The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters has almost 900 Finnish members and 170 external members who represent the very top in their profession. All members shall be of proven excellence in their own field of academic research. 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.
The scientists elected to membership of the Academy are distinguished academics. 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:
Honkala, Juha – Adjunct Professor, University of Turku
Hämeri, Kaarle – Chancellor, University of Helsinki
Laine, Janne – Vice Rector, Aalto University
Lindsberg, Perttu – Professor, University of Helsinki
Lohi, Hannes – Professor, University of Helsinki
Mattila, Seppo – Professor, University of Turku
Moilanen, Eeva – Professor, Tampere University
Rantanen, Taina – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
Sun, Zhipei – Professor, Aalto University
Tkachenko, Nikolai – Professor, Tampere University
Virta, Marko – Professor, University of Helsinki
Zhao, Guoying – Professor, University of Oulu
Section of the Humanities:
Aunesluoma, Juhana – Professor, University of Helsinki
Aunola, Kaisa – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
Heinämaa, Sara – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
Kujamäki, Pekka – Professor, University of Graz
Laitinen, Mikko – Professor, University of Eastern Finland
Lehtipuu, Outi – Adjunct Professor, University of Helsinki
Liukkunen, Ulla – Professor, University of Helsinki
Nummenmaa, Lauri – Professor, Turku PET Centre
Peikola, Matti – Professor, University of Turku
Siltala, Raimo – Professor, University of Turku
Slotte, Pamela – Professor, Åbo Akademi
Vaara, Eero – Professor, University of Oxford
Vartiainen, Hannu – Professor, University of Helsinki
Vilkuna, Kustaa H. J. – Professor, University of Jyväskylä
Ylikoski, Jussi – Professor, University of Oulu
External members:
Holler, Manfred J. – Professor, University of Hamburg
Pulkkinen, Antti – Director, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Schwerdtfeger, Peter Adolf – Professor, Massey University
Sixta, Herbert – Professor, Aalto University