Purpose
The main task for the Sweden – Lithuania Cooperation Fund is to work for bilateral exchange and knowledge sharing between the countries. Networking between young people in order to enhance social cohesion, creativity, innovations and entrepreneurs is in focus. The Fund is also working to enhance the Swedish language and culture in Lithuania and vice versa.
The fund's special focus is young people and organizations run by young people. This does not mean that only young people can apply, however the Fund´s purpose is to enhance networks and cohesion preferably between representatives of the younger generations.
The board, consisting of four members from Sweden and four from Lithuania, is also interested in developing projects with new partners from the business sector. External donors and partners, interested in cooperation are welcome to contact us.
History
The initiative to Sweden - Lithuania Cooperation Fund was taken in 2018 by the Swedish Government and presented by the then Minister for Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallström in a meeting with her colleagues from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania at Skansen in Stockholm the 28th of May 2018. The motive was to celebrate the centenaries of the three Baltic States and to strengthen the relations, especially between youth, in Sweden and the three Baltic Republics.
“Promoting contacts between young people in our countries is the main forward-looking purpose of these funds. This is how we want to invest in our common future”
Margot wallström | previous minister for foreign affairs
Board
Peter Egardt (SE)
Chair
Jelena Angelis (LT)
Deputy Chair
Liana Ruokyte-Jonsson (LT)
Gunnar Lans (SE)
Katarina Tracz (SE)
Laima Balčiūné (LT)
Darius Kvainauskas (SE)
Paulius Serapinas (LT)
Office
Austra Kreslina
Administrator and project manager
Logotype
The Sweden-Lithuania Cooperation Fund announced a contest for the logotype of the Fund.
The winner of the contest is Andrius Vaškevičius, Visual Communication Designer, 24, with a Bachelors degree in Design for Creative Industries, from Vilnius College of Design, currently living in Stockholm, Sweden.
Andrius Vaškevičius:
“The most important points of the brief stated that the logo should reflect Swedish and Lithuanian culture, modernity and simplicity, at the same time being easily understood by all age groups. That's why the logomark is a stylised combination of both Swedish and Lithuanian flags. Minimal and clean design makes it modern, easily understandable, even without the title accompanying it, and reflects the goal of the organisation by bringing both the countries and their most recognisable symbols closer together.”