The grants awarded from the Foundations’ Post Doc Pool are intended for scholars, who have recently completed their doctoral degree and wish to conduct research abroad from Finland for at least six months. The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters is part of the Pool.

The 2021 Humanities Prize of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters has been awarded to Assistant Professor Kaius Sinnemäki. The prize is awarded annually to an outstanding researcher in the humanities at an early stage in his or her career, who's already achieved international recognition. The prize is worth 15,000 euros and was distributed in 2021 for the 10th time.

The Theme Night of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters on Monday 13 September 2021 celebrated the arrival of new members in the Academy. Watch the recording! The event was bilingual: both Finnish and English were used. The event was broadcasted live from the Academy's n Mariankatu premises in Helsinki.

The importance of science diplomacy, i.e. activities that combine science and foreign relations, has become ever more important in the field of international relations. According to a report prepared jointly by Finnish Academy of Science and Letters and Frisky & Anjoy, the coordination of science diplomacy and the dialogue between significant actors in the field of science diplomacy should be strengthened. Science diplomacy promotes international cooperation and solutions to wicked problems that humanity is facing.

Finnish Academy of Science and Letters invited 37 new Finnish members and 7 new external members on 23^rd April 2021. Congratulation to all new members!

Last year the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters convened a multidisciplinary group of experts to present their views on ways of further improving Finland's long-term crisis resilience. On the bases of the group’s work, the statement ‘Bending, but not breaking’ was formed.