Östersjöfonden (The Baltic Sea Fund) was founded in 1989 by a private donation by the businessman Anders Wiklöf. The purpose of the foundation is to promote and support research and other activities related to the protection of the Baltic Sea environment.
The Delegation
The foundation’s activities are overseen by the delegation. The delegation takes decisions of distribution of funds from the foundation. The delegation is composed according to the statutes of a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a minimum of ten and a maximum of sixteen members. Self-written members are the founder of the foundation, representatives of the Finnish and Swedish Ministries of Environment and the Nordic Investment Bank. Members of the delegation 2017-2019:
| Peter Lindbäck, chair | Saltvik, Åland |
| Erik Bonsdorff | Ekenäs, Finland |
| Jan Ekebom | Helsinki, Finland |
| Christina Gestrin | Espoo, Finland |
| Jakob Granit | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Barbara Heinonen | Mariehamn, Åland |
| Aija Kaski | Turku, Finland |
| Lena Kautsky | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Päivi Kippo-Edlund | Helsinki, Finland |
| Seppo Knuuttila | Helsinki, Finland |
| Nils Lampi | Mariehamn, Åland |
| Johan Ljungberg | Helsinki, Finland |
| Mats Löfström | Helsinki, Finland |
| Johanna Mattila | Turku, Finland |
| Alfons Röblom | Mariehamn, Åland |
| Anna Waxin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Anders Wiklöf | Mariehamn, Åland |
The Board
The role of the board is to be in charge of the matters of the foundation and to administer its assets. The five board members are appointed by the delegation for a term of office of three years. Members of the delegation 2020-2022:
| Peter Wiklöf, chair | Mariehamn |
| Lotta Wickström, vice chair | Mariehamn |
| Daniel Dahlén | Jomala |
| Oscar Fogelberg | Mariehamn |
| Stefan Rumander | Mariehamn |