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
| Ordinary | Substitute |
| Lars Lundsten, President (Stiftelsen svenska folkakademin) | Oskar Frankenhaeuser |
| Christel Liljeström, Vice Chairman (Sibbo kommun) | Mari Berg |
| Torbjörn Blomqvist (Borgå stad) | Hilding Mattsson |
| Anne Lehtinen (Borgå stad) | Anita Spring |
| Bodil Lund (Borgå stad) | Malin Lönnroth |
| Mikael Söderström (Borgå stad) | Seppo Ijäs |
| Kjell Grönqvist (Sibbo kommun) | Thomas Ekström |
| Maria Bäck (Stiftelsen svenska folkakademin) | Staffan Pehrman |
| Ronja Roms (Stiftelsen svenska folkakademin) | Beatrice Wahlström |
| Heidi Wallgren (Minnesvårdarna) | Minnesvårdarna r.f./E.Skoog |