The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters has published a new book by Johan C-E Stén, En finsk Arkimedes: Gustaf Gabriel Hällströms liv och vetenskap. The biography portrays the physicist Gustaf Gabriel Hällström while also providing insight into the development of...

The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, the French Institute in Finland and the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research have launched the 2027 call for applications to the Maupertuis Programme. The programme aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation...

Professor Tuomas Heikkilä of the University of Helsinki has been awarded the Grand Prize of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters – the Professor E. J. Nyström’s Prize 2026, worth €50,000 – in recognition of his versatile and pioneering research in medieval...

The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters has awarded 44 grants totalling €663,171. The grants are distributed among the Society’s sections as follows: Section of Mathematics and Physics: €65,000Section of Biosciences:...

The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters is organising the symposium How to Speak of What is Essential? on 29 May 2026 from 9:15 to 17:00 in the Cedercreutz Hall at the House of Science and Letters, Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki. The symposium is organised in...