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Over 10,000 children and young people to experience nature excursions with foundation support
Thanks to a joint grant from several foundations, over 10,000 children and young people will have the opportunity to go on a nature excursion this year. A total of €141,000 was awarded to support 170 excursions across Finland.
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Significant commitment from RELEX Foundation and Snowchange Cooperative to the biodiversity of peatlands and forests in Ilomantsi and Sápmi in Finland
Snowchange Cooperative (Lumimuutos) has received a substantial €600,000 grant from the RELEX Foundation for nature protection and restoration in Eastern and Northern Finland from 2024 to 2026. The aim is to safeguard Finland's unique and valuable peatlands and old-growth forests amidst increasing economic pressures. Local communities and their cultural heritage are at the heart of these initiatives, and restoration efforts utilise traditional ecological knowledge.
Read moreRELEX Säätiöltä ja Lumimuutokselta merkittävä panostus suo- ja metsäluonnon monimuotoisuuteen Ilomantsissa ja Saamenmaalla
Osuuskunta Lumimuutos on saanut RELEX Säätiöltä Suomen mittakaavassa poikkeuksellisen suuren, 600 000 euron rahoituksen vuosille 2024–2026 luonnonsuojeluun ja ennallistamiseen Itä- ja Pohjois-Suomessa. Yhteistyöllä turvataan Suomelle omaleimaisten ja arvokkaiden suoalueiden sekä vanhojen metsien säilymistä lisääntyvien taloudellisten paineiden keskellä. Paikalliset asukkaat ja heidän kulttuuriperintönsä ovat toimien ytimessä, ja ennallistamisessa hyödynnetään perimätietoa siitä, millaisia alueet ovat olleet ennen laajamittaista ihmisvaikutusta.
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Financial Times: The tech entrepreneurs translating their business success to philanthropy
Financial Times asked RELEX Foundation founder, Johanna Småros, if there's a special touch to how tech entrepreneurs approach philanthropy. A solid and scalable hypothesis is at least what she, with her engineer & startup founder eye, looks for in the initiatives the foundation supports.
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For the Chair of the Board Marko Nikula islands are the most important part of the Baltic Sea
In an interview with John Nurminen Foundation, Marko Nikula, Chairman of the Board of the RELEX Foundation and one of its founders, reveals one of his favourite spots at the Baltic Sea, the beautiful, but seriously polluted sea.
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Landscape Finance Lab receives financial backing by the RELEX Foundation
The strategic funding partnership will accelerate both organisations’ mission to tackle the global climate and nature crises, by mobilising capital for locally-led landscape regeneration
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Over 9000 children and youth experience outdoor adventures with nature trip grants
RELEX Foundation, TAH Foundation, Urlus Foundation and the Foundation Brita Maria Renlund's minne joined forces to launch a joint grant program enabling nature excursions for groups in early childhood education, primary education, and secondary education.
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RELEX Foundation is looking for an expert to join us in building our work on nature and climate
Does the idea of being involved in creating a new player to progress a society that combines the well-being of nature, climate, and people motivate you? Apply by April 30th!
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BSAG strives to remove policy barriers to regenerative agriculture
The partnership with RELEX Foundation helps Baltic Sea Action Group to strengthen the regenerative agriculture movement on the European level and work to remove policy barriers that block large-scale change.
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Strengthening CMI's capacity to build peace
Peace is fundamental for children and youth to have equal opportunities and good, safe lives. RELEX Foundation has donated to CMI's new Peace Fund to increase CMI's capability to answer the growing number of peace mediation requests and to urge other donors to choose peace.
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"Maintaining high-quality public services reduces the society's fragmentation into bubbles"
In an interview with Helsingin Sanomat, Mikko Kärkkäinen, one of the founders of both RELEX Solutions and RELEX Foundation, shares his future dreams and sends a message to the politicians.
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”The Foundation can act as a leverage”
Better to do this more systematically than to randomly donate to fluffy pandas, thought Johanna Småros when she decided to start RELEX Foundation for a Better Future together with Marko Nikula, Michael Falck and Mikko Kärkkäinen. Financial newspaper Talouselämä interviewed Johanna on why she started a foundation and what it takes.
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Outi Kuittinen appointed first CEO of RELEX Foundation for a Better Future
Helsinki – June 7, 2023. RELEX Foundation for a Better Future announced the appointment of Outi Kuittinen as the new foundation’s first CEO. She began serving in the role on May 29, 2023.
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The demand for mental health services for students has increased - RELEX Foundation and Heltti donate short therapy sessions to YTHS
The Finnish Student Health Service (YTHS) will receive a donation of mental health therapy services for university students from the Finnish RELEX Foundation and healthcare company Heltti.
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"Environmental issues are a clear focus for us, because they are extremely urgent."
On December 2, 2022, Helsingin Sanomat newspaper reported on the newly established RELEX Foundation. To initiate the foundation, its founders contributed funds received from the sale of RELEX Solutions shares. The article explores who are these ”Patrons of the New Era”.
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Founders of RELEX Solutions establish a €100M charity foundation to battle climate change and reduce inequality
The new foundation will donate millions of euros to battle climate change, foster biodiversity and to reduce inequality in its first years of operation.
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