Lennart Levi in memoriam
The Society’s foreign member, Professor Lennart Levi, has passed away at the age of 93. He was born on May 20, 1930, and died on February 18, 2024. He was elected as a member of the Society in 1992. He served as a professor of psychosocial environmental medicine at...
New Recordings Available: Lectures by Indrė Žliobaitė and Craig Primmer, and Memorial Speech for Sören Illman
At our Monthly Meeting on March 18, 2024, Associate Professor Indrė Žliobaitė delivered a lecture titled "On the Longevity of Complex Living Systems," while Professor Craig Primmer presented on the topic ”Elämä on valintoja – geenien ja ympäristön vaikutus loheen”....
Grants Awarded 2024
The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters has awarded 54 grants totaling €571,260. More information regarding the grants is available via the following link.
Interview with Professor Bo Lönnqvist: ‘Linnaeus in His Lapland Dress’
An interview with Professor Bo Lönnqvist regarding the painting 'Linnaeus in His Lapland Dress' has been published on the Society's YouTube channel. Lönnqvist has donated the painting to the Society and now it's located in the meeting room Elias. Watch the interview...
In memoriam Holger Thesleff
Friday, March 15, 2024, from 2:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. University of Helsinki, Metsätalo Hall 6 (Unioninkatu 40, 3rd floor) Welcome to the memorial seminar dedicated to Holger Thesleff, an extraordinary professor of Greek philology (1924–2023). The seminar will delve...