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Founded by Olly Donner and Uno Donner in 1959.1
Private company
Donner Institute
Logo: donnerinstitute.fi3
Finnish institute
The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History (or The Donner Institute, Swedish: Donnerska Institutet) is a private institute in Finland maintained by the Åbo Akademi University. The Institute was founded in 1959 with an extensive donation by Uno and Olly Donner. It hosts the largest special library on Comparative Religion in the Nordic countries, supports research in the area of the Institute through grants, and organizes conferences and seminars.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1959Founded1
- Websitewww.donnerinstitute.fi
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The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History (or The Donner Institute, Swedish: Donnerska Institutet) is a private institute in Finland maintained by the Åbo Akademi University. The Institute was founded in 1959 with an extensive donation by Uno and Olly Donner. It hosts the largest special library on Comparative Religion in the Nordic countries, supports research in the area of the Institute through grants, and organizes conferences and seminars. It publishes the journal Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, and the journal Approaching Religion.2
Leadership
Who has led Donner Institute, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderOlly Donner1
- FounderUno Donner1
Timeline
- 1959Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.donnerinstitute.fi1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/donnerinstitute1
- WikipediaDonner Institute
- WikidataQ4353987
Sources
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- 1WikidataDonner Institute on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaDonner Institute on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteDonner Institute logo
- 4Wikimedia CommonsDonner Institute photo by Samuli Lintula, CC BY 3.0