Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (Finnish Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia; Latin Academia Scientiarum Fennica) is a Finnish learned society. It was founded in 1908 and is thus the second oldest academy in Finland. The oldest is the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, which was founded in 1838.
Members
Nordenskiöld N.G. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae. 1842. T. 1. P. XIII.
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
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
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
See also
- Category:Members of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
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).
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