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since 1994. It also organizes congresses and Greek-themed courses and aims to assist
Finnish researchers and students. The institute, the Koroneos-building and the Nordic library together contribute to the residencies of Finnish researchers, students and artists in Greece. The institute also partakes
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since 1954. Behind the initiative was also the honorary consul of
Finland in Athens, Konstantinos Lazarakis. The Foundation of the Finnish Institute at Athens was founded in 1983 for the purpose of furthering this initiative and gathering the funding for it; it was added to the Finnish trade register
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In addition to the fieldwork projects, the institute's research has concentrated on topics such as the city of Athens in the
Hellenistic and Late Antique periods, Greek epigrams from the Roman period, as well as the connections between modern Greece and Finland and the phenomenon of philhellenism.
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Acquiring proper premises for the institute had become relevant by 1987. It was at this stage that a turn-of-the-century townhouse situated in Zítrou 16 was acquired, but it required careful renovation that took several years. In addition, a new apartment for the director was acquired in 1991 from
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The institute opened in 1984, which makes it the second oldest scientific institute of
Finland operating abroad. The current director of the institute is Petra Pakkanen (2021–). The institute's operations are sustained and founded by the Foundation of the Finnish Institute at Athens.
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Finnish institute at Athens conducts scientific research through different research and archaeological fieldwork projects. The institute has the status of an archaeological school and therefore the possibility of conducting archaeological excavations in Greece.
203:. At the time of the Finnish institute's founding, there were archaeological institutes from 12 other countries operating in Athens. The institute received the status of scientific (archaeological) institute on 14 May 1985; its formal opening was organized at the
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Before the institute's own fieldwork projects, Finnish researchers acquired fieldwork experience by taking part in Greek and other Nordic institutions' excavations through the
Finnish Institute. The institute's own archaeological excavations started in 1999 in
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called
Penelope, which was rented nearby in collaboration with the Swedish Institute. In 1994 Nikólaos G. Koronaíos donated an entire apartment building to serve as the institute's own guesthouse. This so-called Koroneos-building was opened for use in 1999.
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was founded. Its purpose was to support institute's operations and cultural exchange between
Finland and Greece. Association organizes presentations and trips, gives out scholarships and publishes journal called
368:. The building includes the institute's staff offices, a lecture hall and a reference library. Near the building is also situated the other Nordic institutes, several other countries' institutes and the
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in 1984. Donations were received from a range of supporters: businesses, other foundations, and universities. Initially, some in the field of
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The institute began its operations in 1984, with Paavo Castrén as its director. At first the institute was situated in a modest apartment in
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district that also served as the director's residence. The Finns received significant help in terms of practicalities from the
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Mapping the town plan and geophysical of The Greek colony of
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and North-European Philhellenism: Building the Myth of a Hero
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Interdisciplinary Survey Project in the Kokytos river basin
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Papers and Monographs of the Finnish Institute at Athens
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