Sitra

Sitra (Arabic: سترة‎ or سِتْرَة,As-Sitra), also known as Sitrah (Arabic: Jazīrat Sitrah‎) or Sitra Island (Arabic: Jazīrat as-Sitra‎), is an island in the Central Governorate of Bahrain just east of Bahrain Island in Persian Gulf. It lies south of Manama and Nabih Saleh. The island's western coast forms the boundary of Tubli Bay.

Most of the inhabitants of the island live in seven historic villages: Wadyan, Al Kharijiya, Marquban, Al Garrya, Mahazza, Sufala, and Abul Aish. Many ghost towns exist in Sitra, the most prominent one being Halat Um al-Baidh. Sitra's population is largely Bahraini Shia Muslim, with a significant South Asian minority.

Sitra's Sunni Arab population (including the Al Buainain tribe which inhabited the now deserted village of Salba, west of Sitra) eradicated during the early 1920s when most of them died as a result of smallpox or migrated back to their homelands.

Masjid al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba, the island's last remaining Sunni mosque, shut down in 2011 amid reports of vandalism of the mosque by Shia protesters.

SITRA

SITRA (Finnish: Suomen itsenäisyyden juhlarahasto), the Finnish Innovation Fund, was founded in 1967 as a part of the Bank of Finland. Currently it is an independent public foundation which operates directly under the supervision of the Finnish Parliament. SITRA's president is Mikko Kosonen.

SITRA's duties are stated in legislation. Its operations are funded with endowment capital and returns from capital investments. Through its activities, SITRA aims to promote the economic prosperity and the future success of Finland. SITRA's aim is to be a respected partner in building a knowledgeable and innovative society. Compared to Tekes, which is a part of the government through a ministry, SITRA invests in companies and startups to create new profitable business, whereas Tekes funds research in companies or universities without an explicit profit motive.

SITRA has an endowment valued at €651 million. The funding comes only from the profits from the endowment; SITRA does not spend the endowment or receive tax-generated government funding.