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New members 2026
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters invites academics and scientists who have distinguished themselves in their own fields to become members. This year, 36 new members were elected.
Computer science pioneer Esko Ukkonen awarded the Academy Award
Ukkonen, who has had a nearly 50-year career at the University of Helsinki, is particularly known as a developer of efficient computational methods used, for example, in the search for disease-causing genes.
For members: Science matinee 17.6.
Science Matinee is a series of discussion events for members of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. The June science matinee will feature a talk by Elisabeth Lunbeck, a professor of history at Harvard University.
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The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters is a broad-based learned society founded in 1908 with the principal aim of promoting scientific research and acting as a bond between those engaged in advanced research.
The Academy invites academics and scientists who have distinguished themselves in their own fields to become members.
We arrange meetings, discussions and educational events. We also produce scientific publications and do issue comments on questions of research and researchers. We make proposals concerning science and those engaged in it, thus taking an active part in the long-term planning of science policy.
The Academy contributes over 2.5 million euros in grants and awards annually.
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