100 YEARS IN 2008Finnish Academy of Science and Letters 100 years in 2008The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, the largest general scientific and academic society in the country, was celebrating its centenary in 2008. In view of its aim of promoting scientific research and serving as a bond between scholars representing advanced levels of scientific and academic learning, it opened its centenary year with a symposium on "Pitfalls in science" on 23rd November 2007, precisely 100 years after the meeting held on the premises of the Finnish Literature Society that led to the Academy's foundation. The actual centenary celebration took place in the Great Hall of Helsinki University of 9th April 2008, Mikael Agricola's Day. Addess by Chariman Kari Raivio The closing ceremony for the centenary year was on 10th October 2008, Aleksis Kivi's Day and exactly 100 years after the first meeting of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. In addition, all 15 groups within the Academy representing different branches of science and humanities arranged meetings of their own at some time between August 2007 and August 2008. You can find information about those meetinf from Centenary pages.
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