Organisations
Suomen Akatemia
english name: Academy of Finland
type: government agency
location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
WWW: www.aka.fi
description
The Academy of Finland is an expert organisation in research funding. Its mission is to promote high-quality scientific research by means of long-term funding based on scientific quality and by means of reliable evaluation, science policy expertise and extensive international cooperation.
The Academy’s organisation consists of the Academy Board, four Research Councils and the Administrative Office. The Councils are: Research Council for Biosciences and Environment; for Culture and Society; for Health; and for Natural Sciences and Engineering. The Councils as well as the Academy Board are appointed by the Council of State for a three-year term. The Academy operates under the administration of the Ministry of Education.
