Ethical partnership principles
The City of Helsinki has drawn up ethical partnership principles for its cooperation with organisations and grant allocation.
The purpose of the ethical partnership principles is to harmonise the manner in which the City of Helsinki partners with organisations, associations, foundations and activity groups.
These ethical partnership principles common for the entire City organisation are applied to the City of Helsinki’s partnerships with stakeholders belonging to civil society.
Partnership refers to mutual, trust-based cooperation with common goals. These principles also apply to cooperation for which the duration or goals of the cooperation are not precisely agreed on.
The ethical partnership principles are:
- promotion of inclusion, trust and togetherness
- supporting safety and a sense of security
- promotion of a sustainable future and
- promotion of responsible and open governance.
The City's partners must commit to these principles and, where necessary, address identified shortcomings in an appropriate manner.
The City of Helsinki cannot commit to cooperating with activities that fundamentally contradict these principles.
Read our ethical partnership principles.(Link leads to external service)
Instructions for applying for grants
The City Board’s general guidelines for grants define the terms and conditions for grants and the general grant principles followed in the awarding of the City of Helsinki’s grants.
The purpose of the general guidelines for grants is to harmonise the procedure followed in the City of Helsinki when awarding grants and to serve as an aid in the processing of grant applications.
City divisions also have division-specific criteria for grants and may have separate guidelines and specifications to the general guidelines.