The Academy of Finland ( fi, Suomen Akatemia, sv, Finlands Akademi) is a governmental
funding body for
scientific research in
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 Bot ...
. It is based in
Helsinki
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. Yearly, the Academy administers over 260 million
euros 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 funding has a term of 5 years.
The Academy of Finland should not be confused with the Finnish arts and science school
learned societies,
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 (''Svenska tekniska veteskapsakademien i Finland'').
The
Finnish title of
Academician (''akateemikko / akademiker'') is an award given by the
President of Finland 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 Mannila appointed as President of the Academy of Finland](_blank)
, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, December 19, 2011, retrieved 2012-02-25.
Academy Professors
Terms
The Academy of Finland appoints
Academy Professors. 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 address ...
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.
Ahti ...
Academy Professor'' focuses on International
Conflict management.
Currently serving
Academy Professors in spring 2018:
See also
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Tekes
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SITRA
References
External links
Academy of Finland website in FinnishSwedish
English
Science and technology in Finland
Funding bodies
Organisations based in Helsinki
Research funding agencies
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