI grants already this week!

See the full conditions and apply for all the FILI grants here: https://www.finlit.fi/fili/en/grants/