The donated positions have had great impact, which is apparent in the fact that several positions which were originally established with donated funds are now being covered by the University’s own core funding.
Here you can read more about our professors, researchers and other experts in positions funded entirely or partially with donated funds.
Professorship in geoinformatics, professor Markus Holopainen
Spatial Data Centre of the National Land Survey of Finland, the Finnish Forest and Park Service
Professorship in the economics of Baltic Sea protection, professor Kari Hyytiäinen
City of Helsinki
Professorship in animal breeding, professor Pekka Uimari
Professorship in forest–atmosphere interactions*, professor Jaana Bäck
Svenskspråkigt universitetslektorat i lantbruksekonomi, Stefan Bäckman
Income from the Future Fund
Professorship in international forest policy, professor Maria Brockhaus
Assistant professorship in agrotechnology, assistant professor Antti Lajunen
Assistant professorship in soil and environmental science, professor Mari Pihlatie
The University of Helsinki’s 375 Future Fund
Professorship in American studies, professor Mikko Saikku
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace
Professorship in non-fiction literature and non-fiction writing, professor Pirjo Hiidenmaa
Association of Finnish Non-Fiction Writers (fund), Tieteen tiedotus ry and the Lauri Jäntti Foundation
Professorship in business history, professor Niklas Jensen-Eriksen
The professorship is based on donations made to celebrate Casimir Ehrnrooth.
Swedish-language tenure track assistant professorship in marine archaeology, assistant professor Kristin Ilves
Income from the Future Fund
Tenure track assistant professorship in indigenous studies, assistant professor Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen
The University of Helsinki’s 375 Future Fund and its proceeds
Tenure track professorship in Russian security policy, assistant professor Katri Pynnöniemi
The University of Helsinki’s 375 Future Fund and its proceeds
Professorship in Baltic Sea research, professor Alf Norkko
Walter och Andrée de Nottbecks stiftelse, Finnish Environment Institute
Assistant professorship in functional biodiversity of the Baltic Sea, assistant professor Aleksandra Lewandowska
Walter och Andrée de Nottbecks stiftelse
Professorship in urban ecosystem research, professor Heikki Setälä
City of Lahti
Professorship in fisheries biology, professor Sakari Kuikka
City of Kotka, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Professorship in multidisciplinary risk analysis, professor Päivi Haapasaari
Finnish Environment Institute, City of Kotka
Professorship in environmental biotechnology, professor Martin Romantschuk
City of Lahti
Professorship in environmental research, professor Lauri Arvola
Kehittämiskeskus Oy Häme
Professor in sustainable development, professor Kristina Lindström
Income from the Future Fund
Professorship in food culture, Professor Johanna Mäkelä (dean of the Faculty 2022–2025), deputised by Professor Taru Lindblom
Several donors, proceeds from the Future Fund
Professor in small children's pedagogy, professor Mirjam Kalland
Assistant professorship in technology pedagogy, assistant professor Kaiju Kangas
Assistan professorship in pedagogy, assistant professor Sonja Kosunen
Professorship in teacher education, professor Erika Löfström
The University of Helsinki’s 375 Future Fund
Professorship in sports law, professor Antti Aine
MinEdu
Assistant professorship in social law, professor Jari Murto
The University of Helsinki’s 375 Future Fund
The Finnish Pension Alliance TELA
Professorship in copyright, professor Taina Pihlajarinne
Professorship in Nordic law, (This position has not yet been filled)
Professorship in insurance and indemnity law, professor Mika Hemmo
Professorship in communication law, professor Päivi Korpisaari
Professorship in environmental law, professor Kai Kokko
The Future Fund
Finance Finland, the Suomen Arvopaperimarkkinoiden edistämissäätiö foundation and the Finnish Work Environment Fund
Vesa Vainio professorship in comparative tax law
Nordea Bank Ab
Professorship in energy law*, professor Kim Talus
City of Vaasa, Vaasan sähkö
Bilingual university lectureship in law*
City of Vaasa, Municipality of Mustasaari, Regional Council of Ostrobothnia, Harry Schaumans Stiftelse, Svensk-Österbottniska Samfundet, Stiftelsen Handlanden Gustaf Svanlungs Donationsfond, Högskolestiftelsen i Österbotten, the Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce
Swedish-speaking doctoral student in law
Aktia Pankki Oyj
Professorship in milk hygiene and cattle health, professor Päivi Rajala-Schultz
Professorship in industrial milk hygiene, professor Miia Lindström
The Walter Ehrström Foundation
Professur i husdjursvälfärd, svenskspråkig, professor Anna Valros
Anna och Karl Eklunds stiftelse, Finlands veterinärmedicinska stiftelse, Konstsamfundet, Stiftelsen Finlandsvenska Jordfonden, Stödstiftelsen för veterinärmedicinsk forskning, Sparbankstiftelsen, Svenska kulturfonden, Svenska Lantbruksproducenters Centralförbund, Vetcare Oy, Universitets apoteket samt Walter Ehrströms stiftelse
Professorship in veterinary anaesthesia and pain management (This position has not yet been filled.)
University Pharmacy, Vetcare Oy, the Finnish Veterinary Foundation, the Foundation of Veterinary Medicine in Finland
Specialising veterinarian, equine diseases* (The position has not yet been filled.)
Income from the Future Fund
Professor in pharmacogenetics, professor Mikko Niemi
University Pharmacy
Professorship in adolescent psychiatry*, professor Mauri Marttunen
The Yrjö and Tuulikki Ilvonen Fund, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Professorship in rheumatology*, professor Kari Eklund
Abbvie Oy
Professorship in internal medicine, professor Tuomo Nieminen
South Karelia Social and Health Care District, Viipurin tuberkuloosisäätiö
Swedish-language professorship in psychiatry
Hospital District of Vaasa
Professorship in geriatric psychiatry, professor Hannu Koponen
Swedish-language professorship in anaesthesiology, Smärtmedicin, professor Eija Kalso
Professorship in clinical pharmacology and personalised medicine*, professor Janne Backman
Professorship in traffic medicine* (The position has not yet been filled.)
Professorship in neurological rehabilitation* (The position has not yet been filled.)
Professorship in medical genetics*, professor Kristiina Aittomäki*
Professorship in coagulation disorders*, professor Riitta Lassila
Professorship in palliative medicine*, professor Tiina Saarto
Professorship in physiatry*, professor Jari Arokoski
Professorship in acute medicine*, professor Maaret Castren
Proceeds from the Future Fund in the University’s core capital are used to fund these professorships. The Future Fund is based on donations made between 2010 and 2012 as well as the Finnish Government’s matched-funding investment.
Professorship in paediatric endocrinology, professor Outi Mäkitie
The Sigrid Juselius Foundation
The Niilo Hallman professorship in translational paediatrics, professor Taneli Raivio
Foundation for Pediatric Research
Professorship in pharmacoeconomics, professor Marja Blom
University Pharmacy
Professorship in social pharmacy, professor Marja Airaksinen
University Pharmacy
Swedish-language professorship in medical toxicology; the position has not yet been filled.
Income from the Future Fund
Research director, Unit of Chemistry Teacher Education, Department of Chemistry, research director Maija Aksela
Borealis Polymers Oy, Oy EKOKEM Ab, Kemira Oyj, Kemira GrowHow Oyj, Neste Oil Oyj ja Kemianteollisuus ry
Tenure track Swedish-language assistant professorship in geography, new professor to be appointed during summer 2018
Tenure track assistant professorship in radar meteorology, assistant professor Dmitry Moisseev
Income from the Future Fund
Professorship in data science, professor Pan Hui
Data curator, Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus
The University of Helsinki’s 375 Future Fund
Professorship in social gerontology, professor Ilkka Pietilä
City of Lahti
Professorship in social work, with an emphasis on practitioner research in social work, professor Maija Jäppinen
The cities of Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen, MinEdu
University lectureship in practitioner research in social work, university lecturer Aino Kääriäinen
The cities of Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen
Tenure track assistant professorship in economic research
Assistant professorship in ageing research, assistant professor Kathrin Komp
Income from the Future Fund
Tenure track associate professorship in media and communication, Mats Bergman
Income from the Future Fund
Career planning officer, planning officer Timo Åvist
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland
The Jane and Aatos Erkko professorship in studies on contemporary society, Professor Molly Andrews 2019–2020, Professor Karen Knop 2020–2021.
The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation