The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation is a Finnish non-profit organization founded in 1942 by industrialist Antti Wihuri and his wife, Jenny Wihuri, with the purpose of supporting cultural and economic development in Finland. The Foundation awards scholarships and prizes on an annual basis on October 9, the birthday of Antti Wihuri. Between 1942 and 2016, the Foundation had awarded grants of 274 million of euros. In 2016, the total value of grants and prizes awarded by the Foundation amounted to 11,2 million euros.
Wihuri Research Institute
The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Research Institute was founded in 1944 with the aim of creating the conditions for high-quality research in the field of natural sciences, medicine and technical sciences. The Wihuri Research Institute focuses on cardiovascular research, and is particularly renowned for the innovative research it conducts on major chronic diseases. The institute is currently headed by Professor Kari Alitalo.
Art collection Since 1957, the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation has built up a large collection of Finnish contemporary art. In 1983, the Foundation's Board of Directors donated nearly 500 pieces of the collection to the City of Rovaniemi on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Atti Wihuri's birth.
Wihuri Foundation for International Prizes The Wihuri Foundation for International Prizes was founded in 1953 by Antti Wihuri. The Fund's purpose is to distribute international awards, notably the Wihuri Sibelius Prize in recognition of creative work that has specially furthered and developed the cultural and economic progress of mankind. These prizes may be awarded to private individuals or organizations regardless of nationality, religion, race or language. Throughout its 62 years of operating the Foundation has awarded 35 prizes in total of which 18 have been Wihuri International Prize awarded to scientists.
Wihuri Sibelius Prize
Year Recipient Country 1953 Jean Sibelius Finland 1955 Paul Hindemith Germany 1958 Dmitri Šostakovitš Soviet Union 1963 Igor Stravinsky United States 1965 Benjamin Britten United Kingdom Erik Bergman Finland Usko Meriläinen Finland Einojuhani Rautavaara Finland 1971 Olivier Messiaen France1973 Witold Lutoslawski Poland Joonas Kokkonen Finland1983 Krzysztof Penderecki Poland Aulis Sallinen Finland 2000 György Ligeti Italy / Austria 2003 Magnus Lindberg Finland 2006 Per Nørgård Denmark 2009 Kaija Saariaho Finland 2012 György Kurtág Hungary 2015 Harrison Birtwistle United Kingdom
Wihuri International Prize Year Recipient Country 1958 Rolf Nevanlinna Finland 1961 Väinö Hovi Finland Pentti I. Halonen Finland 1968 John McMichael United Kingdom Lars Ahlfors United States 1971 Peter Hirsch United Kingdom 1976 Georg Henrik von Wright Finland Jaakko Hintikka Finland 1979 Derrick B. Jelliffe United States 1982 Aldo van Eyck Netherlands 1983 Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen Denmark 1985 John Williams Mellor United States 1988 Kullervo Kuusela Finland 1991 Kari I. Kivirikko Finland 1994 Olli V. Lounasmaa Finland 1997 Niilo B. Hallman Finland 2003 Barbara Czarniawska Poland 2012 Merja Penttilä Finland 2015 Thania Paffenholz Switzerland
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