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 7 April 2025 (pdf)(Link leads to external service) . The shared grant allocation principles of the Culture and Leisure Division 12 December 2023 (in Finnish)(Link leads to external service) 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, Application instructions 2025 (pdf).(Link leads to external service)
e-Services
- Instructions on the e-services for grants (Link leads to external service)
- Acting on behalf of an organisation; go to suomi.fi(Link leads to external service)
- Guidance on the use of the City of Helsinki e-services, available Monday to Friday 8−18, tel. +358 9 3108 8800
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) .