What we do

The Academy of Finland’s mission is to advance scientific research and its application, support international scientific cooperation, act as an expert organ in science policy issues and allocate funding to research and other advancement of science.

The Academy works to promote the progress of science by allocating funding to the highest-quality and the scientifically most innovative research.

The Academy is committed to raising the productivity and strengthening the impact of research funding and science policy by:

• emphasising interdisciplinarity and innovativeness in its reviews and assessments of scientific quality
• granting funding to research projects rated as excellent
• promoting the interaction and collaboration between researchers and knowledge end-users.

The Academy supports the research career in all its stages and encourages the mobility of researchers within the research system, business and industry and public administration as well as internationally. Universities are the Academy’s most important partner in its mission to advance scientific research. Internationally, the Academy cooperates with a number of other countries as well as with international funding organisations.

The Academy takes actively part in the public debate on science policy, the goals of science, its impacts and ethics. The Academy also promotes good scientific practices and strengthens the ethical sustainability of the research it finances.

The Academy’s key goals and means are defined in its strategies. The Academy’s operations are particularly influenced by the strategies of the Science and Technology Policy.