Guidance and support for applying for sports grants

On this page you will find instructions on how to apply for sports grants.

Documents on the awarding, use and reporting of grants

All sports grants are governed by the general grant allocation guidelines of the City of Helsinki(Link leads to external service) 28 October 2019 (pdf). The shared grant allocation principles of the Culture and Leisure Division(Link leads to external service) 12 December 2023 (in Finnish) also apply to sports grants.

The sections of the general grant allocation guidelines of the City of Helsinki that apply to the applicant are listed here(Link leads to external service).

The criteria for sports grants, use and reporting are stipulated in the annual application guide. (2024 application guide for sports(Link leads to external service))

e-Services 

Sports grant information events

Sports Services organise information events open to all on the types of grants for sports, the eligibility criteria and changes to the criteria. You will be able to ask any questions about grants at these events. The dates of the information events are announced in, for example, the front page of the pages dedicated to sports grants, in the sports partner newsletter(Link leads to external service) (in Finnish) and on the Liikuntaseurat Helsingissä Facebook group(Link leads to external service).