The Academy of Finland ( fi, Suomen Akatemia, sv, Finlands Akademi) is a governmental

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for

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Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. It is based in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

. Yearly, the Academy administers over 260 million

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to Finnish research activities. Over 5000 researchers are working on projects supported by the academy. The Academy functions as a funding body only and is not a school. However, personnel funded by the Academy can use the title referring to it, e.g. professors will be called ''akatemiaprofessori''.

Academy Professor In some countries, an academy professor is a scientist appointed to function as professor and/or conferred to the official professor rank by the academy of sciences of that country, rather than by any university establishment. Such scientists are ...

funding has a term of 5 years. The Academy of Finland should not be confused with the Finnish arts and science school

learned societies A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership may ...

, The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (''Suomalainen tiedeakatemia'') and The Finnish Society of Science and Letters (''Finska Vetenskaps-Societeten'') which are the two Finnish national honorary academies, for Finnish and Swedish-speaking scientists and scholars, respectively. For engineers, the two language-based honorary academies are Finnish Academy of Technology (''Teknillisten Tieteiden Akatemia'') and

Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in Finland Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

(''Svenska tekniska veteskapsakademien i Finland''). The Finnish title of

Academician An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. In syst ...

(''akateemikko / akademiker'') is an award given by the

President of Finland The president of the Republic of Finland ( fi, Suomen tasavallan presidentti; sv, Republiken Finlands president) is the head of state of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the Finnish Government and the p ...

to the most distinguished Finnish scientists, scholars and artists. It may also be bestowed on foreign scientists, scholars or artists who have contributed very significantly to Finnish intellectual life. At any time, there may be a maximum of 12 living scientific and scholarly academicians and eight living artistic academicians. The number of foreign academicians is not limited. The Academicians do not have any organizational connection to the Academy of Finland, although this was the requisite for membership in 1947–1969. The president of the academy from 2012 to 2022 is

Heikki Mannila Heikki Olavi Mannila (born 4 January 1960 in Espoo) is a Finnish computer scientist, the president of the Academy of Finland.''Kuka kukin on 2007'', p. 585. Helsinki 2006. Mannila earned his Ph.D. in 1985 from the University of Helsinki under t ...

.Heikki Mannila appointed as President of the Academy of Finland
, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, December 19, 2011, retrieved 2012-02-25.

Academy Professors

Terms

The Academy of Finland appoints

s. The term is five years. There are 32 serving currently, with two carrying specific name and branch. ''

Minna Canth Minna Canth (; born Ulrika Wilhelmina Johnson; 19 March 1844 – 12 May 1897) was a Finnish writer and social activist. Canth began to write while managing her family draper's shop and living as a widow raising seven children. Her work addresse ...

Academy Professor'' focuses on

Social equality Social equality is a state of affairs in which all individuals within a specific society have equal rights, liberties, and status, possibly including civil rights, freedom of expression, autonomy, and equal access to certain public goods and ...

and

Women's studies Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppress ...

. ''

Martti Ahtisaari Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (; born 23 June 1937) is a Finnish politician, the tenth president of Finland (1994–2000), a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a United Nations diplomat and mediator noted for his international peace work. Ahtisa ...

Academy Professor'' focuses on International

Conflict management Conflict management is the process of limiting the negative aspects of conflict while increasing the positive aspects of conflict. The aim of conflict management is to enhance learning and group outcomes, including effectiveness or performance i ...

Currently serving

Academy Professors in spring 2018:

References

External links

Academy of Finland website in Finnish

Swedish

English
Science and technology in Finland Funding bodies Organisations based in Helsinki Research funding agencies {{Finland-stub

Academy Professors

Terms

Currently serving

See also

References

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