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Since 1838, it has brought together the leading representatives of the Finnish scientific community.<\/p>\n\n<p><p>The following scientists were elected as members of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters on <strong>15 December 2025<\/strong>:<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p><p>Professor <strong>Susanna Fagerholm<\/strong>, University of Helsinki<br\/>Professor <strong>Tuomas Heikkil\u00e4<\/strong>, University of Helsinki<br\/>Professor <strong>Mikko Karttunen<\/strong>, University of Eastern Finland<br\/>Professor, Research Director <strong>Johan Lundin<\/strong>, FIMM \u2013 Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland<br\/>Professor <strong>Suvi Saarikallio<\/strong>, University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4<br\/>Professor <strong>Olli Vapalahti<\/strong>, University of Helsinki<br\/>Professor <strong>Patric \u00d6sterg\u00e5rd<\/strong>, Aalto University<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p>The following scientist was elected as a foreign member:<\/p>\n\n<p><p>Professor <strong>Sebastian Hasenstab-Riedel<\/strong>, Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p><p>For further information, please contact the Permanent Secretary of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, Professor <strong>Mats Gyllenberg<\/strong>, tel. +358 50 433 2920,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:secretarius@scientiarum.fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"mailto:secretarius@scientiarum.fi\">secretarius@scientiarum.fi<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters has elected eight new members. 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