Grand Prize of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters 2026 awarded to Professor Tuomas Heikkilä
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...
Research Grants 2026
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:...
Symposium: How to Speak of What is Essential?
The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters is organising the symposium How to Speak of What is Essential? on 29 May 2026 from 9:00 to 18:00 in the Cedercreutz Hall at the House of Science and Letters, Kirkkokatu 6, 00170 Helsinki. The symposium is organised in...
Symposium on Nuclear Power: Past, Present and Future
What role has nuclear power played in Finland’s development, and what are its future prospects? The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters invites you to a symposium in which researchers from different disciplines examine the historical development of nuclear energy...
New Volume on the Finnish Excavations in Pompeii
The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters has published Insula Pompeiana IX 3: The Wall Paintings, Mosaics, and Upper Floors, edited by Ilkka Kuivalainen and Leena Pietilä-Castrén. The volume presents the results of the Finnish excavations conducted in Pompeii...