Research Council of Finland Awards

Each year, we present the Reseach Council of Finland Awards to promising researchers. The candidates must be Academy Research Fellows or work as Academy-funded Postdoctoral Researchers or Clinical Researchers or as principal investigators of an Academy Project. Nominations are submitted by our scientific councils to the Board, which makes the final award decisions. The winners are presented with a mouth-blown ornament entitled “The Moment”, designed by Miia Liesegang.

The Research Council of Finland presents awards to researchers who have demonstrated exceptional scientific audacity, creativity or open-mindedness in their work or have significantly promoted scientific research or the work of a researcher, increased the public’s interest in science, contributed to public debate in society or otherwise promoted the significance, utilisation and impact of research in society, and whose scientific careers are still mostly ahead of them.

Videos of previous winners are available on our YouTube channel.

List of winners

2023: Simo Hosio and Timo Miettinen
2022: Riikka Puhakka and Ville Vuorinen
2021: Emmi Helle and Eliisa Lotsari
2020: Teemu Lyytikäinen and Mikko Sipilä
2019: Tiina Sikanen and Emilia Korkea-aho
2018: Arri Priimägi and Mari Pihlatie
2017: Matti Jalasvuori and Ville Kivimäki
2016: Kaisa Matomäki and Hélder Santos
2015: Tuuli Lähdesmäki and Lauri Nummenmaa
2014: Irmeli Mustalahti and Petri Ala-Laurila
2013: Sven Bossuyt and Kari Kalliokoski
2012: Anna-Liisa Laine and Mari Sandell
2011: Tapio Lokki and Mikko Salo
2010: Heli Skottman and Sampsa Hyysalo
2009: Miia Kivipelto and Otso Ovaskainen
2008: Hille Koskela and Minna Halme
2007: Hannes Lohi and Jan Lundell
2006: Teivo Teivainen and Jyri-Pekka Mikkola
2005: Ilpo Vattulainen and Tomas Roslin
2004: Hanna Tuomisto and Anna-Stiina Jääskeläinen
2003: Jari Ehrnrooth and Johanna Mappes

List of winners

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