About us

The Academy of Finland’s mission is to finance high-quality scientific research, act as a science and science policy expert, and strengthen the position of science and research. The Academy is an agency within the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.

The Academy works to contribute to the renewal, diversification and increasing internationalisation of Finnish research. Our activities cover the full spectrum of scientific disciplines.

We support and facilitate researcher training and research careers, internationalisation and the application of research results. We are keen to emphasise the importance of the impact of research and breakthrough research by encouraging researchers to submit boundary-crossing applications that involve risks but also offer promise and potential for scientifically significant breakthroughs.

Our funding for research amounts to 317 million euros in 2013. Each year, our funding contributes to some 5,000 people’s work at universities and research institutes in Finland.

New Academy Board and Research Councils have started their work

The Academy of Finland’s new Board and new Research Councils have started their work. The Board is responsible for steering and supervising the Academy’s operations and the four Research Councils for carrying out Academy tasks within their respective fields of expertise. The Board and the Research Councils were appointed for the term 2013–2015. The Board consists of the President of the Academy of Finland, the Chairs of the Academy’s Research Councils and three members appointed by the Government. The members shall have broad experience of research as well as expertise in science policy.

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