Academy Award
The most prominent recognition from the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters is the Academy Award which is awarded annually to a distinguished member of the Academy for life’s work.
The aim of the Academy Award is to recognize the scientific careers of especially distinguished members. The prize was established to be “awarded for especially meritorious scholarly work” – The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Academy Award since 1945. The value of the prize is 30.000€.
Prize winners
2024 Markku Kulmala – Atmospheric Science
2023 Lea Pulkkinen – Psychology
2022 Sirpa Jalkanen – Immunology
2021 Ilkka Niiniluoto – Philosophy
2020 Riitta Hari – Neuroscience
2019 Raimo Tuomela – Philosophy
2018 Eva-Mari Aro – Biology
2017 Marjatta Hietala – History
2016 Markus Pessa – Physics
2015 Pertti Kansanen – Education
2014 Markku Leskelä – Chemistry
2013 Tapani Valkonen – Sociology
2012 Pekka Hautojärvi – Physics
2011 Risto Näätänen – Psychology
2010 Vaheri Antti – Medicine
2009 Ylikangas Heikki – History
2008 Kajantie Keijo – Physics
2007 Rissanen Matti – English philology
2006 Kauranen Pentti – Chemistry
2005 Suviranta Antti – Jurisprudence
2004 Visakorpi Jarmo – Medicine
2003 Kemiläinen Aira – History
2002 Nyyssönen Aarne – Forest mensuration and management planning
2001 Pesonen Pertti – Social science
2000 Martio Olli – Mathematics
1999 Honko Lauri – Folkloristics
1998 Saxén Lauri – Medicine
1997 Tommila Päiviö – History
1996 Lehto Olli – Mathematics
1995 Virtaranta Pertti – Finnish and Finno-Ugric languages
1994 Miettinen Jorma K. – Chemistry
1993 Allardt Erik – Sociology
1992 Granö Olavi – Geography
1991 Jutikkala Eino – History
1990 Jalas Jaakko – Botany
1989 Ikola Osmo – Finnish language
1988 Laasonen Pentti – Mathematics
1987 Kuusi Matti – Folklore
1986 Järvi Osmo – Medicine
1985 Pirinen Kauko – Church history
1984 Toivonen Sulo – Biology
1983 Itkonen Erkki – Finno-Ugric studies
1982 Mikola Peitsa – Forest biology
1981 Sovijärvi Antti – Phonetics
1980 Nurmikko Veikko – Chemistry
1979 Suolahti Jaakko – History
1978 Saxén Erkki – Pathology
1977 Vilkuna Kustaa – Ethnography
1976 Sahama Thure – Geochemistry
1975 Väänänen Veikko – Romance philology
1974 Suomalainen Esko – Genetics
1973 Posti Lauri – Baltic-Finnish languages
1972 Inkeri Kustaa – Mathematics
1971 Salonen Armas – Mesopotamian culture and Sumerian
1970 Kilpi Sulo Taavetti – Chemistry
1969 Koskimies Rafael – Literature
1968 Kujala Viljo – Botany
1967 Honkasalo Brynolf – Jurisprudence
1966 Heiskanen Veikko Aleksanteri – Geodesy
1965 Korhonen Arvi – History
1964 Ilvessalo Yrjö – Forest mensuration planning
1963 Katara Pekka – Germanic philology
1962 Keränen Jaakko – Research of magnetism
1961 Itkonen Toivo – Sami language and culture studies
1960 Suomalainen Paavo – Zoology
1959 Kettunen Lauri – Baltic-Finnish languages
1958 Kotilainen Mauno Johannes – Botany
1957 Räsänen Martti – Turkic languages
1956 Auer Väinö – Geography
1955 Maliniemi Aarne Henrik – History
1954 Väisälä Vilho – Meteorology
1953Puukko Antti Filemon – Theology
Reenpää Yrjö – Medicine
1952
Rapola Martti Olavi – Finnish language
Saalas Uunio – Entomology
1951Väisälä Yrjö – Astronomy
Långfors Arthur – Romance philology
1950Jaakkola Kaarle Jalmari – History
Järvi Toivo Henrik – Biology
1949Tarkiainen Viljo – Literature
Myrberg Pekka Juhana – Mathematics
1948
Granö Johannes Gabriel – Geography
Äyräpää Aarne Elias – Archeology
1947
Ramstedt Gustaf John – Altaic languages
Bonsdorff Ilmari – Geodesy
1946
Harva Uno Nils Oskar – Finno-Ugric linguistics
Eskola Pentti Eelis – Geology
1945
Komppa Gustaf – Chemistry
Tallgren Aarne Michael – Archeology