Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee

The Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee (FIRI Committee) at the Academy of Finland monitors and develops Finnish and international research infrastructure activity, provides funding to infrastructure projects and monitors funded projects. The Committee also takes care of other infrastructure tasks as assigned to it by the Academy Board.

Chair: Vice President for Research Riitta Maijala, Academy of Finland
Vice Chair: Director Erja Heikkinen, Ministry of Education and Culture

Members:

President and CEO Johanna Buchert, Natural Resources Institute Finland
Director General Anni Huhtala, VATT Institute for Economic Research
Professor Juha Hämäläinen, Research Council for Culture and Society, Academy of Finland
Rector Keijo Hämäläinen, University of Jyväskylä
Ministerial Adviser Pirjo Kutinlahti, Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Director Mika Lautanala, Business Finland
Rector Jukka Mönkkönen, University of Eastern Finland
Rector Ilkka Niemelä, Aalto University
Rector Riitta Rissanen, Lapland University of Applied Sciences
Professor Mika Rämet, Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment, Academy of Finland
Vice rector Hanna Snellman, University of Helsinki
Professor Minnamari Vippola, Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering, Academy of Finland
Rector Mari Walls, Tampere university

Counsellor of Education Petteri Kauppinen from the Ministry of Education and Culture is a permanent expert on the Committee.