Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities

The research fields of the Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities are as follows:

• philosophy
• history and archaeology
• educational sciences
• linguistics
• law
• psychology
• social sciences
• art research
• economics
• theology
• political sciences
• communication sciences
• sociological environmental research and human geography
• other research into the humanities and social sciences, including multidisciplinary research

The criteria and policies applied by the scientific council in the winter call 2026 will be updated on this page no later than October 10, 2025.

Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities 1 Jan 2025–31 Dec 2027

Chair

• Professor Aini Linjakumpu, University of Lapland

Members

• Professor Louis Clerc, University of Turku
• Principal Lecturer Katri Halonen, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
• Professor Jaakko Husa, University of Helsinki
• Research Professor Sakari Karvonen, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
• Professor Leena Kolehmainen, University of Helsinki
• Associate Professor Catharina von Koskull, University of Vaasa
• Professor Markku Lehtimäki, University of Turku
• Professor Kalle Pajunen, Tampere University
• Professor Leena Rouhiainen, University Of The Arts Helsinki
• Professor Anniina Suominen, Aalto University

Both the Research Council of Finland and the Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities actively develop their activities. Feedback from review panels is an important part of this development work, and feedback is collected and analysed annually. The panels also provide valuable feedback to applicants on how applications could be improved from the reviewer’s viewpoint.

• Feedback by review panels, September 2022 call (PDF)
• Feedback by review panels, September 2021 call (PDF)
• List of reviewers in September 2021 call (PDF)