Organisation

Steering group

  • Academy President Markku Mattila, Chair
  • Chair of Academy Board, Professor Arto Mustajoki, Vice Chair
  • Vice President for Research Riitta Mustonen
  • Professor Paavo Pelkonen, Chair of the Research Council for Biosciences and Environment
  • Professor Aila Lauha, Chair of the Research Council for Culture and Society
  • Professor Erkki Oja, Chair of the Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering
  • Professor Tuula Tamminen, Chair of the Research Council for Health
  • Rector Lauri Lajunen, Universities Finland UNIFI 
  • Director General Petteri Taalas, Finnish Meteorological Institute
  • Counsellor of Education Erja Heikkinen, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
  • Director of Strategy Leena Treuthardt is responsible for the project and Assistant to the Management Heidi Varjus serves as secretary of the steering group.

Working group

  • Director of Strategy Leena Treuthardt, Chair, Management Support Unit
  • Science Adviser Samuli Hemming, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Unit
  • EU Affairs Manager Heikki Holopainen/Senior Science Adviser Eeva Ikonen, International Relations Unit
  • Senior Adviser Timo Kolu, Biosciences and Environment Research Unit
  • Trainee Rita Koskinen, Management Support Unit
  • Senior Science Adviser Hannele Kurki, Culture and Society Research Unit
  • Senior Science Adviser Annamaija Lehvo, Management Support Unit
  • Science Adviser Anu Nuutinen, Management Support Unit and Health Research Unit
  • Information Specialist Maija Miettinen, Communications Unit
  • Chief Adviser Ari Mikkelä, Management Support Unit
  • Science Adviser Kaisa Vaahtera, Culture and Society Research Unit
Last changed 19/12/2011

Leena Treuthardt
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Director of Strategy, head of project

Anu Nuutinen
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State of different disciplines

Annamaija Lehvo
tel. +358 9 7748 8404
Grand challenges faced by society

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