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The annual Vuoden Tiedekyn? award is designed to promote academic writing in Finnish and the accessibility of scientific discoveries as well as to increase the appreciation of academic articles written in Finnish. Vuoden Tiedekyn? is one of the biggest academic writing awards in Finland.

The award is presented on a rotating basis to an author or authors of an article written in Finnish in the fields of humanities, social sciences and environmental research. To qualify for the award, articles must be published in scientific journals or collections, ideally ones that use referees. In the field of environmental research, the award can also be presented to the author of a scientific book. Only works published up to three years prior to the year of awarding are eligible.

One of our aims is to promote the status of Finnish as an academic language. It is important from the perspective of maintaining and developing Finnish thinking that scientific research can also be discussed in Finnish and that the basic concepts and terminology used in different academic fields exist in scientists’ native language. The more intelligible scientific findings are, the better they can also be used to benefit different spheres of society.

The financial and human resources available for scientific publications in Finnish are currently extremely limited. Publishing printed journals in particular has become increasingly difficult financially due to the rise of online publications. Moreover, the tendency of researchers to focus on publishing international articles in order to further their careers has resulted in a decrease in the number of articles submitted to Finnish publications.

The Kone Foundation Board of Trustees appoints one individual each year to choose the winning author or authors.

Winners of the Vuoden Tiedekyn? award

(‘The Political Economy of Reproductive Organs: On the Costs of Biological Reproduction at the Vaginal Interfaces of Political Economy’)

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2024 (environmental topics): Tero Toivanen, Paavo J?rvensivu & Ville L?hde:?”Ekologisen j?lleenrakennuksen haaste” (‘The Challenge of Ecological Reconstruction’)

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2023 (humanities): Sofia Kotilainen: ‘ (‘Mint of Talviainen: use of literacy for money forgery purposes in the 19th century’)

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2022 (social sciences):  (‘Opportunities for adults with profound developmental disabilities to experience community – An ethnographic study of social interaction in Finnish group homes’)

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2021 (environmental research):  (‘Mushroom picking in Northern woodlots: diverse forest economies and the problem of tree plantations’)

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2020 (humanities):  (‘Feelings of loneliness in Moominpappa at Sea’)

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2019 (social sciences): Anna-Maria Tapaninen: ”Rajalla laboratoriossa: I?n arviointia, i?n m??rityst? ja ik?m??r?yksi?” (‘In the laboratory at the border: age assessment, age determination and designating ages’)

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2018 (environmental research): SAMPO SOIMAKALLIO: “BIOMASSAN ENERGIAK?YTT?: VAIKUTUKSET HIILINIELUIHIN JA ILMASTOP??ST?IHIN” [EFFECTS OF BIOMASS ENERGY ON CARBON SINKS AND GHG EMISSIONS]

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2017 (humanities): MIIKA TERVONEN: “HISTORIANKIRJOITUS JA MYYTTI YHDEN KULTTUURIN SUOMESTA” [HISTORIOGRAPHY AND THE MYTH OF A MONOCULTURAL FINLAND] 

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2016 (social sciences): TERO TOIVANEN & JUHANA VEN?L?INEN: “YHTEISVAURAUDEN UUSI AIKA” [THE NEW ERA OF THE COMMONS] 

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2015 (environmental research): JARI LYYTIM?KI & JANNE RINNE: “VALON VARJOPUOLET – VALOSAASTE YMP?RIST?ONGELMANA” [THE DARK SIDE OF LIGHT – LIGHT POLLUTION AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM]

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2013 (humanities): LAURA WAHLFORS: “COURANTEN HIDASTETTU JUOKSU. ROLAND BARTHES JA MUSIIKKI KIRJOITTAJAN INSPIRAATIONA” [COURANTE IN SLOW MOTION. ROLAND BARTHES AND MUSIC AS A WRITER’S MUSE] 

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2012 (social sciences,the award was split between six authors): HEIKKI HIILAMO & OLLI KANGAS: “V??RIEN PROFEETTOJEN J?LJILL?? KAHDEKSAN ER?? TULOEROJEN VAARALLISUUDESTA” [(Following false prophets? Eight rounds on the dangers of income inequality]// LEENA TERVONEN GON?ALVES JA ERIIKKA OINONEN: “VERTAILUN VALTA” [The power of comparison] // OSSI NAUKKARINEN: “TAHDIKKUUS ESTEETTIS-EETTISEN? TOIMINTAPERIAATTEENA” [Tact as an aesthetic-ethical principle of behaviour]// NOORA PYYRY: “NUORTEN OSALLISUUS TUTKIMUKSESSA. MENETELM?LLISI? KYSYMYKSI? JA VASTAUSYRITYKSI?” [Participatory methods in youth research]

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2011 (environmental research; the award was split between four authors): PETRI KETO-TOKOI & TIMO KUULUVAINEN: “SUOMALAINEN AARNIOMETS?” [THE FINNISH VIRGIN FOREST] // 

KIMMO RUOSTEENOJA: “MITEN JA MIKSI ILMASTO MUUTTUU?” [THE HOW AND WHY OF CLIMATE CHANGE] // ILARI E S??KSJ?RVI: “TUNTEMATON MONIMUOTOISUUS – TROOPPISET K?TK?PISTI?ISET H?MM?STYTT?V?T RIKKAUDELLAAN” [UNKNOWN DIVERSITY – THE AMAZING RICHNESS OF TROPICAL PARASITICA] 

Vuoden Tiedekyn? 2010 (humanities; the award was split between four authors): TIMO LEISI?: “MUSIIKIN YHDEKS?N EVOLUUTIOTA” [NINE EVOLUTIONS OF MUSIC] // MARKE AHONEN: ”ANTIIKIN FYSIOGNOMIA” [ANCIENT PHYSIOGNOMY] // PAULIINA HAASJOKI: “AMBIVALENSSIN “ARVOITUKSELLINEN SULO”: HAGAR OLSSONIN SILKKIMAALAUS” [THE “MYSTERIOUS CHARM” OF AMBIVALENCE: HAGAR OLSSON’S “KINESISK UTFLYKT” [CHINESE EXCURSION]] // ANNA-LEENA TOIVANEN: “H?NEN HENKENS? EL??. DAMBUDZO MARECHERAN NEROUS” [HIS SPIRIT LIVES ON. DAMBUDZO MARECHERA’S INGENUITY]