The Bargum Fund will help spread

Finland-Swedish literature

More translations from Swedish into Finnish and other languages. This is the aim of the new fund based on a 100,000 Euro donation by Magnus Bargum , SLS’s former Treasurer, who has close ties to both the literary world and the society.

“My brother is a writer, my grandmother and my mother were writers, my grandfather was a long-time member of the Board of SLS, both my father and I have served as SLS's treasurer, and my wife has been a translator for over 40 years.”

The fund’s resources are not limited to any particular type of literature – SLS is free to decide how the money is used.

“It’s a very important donation that supports our work to spread knowledge about Finland-Swedish culture to a Finnish-speaking audience as well,” says Jennica Thylin-Klaus , Head of Strategy at SLS.

For example, if SLS wants to cooperate with a Finnish-speaking publisher, funding from the Bargum Fund may be the deciding factor in whether a translation is possible.

“SLS shouldn’t exist in a bubble; on the contrary, it should spotlight Finland-Swedish,” says Magnus Bargum.

Magnus Bargum, donor: