Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

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The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (Finnish Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia; Latin Academia Scientiarum Fennica) is a Finnish learned society. It was founded in 1908 as a Finnish-language counterpart of the Swedish-language Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, which had existed since 1838.

Contents 1 Members 1.1 Section of Science 1.2 Section of the Humanities 2 See also 3 External links

[edit] Members

The academy has a total of 328 seats for Finnish members. When a member of the academy turns 65 years, his seat is free for selection of a new member, but he remains a full member until death. The seats are divided into two sections

[edit] Section of Science

• Mathematics and Computer Science 28 members
• Physics and Astronomy 26 members
• Geosciences 24 members
• Chemistry 21 members
• Biology 22 members
• Agriculture and Forestry 22 members
• Medicine 46 members

189 seats

[edit] Section of the Humanities

• Theology and Religion 11 members
• Philosophy and Aesthetics 12 members
• Psychology and Pedagogy 14 members
• History and Archaeology 17 members
• Finno-Ugric Studies 17 members
• Linguistics 21 members
• Jurisprudence 18 members
• Social sciences 29 members

139 seats

[edit] See also

Category:Members of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

[edit] External links

• Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, official website
• The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, a presentation (at the website of the University of St Andrews).