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Meeting of the Union Board on 13 August 2026
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 13 August 2026 and decided, among other things, on an updated investment strategy. At its meeting, the Board
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Opening hours of the Union Office during summer
The Union Office is open in the summer from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The office is closed on Midsummer Eve. Due to summer holidays, the office will be closed 6.–31.7.2026. After the holidays, the Office is open again on 3 August 2026. Employment relationship counselling during summer 29.6.–31.7.2026 Due to the summer holidays, the…
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Media releases
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Commitment to Science and Experts – Finnish Union of University Professors’ Objectives for the Government Programme 2027–2031
A high quality of life, renewal and competitiveness stem from basic research and a skilled workforce, underlines the Finnish Union of University Professors in its objectives for the Government Programme. Finland must ensure science-based wellbeing and growth as well as high-quality education for experts. Science-based wellbeing and growth…
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Professor of the Year 2026, Jani Erola, is a pioneering researcher of inequality
The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen Jani Erola, Professor of Sociology at the University of Turku, as Professor of the Year for 2026. The choice was announced at a public event of the Union Statements from the Scientific Core in Oulu on Thursday, 15 January 2026. The award amount for the Professor of…
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Professors’ blog
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Not just an academic matter
I have always opposed blanket boycotts of countries whose governments implement policies contrary to basic human rights and dignity, or that conduct military operations in violation of international law [1]. The civil population of such countries – usually ruled by unelected regimes – are little more than innocent bystanders in such actio…
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Should I stay or should I go?
With the pandemic well behind us, it has become common once again for us academics to travel to conferences, collaborations and courses. But at the same time travelling seems far more difficult than it used to be. How do we juggle these competing needs and constraints? On balance, I think travelling to conferences, both to…
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