Events

Urban areas are growing rapidly in Finland, Europe, China and especially in Africa, which creates challenges for green spaces, traffic, air quality and urban planning. University of Helsinki has focused on land use mapping and urban sustainability and accessibility research in cooperation with Finnish Environment Institute, National Land Survey and Wuhan University, China. Welcome to hear about the outcomes and current focus of the research!

The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters is collaborating with the University of Oulu in UniOulu Science Day on 17.4. The event facilitates knowledge sharing through workshops, speeches and discussions. The event will be held in English.

Recent decades have witnessed a profound transformation of the European and global research and higher education system. In this seminar, Johan Östling from the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge (LUCK) and Marja Jalava from Tampere University will discuss the topic from the perspective of the history of knowledge.

The seminar will take place at The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters and online on Monday the 29th of January at 17:00 to 19:00.

As the first in a series of discussions on recent developments in the history of science and knowledge, the purpose of this afternoon seminar is to consider the challenges and promises of recent pathways in the history of science.

The recording is available on our YouTube chanel.

Freedom of research is regarded as a fundamental condition for the advancement of scientific knowledge. But what exactly do we mean by freedom of research, and what are the factors that enable or endanger it in contemporary societies? Speakers: Eva-Mari Aro, Andrew Graan, Arto Laitinen and Johanna Vuorelma.

The recording is available on our website!

The seminar will highlight the importance of chemistry as science in solving some of the acute big challenges in the society.

The event is open to the public free of charge, registration required. Please register by April 14, 2023.

Welcome to the Science-Policy Interaction Researchers’ Gathering on Thursday 27th of April, hosted by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Please sing-in by the 24th of April.

Where is the development going? What are the opportunities and risks of the field for Finland?

The panellists: Academician of Science Risto Nieminen, Professor Nina Granqvist and Professor Mikko Möttönen.

The recording is available on our website ->

How can science and journalism promote social debate during major conjunctures?

The subject was discussed by Professor Tuula Linna, Professor Roope Uusitalo, University Researcher Johanna Vuorelma, and non-fiction author, Ph.D. Tiina Raevaara. The panel was moderated by Matti Kalliokoski, Editor in Chief at Suomen Kuvalehti.

What does future energy production look like?

The subject was discussed by Peter Lund, Professor of Applied Physics at Aalto University, Paula Kivimaa, Research Professor at the Finnish Environmental Institute, and Matti Liski, Professor of Economics at Aalto University.