Encounters with the Past – The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters is participating in the Night of Science on January 25, 2024
The Night of Science is celebrated in Helsinki on Thursday, January 25, 2024, featuring nearly fifty science-related events throughout the evening and night. The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters is participating in the Night of Science with its own program,...
Yearbook Sphinx 2022-2023
The yearbook Sphinx 2022-2023 has now been published online and in physical form. The book covers a variety of historical and linguistic topics. The contributions span subjects such as Russian, Ukrainian, and Finno-Ugric languages, early cultural encounters in the...
The History of Science in Finland – Oral History and Individual Recollections
Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters is part of a large project on the history of science in Finland, in which personal narratives and recollections by scientists and researchers that are or have been active in Finland are...
Themed evening: The funding for Research and Development is increasing, how will the funding be divided?
Date and time: Tuesday November 11, 2023 at from 5:15 to 6:45 pm. Location: Tieteiden talo (Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki). A law that was completed at the end of last year determines an increase in research and development funding to 4% of the gross domestic product by...
Professor Holger Thesleff 4.12.1924–3.10.2023
Professor Holger Thesleff passed away on October 3, 2023. He was one of the leading researchers in ancient philosophy and Greek philology in Finland. Holger Thesleff was elected member of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters in 1963 and honorary member in 2013....