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Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

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The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (Finnish Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia; Latin Academia Scientiarum Fennica) is a Finnish learned society. It was founded in 1908 as a Finnish-language counterpart of the Swedish-language Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters, which had existed since 1838.

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Members

The academy has a total of 328 seats for Finnish members. When a member of the academy turns 65 years, his seat is free for selection of a new member, but he remains a full member until death. The seats are divided into two sections

Section of Science

  • Mathematics and Computer Science 28 members
  • Physics and Astronomy 26 members
  • Geosciences 24 members
  • Chemistry 21 members
  • Biology 22 members
  • Agriculture and Forestry 22 members
  • Medicine 46 members
  • 189 seats

    Section of the Humanities

  • Theology and Religion 11 members
  • Philosophy and Aesthetics 12 members
  • Psychology and Pedagogy 14 members
  • History and Archaeology 17 members
  • Finno-Ugric Studies 17 members
  • Linguistics 21 members
  • Jurisprudence 18 members
  • Social sciences 29 members
  • 139 seats

    References

    Finnish Academy of Science and Letters Wikipedia