New members 2021

 

The Academy has over 900 Finnish members and ca. 170 external members who represent the very top in their profession. It has been the custom since 1919 for the final vote on the selection of new members to take place at the statutory Annual General Meeting in April.

The persons elected to membership of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters are distinguished academics and scientists, and those choosing them, the existing Academy members, are similarly at the top of their profession. 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 new members are:

Section of Science:

  • Jouni Aspi – Professor, University of Oulu
  • Johan Bobacka – Professor, Åbo Akademi
  • Ruizhi Chen – Professor, Wuhan University
  • Marjukka Kolehmainen – Professor, University of Eastern Finland
  • Mauri Kostiainen – Professor, Aalto University
  • Tuomo Kuusi – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Pekka Lappalainen – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Tuomas Lappi – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
  • Robert van Leeuwen – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
  • Sabrina Maniscalco – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Tapio Mappes – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
  • Tomi Mikkola – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Tommi Mikkonen – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Taina Pennanen – Principal Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland
  • Juha Rinne – Professor, University of Turku
  • Frederick Stoddard – Adjunct Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Hanna Tuomisto – Professor, University of Turku
  • Heikki Tuononen – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
  • Juha Vaara – Professor, University of Oulu
  • Ilpo Vattulainen – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Riitta Veijola – Professor, University of Oulu

Section of the Humanities:

  • Jani Erola – Professor, University of Turku
  • Tomi Huttunen – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Pekka Hämäläinen – Professor, Oxford University
  • Pasi Ihalainen – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
  • Niklas Jensen-Eriksen – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Jutta Jokiranta – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Janne Kaisto – Professor, University of Lapland
  • Kaisa Kotakorpi – Professor, Tampere University
  • Liisa Laakso – Senior Researcher, The Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala
  • Juha-Antti Lamberg – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
  • Matti Liski – Professor, Aalto University
  • Juha Raitio – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Reetta Toivanen – Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Raisa Maria Toivo – Professor, Tampere University
  • Terhi Utriainen – Professor, University of Turku
  • Olli-Pekka Vainio – Adjunct Professor, University of Helsinki

External members:

  • Fuad Aleskerov – Distinguished Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow)
  • Robin Dunbar – Head of Research Group, Oxford University
  • Kerstin Enflo – Professor, Lund University
  • Nikolay Kasimov – Dean/President, Moscow State University
  • Janos Kertesz – Head of Department, Central European University
  • Joseph Krajcik – Professor, Michigan State University
  • Nageswari Shanmugalingam – Professor, University of Cincinnati