Operating grants

Application period: 1–31 January
Application method: Online application (strong authentication)
Decision-maker: Culture and Leisure Committee
Who can apply: Associations, registered organisations

Associations or communities whose activities are inter-municipal in nature and whose inter-municipal cooperation is justified may also apply for the grant. In such cases, the grant only applies to hobbyists from Tuusula. We strive to balance the equality of different types of hobbies with criteria that affect the activity grant. We do not process late applications.

Eligibility criteria:

We grant subsidies based on past activities. We request an assessment of future developments. 

Activities of under-20s during the previous operating year:  

• Number of groups meeting during the operating period
  • number of regularly meeting and guided groups throughout the operating year 
• Number of meetings during the operating period
  • for regular and guided activities, the total number of meetings throughout the year  
• Number of children and young people involved in the activities
  • total number of children and young people involved in the association's activities (individuals) 
• Number of events and occasions
  • the number of separate events and occasions organised by the association. This also includes, for example, day camps and longer events per day.

Assessment of developments in the coming year:

Activities in the association will 1) increase 2) decrease 3) remain unchanged in the coming year. If you select option 1 or 2, please briefly describe the changes.

Common guidelines for grants from the Culture and Leisure Committee:

• Grants can only be applied for electronically between 1 and 31 January. 
• The application must briefly describe the purpose of the grant and the objectives of the activity. The budget must be structured and clearly indicate the self-financing portion. Attach a more detailed action plan and budget to the application.  
• The Culture and Leisure Committee decides on the criteria for allocating grants and the distribution of the annual budget allocated for this purpose.
• The municipality will pay the grant to the bank account specified by the applicant once the decision has become final.
• The local authority may reclaim the grant if it has not been used for the purpose for which it was awarded.
• Any change in the intended use of the grant must be applied for in writing to the Culture and Leisure Committee.
• The municipal authorities have the right to check the use of funds by the recipient of the grant and the related documents.
• If necessary, the head of the service area may make technical adjustments to the distribution criteria.
• Grants are reported to the Culture and Leisure Committee in connection with the interim report. 
• We use the information collected in connection with grant applications for processing applications, communication, maintaining the association register and statutory statistics.

The association must submit the following latest documents relating to its activities with the application or by 31 December at the latest: 

• action plan and budget 
• the latest annual report, financial statements and auditor's statement.

Data protection:

• The applicant is aware that the application and its appendices are public documents (Act 1050/2018). 
• We use the information collected in connection with grant applications for processing applications, communication, maintaining the association register and statutory statistics. 
• The privacy policy for the grant application register is available on the municipality's website at tuusula.fi/tietosuojaseloste.

Further information: Head
of Leisure Services Risto Kanerva, +358 40 314 2220

Application period: 1–31 January
Application method: Online application (strong authentication)
Decision-maker: Culture and Leisure Committee
Who can apply: Associations, clubs and other registered organisations

The Culture and Leisure Committee supports sports activities organised by registered clubs, associations and other registered organisations by granting annual operating subsidies in accordance with the distribution criteria. Grants may also be applied for by associations or organisations whose activities are inter-municipal in nature and whose inter-municipal cooperation is justified. In such cases, the grant only applies to participants from Tuusula. We strive to balance the equality of different types of activities with criteria that affect the operating grant. We do not process late applications.

Eligibility criteria:

We grant subsidies based on past activities. We request an assessment of future developments.

Activities of under-20s during the previous operating year:  

• Number of groups meeting during the operating period
  • number of regularly meeting and guided groups throughout the operating year 
• Number of meetings during the operating period
  • for regular and guided activities, the total number of meetings throughout the year
• • total personnel expenses for the whole year   
• Rental costs per year for premises used by the association in its activities
  • the costs of all premises used by the association, including premises outside Tuusula, if they are used by children and young people in Tuusula.

Activities of those over 20 years of age during the previous operating year:  

• Number of groups meeting during the operating period
  • Number of regularly meeting and guided groups throughout the operating year.

Assessment of developments in the coming year:

Activities in the association will 1) increase, 2) decrease, or 3) remain unchanged in the coming year. If you select option 1 or 2, please briefly describe the changes.

Common guidelines for grants from the Culture and Leisure Committee:

• Grants can only be applied for electronically between 1 and 31 January. 
• The application must briefly describe the purpose of the grant and the objectives of the activity. The budget must be structured and clearly indicate the self-financing portion. Attach a more detailed action plan and budget to the application.  
• The Culture and Leisure Committee decides on the criteria for allocating grants and the distribution of the annual budget allocated for this purpose.
• The municipality will pay the grant to the bank account specified by the applicant once the decision has become final.
• The local authority may reclaim the grant if it has not been used for the purpose for which it was awarded.
• Any change in the intended use of the grant must be applied for in writing to the Culture and Leisure Committee.
• The municipal authorities have the right to check the use of funds by the recipient of the grant and the related documents.
• If necessary, the head of the service area may make technical adjustments to the distribution criteria.
• Grants are reported to the Culture and Leisure Committee in connection with the interim report. 
• We use the information collected in connection with grant applications for processing applications, communication, maintaining the association register and statutory statistics.

The association must submit the following latest documents relating to its activities with the application or by 31 December at the latest: 

• action plan and budget 
• the latest annual report, financial statements and auditor's statement.

Data protection:

• The applicant is aware that the application and its appendices are public documents (Act 1050/2018). 
• We use the information collected in connection with grant applications for processing applications, communication, maintaining the association register and statutory statistics. 
• The privacy policy for the grant application register is available on the municipality's website at tuusula.fi/tietosuojaseloste.

Apply for a grant:

Fill in the electronic application form in the online service by 31 January.

Further information: Head
of Leisure Services Risto Kanerva, +358 40 314 2220

Application period: 1–31 January
Application method: Online application (strong authentication)
Decision-maker: Culture and Leisure Committee
Who can apply: Individuals, groups and associations

The Act on Municipal Cultural Activities defines the municipality’s task as promoting cultural and artistic activities, participation, accessibility and use, as well as arts and cultural education and cultural heritage. Municipalities must also create conditions for professional artistic work and activities. Municipalities must promote culture and the arts as part of the well-being, health, participation, community spirit and local vitality of their residents. The aim of cultural grants is to increase community spirit, participation and the range of local events on offer. The goal is to create functional conditions for local and cultural activities, artistic practice and hobbies, and to expand and diversify the local cultural offering.

Support for cultural and artistic activities is discretionary and is mainly targeted at individuals, groups and associations engaged in cultural and local history activities or artistic work on a professional or amateur basis in the municipality of Tuusula. The support is not intended to finance studies, teaching projects in schools and educational institutions, or social activities. We do not grant support for events that are closed or organised only for members, or for activities that are supported by other municipal grants. 

When evaluating grant decisions, we favour projects, activities or events that have

• effects on community spirit, participation, accessibility and well-being.
• effects on the diversity of cultural and artistic activities in the municipality.
• cooperation between cultural and artistic actors.
• self-financing and a realistic action plan.

Forms of support:

• production support for professional artists and professional groups
• production support for amateur artists
• production support for arts and cultural associations
• working grant for professional artists.

Search criteria:

• Production grants are used to support the production of performances, exhibitions, events or publications, as well as related marketing and communications, coaching activities and salaries (e.g. choir conductor's salary costs).
• The working grant is intended to secure and improve the working conditions of professional artists in Tuusula and to support their further education. The same person cannot receive a working grant for two consecutive years without special grounds.
• The application must explain the purpose of the grant and the work plan, and briefly describe the objectives of the activity. The cost estimate must be structured and indicate the self-financing share.
• Professional artists and professional groups must attach a CV to their application.
• The association must submit the following latest documents relating to its activities with the application or by 31 May at the latest:
  • the previous year's annual report, financial statements and auditor's statement
  • action plan and budget for the current year.

Applying for grants:

You can only apply for the grant online between 1 and 31 January each year.

Associations must submit other attachments to the application (the budget for the current year and the previous year’s annual report, financial statements and auditors’ report) by 31 December at the latest.

Payment, use and monitoring of grants:

• Grants for cultural and artistic activities must be used during the operating year in which the grant is applied for.
• Grants are paid in accordance with generally accepted principles in the municipality.
• Submit a written report on the completed project, specifying income and expenses by type. Attach receipts to the report. Submit the report on the completed project by 31 December at the latest. The report does not apply to recipients of working grants.
• The municipal authorities have the right to check the use of funds by the recipient of the grant and the related documents in order to verify compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant.
• Production support or working grants may be reclaimed if the principles gove ing the award of grants have not been complied with.
• Any change in the intended use of the grant must be applied for in writing to the Culture and Leisure Committee during the year in which the grant is awarded.
• See also the joint guidelines on grants from the Culture and Leisure Committee.

Report on the use of the grant:

A report on the use of grants must be submitted to the electronic service system by 31 December. The system is the same one used to submit the application. 

Enquiries: Tuusula Cultural Services, +358 40 314 3436, +358 40 314 3456

Common guidelines for grants from the Culture and Leisure Committee:

• Grants can only be applied for electronically between 1 and 31 January. 
• The application must briefly describe the purpose of the grant and the objectives of the activity. The budget must be structured and clearly indicate the self-financing portion. Attach a more detailed action plan and budget to the application.  
• The Culture and Leisure Committee decides on the criteria for allocating grants and the distribution of the annual budget allocated for this purpose.
• The municipality will pay the grant to the bank account specified by the applicant once the decision has become final.
• The local authority may reclaim the grant if it has not been used for the purpose for which it was awarded.
• Any change in the intended use of the grant must be applied for in writing to the Culture and Leisure Committee.
• Submit a written report on the completed project, detailing income and expenses. Attach receipts to the report. The report must be submitted by 31 December at the latest. The report does not apply to recipients of working grants.
• The municipal authorities have the right to check the use of funds by the recipient of the grant and the related documents.
• If necessary, the head of the service area may make technical adjustments to the distribution criteria.
• Grants are reported to the Culture and Leisure Committee in connection with the interim report. 
• We use the information collected in connection with grant applications for processing applications, communication, maintaining the association register and statutory statistics.

The association must submit the following latest documents relating to its activities with the application or by 31 December at the latest: 

• action plan and budget 
• the latest annual report, financial statements and auditor's statement.

Data protection:

• The applicant is aware that the application and its appendices are public documents (Act 1050/2018). 
• We use the information collected in connection with grant applications for processing applications, communication, maintaining the association register and statutory statistics. 
• The privacy policy for the grant application register is available on the municipality's website at tuusula.fi/tietosuojaseloste.

Apply for a grant:

Fill in the electronic application form in the online service by 31 January.

Further information: Ulla Kinnunen
, Director of Culture and Museums, +358 40 314 3456

Application period: 1–31 January
Application method: Online application (strong authentication)
Decision-maker: Culture and Leisure Committee
Who can apply: Associations, registered organisations

Those involved in organising leisure activities must take various measures to ensure that fees do not become a barrier to participation. This must be resolved through cooperation. The responsibility lies with everyone involved, not just local authorities or clubs, but everyone. The aim should be to enable children to enjoy a wide range of activities at an affordable price, and to ensure that young people have access to a wide range of activities that they enjoy. For as many people as possible and for as long as possible. 

The general economic situation affects associations, and rising costs indirectly impact many of the fixed costs of club activities that are not directly related to the activities organised. For example, the costs of facilities vary greatly between different types of activities. 

The municipality of Tuusula supports associations and other organisers of leisure activities with a grant aimed at reducing the leisure activity fees of children and young people in Tuusula on financial, social and health grounds. The grant requires reciprocity from the applicant association. The grant awarded may not be used as additional funding for activities that increase costs; instead, the association may implement cost-reducing measures in its activities.   

The total costs of participating in leisure activities consist of many different types of costs. The costs can vary greatly depending on the activity. Club activities and leisure activities involve mandatory and fixed fees, coaching and competition costs, and equipment and gear expenses. Associations cannot influence all costs, so everyone has a role to play. 

The costs of participating in leisure activities may also include travel expenses, recreational activity costs and many other expenses. Reducing costs is a joint task for all parties involved in the activities.  

Eligibility criteria:

• The applicant shall present the scope of the plan, its effects and the reasons for how and to how many people it will allocate the hobby subsidy,
  • Example: A child participating in the activity pays a monthly fee of X € to the association/education provider. The monthly fee(s) will be waived/halved for X months.

• The applicant shall present a plan on how it can contribute to reducing hobby fees and expenses and what kind of savings are targeted.
  • Example: Secondary and cost-increasing items and measures are eliminated/reduced from the action plan. These may include competition trips and secondary training trips and camps, equipment purchases, facility costs, non-essential trips abroad or other similar items.

Further information:

Grants for cultural
services Ulla Kinnunen, Director of Cultural and Museum Services, +358 40 314 3456

Leisure services grants Head
of Leisure Services Risto Kanerva, +358 40 314 2220

The Wellbeing and Health Promotion Committee grants operating subsidies primarily for special sports activities, the activities of pensioners’ organisations and activities carried out by non-profit associations or communities. The activities receiving grants must support the municipality’s basic tasks and/or the implementation of the municipality’s strategy.

Grants aimed at promoting the well-being and health of residents

• we strengthen community spirit and participation
• we prevent loneliness and exclusion
• We support educational work and preventive measures.
• We promote independent action and activity among local residents.
• We will improve the conditions for voluntary work.

Principles of assistance:

Operating grants may be awarded to applicants whose registered office and operations are located in Tuusula or whose activities are focused on the residents of Tuusula. The activities receiving grants must emphasise public benefit and transparency. Operating grants are awarded for one year at a time.

The distribution of operating grants is influenced by the amount of funding available and the number of grant applications. The awarding of grants is always based on discretion. The purpose, scope, quality and overall impact of the activity to be supported are taken into account in the assessment.

When evaluating grant decisions, we favour activities that have an impact.

• community spirit and participation
• health and wellbeing
• equality, accessibility and barrier-free access.

We do not grant operating subsidies.

• the activities of registered parties, comparable organisations or their local branches
• activities supported by other municipal grants or funding
• investments by associations
• recreational activities or events that are closed or organised exclusively for members.

Applying for grants:

You can apply for an operating grant during the application period from 1 to 31 January via the e-service platform. The service requires strong authentication (bank credentials, mobile certificate). We do not process late applications.

The association must submit the following as attachments to the grant application

• action plan and budget for the application year
• the previous year's annual report and financial statements.

You can add appendices to the annual report and financial statements after the application period has ended. All appendices must be saved in the electronic application portal by 31 December 2025.

Payment, use and monitoring of grants:

• Grants are paid in accordance with generally accepted principles in the municipality.
• The operating grant must be used during the application year for the purpose for which it was granted.
• A significant change in the intended use of the grant must be applied for in writing from the committee during the year in which the grant was awarded.
• A report on the use of the grant must be submitted electronically by 31 December.