Uutisraivaaja is an innovation contest organized by the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation. The contest seeks ideas for renewing distribution of information and creating sustainable business models for journalism. The idea can be a new way to publish online, for example, or a new revenue model for publishing content. You can participate by submitting your idea online.

The contest has two phases. The deadline for the applications is January 17, 2013. The best ideas are given feedback by the review board and the jury. The applicants will then have a chance to develop their idea further in February 2013, and resubmit their proposal. The best ideas will be chosen for the second phase out of these improved applications. The finalists will receive initial funding to develop their projects further. At the final stage, the finalists will be developing their projects as far as possible.

The winner the Uutisraivaaja contest will be chosen from these finalists and announced in September or October 2013.

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The best idea will be given an Uutisraivaaja Award with which the proposed project will be implemented. The maximum award is 250,000 euros.

The idea should be groundbreaking and improve the distribution of information. The idea must be first implemented in Finland, either nationwide or in a local community.

Anyone can apply for the Uutisraivaaja Award: individuals, groups, organisations and companies. The applicant, or if a group applies, one of its members, must be at least 18 years old. If the applicant is a company, the company has to be established by the time of application submission.