The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes (in Finnish: Suomen kulttuuri- ja tiedeinstituutit) is a group of 17 independent, non-profit organisations around the world.
The institutes advance and support international mobility, visibility and collaboration of Finnish professionals in the arts, culture and research.
[1] The institute network includes 17 institutes around the world The Finnish Cultural and Academic Institutes (SKTI) is a Helsinki-based association that assists the institute network in communications, administration and lobbying in Finland.
The institutes and SKTI are subsidised by the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland.
Their projects receive additional funding from private Finnish and foreign foundations, companies and partners.