The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters invites academics and scientists who have distinguished themselves in their own fields to become members. Membership of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, in common with membership of any other academy of science, is looked on as a considerable achievement in a person’s academic career. The number of members is limited: there can be no more than 333 members under the age of 65. Membership is for life.
It has been the custom since 1919 for the final vote on the selection of new members to take place at the statutory meeting in April. This year, all together 36 new members were elected.
Congratulations to all new members!
The new members are:
Section of Science:
Erkkola Maijaliisa – Professor, University of Helsinki
Helanterä Heikki – Professor, University of Oulu
Huotari Simo – Professor, University of Helsinki
Hyrynsalmi Sami – Professor, LUT University
Hölttä Teemu – Professor, University of Helsinki
Kantanen Juha – Research Professor, Natural Resources Institute Finland
Lehtimäki Terho – Professor, Tampere University
Lehtinen Kari Erkki Juhani – Professor, University of Eastern Finland
Lundström Mari – Professor, Aalto University
Oksanen Lauri – Professor, University of Helsinki
Pihlajamäki Jussi – Professor, University of Eastern Finland
Raisamo Roope – Professor, Tampere University
Ripatti Samuli – Professor, johtaja, University of Helsinki
Roos Teemu – Professor, University of Helsinki
Sajantila Antti – Professor, University of Helsinki
Saraste Antti – Professor, University of Turku
Varjosalo Markku – Research Director, University of Helsinki
Vehtari Aki – Academy Professor, Aalto University
Zhang Hongbo – Professor, Åbo Akademi University
Section of the Humanities:
Böckerman Petri – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
Dervin Fred – Professor, University of Helsinki
Jalava Marja – Professor, Tampere University
Jantunen Tommi – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
Kmak Magdalena – Professor, Åbo Akademi University
Koivunen Anu – Professor, University of Turku
Kunter Katharina – Professor, University of Helsinki
Lipponen Lasse – Professor, University of Helsinki
Lüpke Friederike – Professor, University of Helsinki
Niemelä Mikko – Professor, University of Turku
Norum Roger – Professor, University of Oulu
Setälä Maija – Professor, University of Turku
Valkonen Sanna – Professor, University of Lapland
External members:
Bradford Anu – Professor, Columbia University, USA
Ding Aijun – Professor, Nanjing University, China
Kumar Ashok – Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Wei Di – Professor, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, China