Board
The Board of the Research Council of Finland decides on the general policies and objectives of the RCF based on the objectives negotiated with the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
The Board brings together the work of the scientific councils, the Strategic Research Council and the Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee. It also promotes the fields of each scientific council, as well as the fields operating between two or more councils.
The Board allocates appropriations between the scientific councils and the FIRI Committee for different purposes. It decides the plans for RCF activities and finances, the draft budget and the performance agreement. It also approves the financial statements and the annual report.
In addition to a chair, the Board has at least five and at most seven members who represent extensive and excellent scientific expertise.
The Board is appointed by the Finnish Government for a three-year term. The term of the current Board is 1 January 2025–31 December 2027.
Chairs
- Chair of RCF Board, Professor Kimmo Nuotio, University of Helsinki
- Vice Chair, Professor Tiina Laatikainen, University of Eastern Finland
Members
- Unit Director, Professor Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, Finnish Environment Institute
- Professor Petri Karonen, University of Jyväskylä
- Professor Gary Marquis, Aalto University
- Programme Director Jarkko Pellikka, Nokia Corporation
- Professor Susanna Välimäki, University of Helsinki
Board meetings 2025
- Wednesday 26 February at 12.15–16.00
- Wednesday 9 April at 12.15–16.00
- Wednesday 4 June at 12.15–16.00
- Thursday 21 August–Friday 22 August
- Thursday 18 September at 12.15–16.00
- Friday 10 October at 12.15–16.00
- Thursday 11 December at 12.15–16.00
