News & Updates

29.10.2025

Board decisions on the August project call and new idea papers

The C. V. Åkerlund media foundation’s Board met on 21 October 2025 to review the applications submitted in the August project call as well as new idea papers. The project applications were based on idea...

16.06.2025

Our Grant Applications Are Evolving!

C. V. Åkerlund Media Foundation’s August Call for Project and Idea Papers: August 1–31 For the first time, we are opening a project funding call in August as part of our new two-stage application model....

19.05.2025

Grants Awarded in the March 2025 Call

The C. V. Åkerlund Media Foundation funds projects that promote the vitality, research, competence, and pluralistic discussion in the media sector. In the March 2025 general grant call, the foundation awarded 26 grants—one of which...

13.05.2025

Åkerlund Journalism Award 2025 to Two Outstanding Journalists

Seija Vaaherkumpu and Elina Järvinen have been awarded the 2025 Åkerlund Journalism Award. The recognition, granted biennially by the C. V. Åkerlund Media Foundation, honors exceptionally high-quality, responsible, or boundary-breaking media work. The prize amounts...