Väisälä Prizes 2017 were given to two distinguished scientists Professor Camilla Hollanti (Aalto University) and Professor Sabrina Maniscalco (University of Turku and Aalto University).

At the December meeting of the Young Academy Finland (YAF) Club presentations were given by medical scientist Mikko Keränen and researcher of sociology of religion Anna Sofia Salonen. Videos can now be seen online!

At the November meeting of the Young Academy Finland (YAF) Club presentations were given by economist Dr. Terhi Maczulskij and physicist Dr. Matti Silveri. Videos can now be seen online!

In the October meeting of the Young Academy Finland (YAF) Club presentations were given by researcher of law Dr. Toni Malminen and agronomist Dr. Elli Koskela. Videos can now be seen online!

Keynote given by ERC President, Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, followed by panel discussion. The seminar will be organised at the House of the Estates (Säätytalo) on Monday 13 November at 14:15. The event is open to the public but pre-registration required. Welcome!

The Finnish Science 100 symposium will present highlights of Finnish science and scientific collaboration between Finland and the United Kingdom, and discuss their future prospects and challenges. Saturday 4 November 2017, 10:30-17:30, Imperial College London.

Finnish Academy of Science and Letters organised an event on September 11 on "Tieteen tila" (State of science). The event was dedicated to the new members of the Academy.

Member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, Academician Irma Thesleff has been chosen as a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the United States.

Application process for the Vilho, Yrjö and Kalle Väisälä Fund is open from August 14 to September 25.

The symposium “Human Rights and Science” discusses the human rights dimension in the Arctic studies. The symposium will be organised on Friday September 29 and will be held in English. It's the seventh Human Rights and Science Symposium. The event is open to the public; pre-registration required by August 31. Welcome!