Owners
Borgå folkakademi is a joint stock holding company formed in 2005 through a merger of Borgå folkhögskola and Svenska folkakademin. The school is owned by Stiftelsen Svenska folkakademin (48%), Borgå Stad (38%), Sibbo Kommun (12%) and the association Minnesvårdarna (2%).
Borgå folkakademi was the first folkhögskolan in Finland. The school was founded 10.10.1889 on the initiative of J.E. Strömborg. Strömborg is perhaps most known for his work “Biografi över J.L. Runeberg” (Biography of JL Runeberg)
Board 2024-2025
| Ordinary | Substitute |
| Lars Lundsten, President (Stiftelsen svenska folkakademin) | Oskar Frankenhaeuser |
| Mari Berg, Vice Chairman (Sibbo kommun) | Christel Liljeström |
| Maria Bäck (Stiftelsen svenska folkakademin) | Staffan Pehrman |
| Ronja Roms (Stiftelsen svenska folkakademin) | Beatrice Wahlström |
| Hilding Mattsson (Borgå stad) | Christer Andersson |
| Fredrik Böhme (Borgå stad) | Petri Peltonen |
| Stina Lindgård (Borgå stad) | Hanna Lönnfors |
| Tuulahannele Halsey (Borgå stad) | Linda Toivonen |
| Kjell Grönqvist (Sibbo kommun) | Jonatan Wikström |
| Harriet Ahlnäs (Minnesvårdarna) | Heidi Wallgren |