The
Academy of Finland (, ) is a governmental
funding body for
scientific research in
Finland. It is based in the Finnish capital,
Helsinki. Yearly, the Academy administers over 260 million
euros to Finnish research activities. Over 5,000 researchers are working on the projects supported by the academy. The Academy functions as a funding body only and is not a school. However, personnel funded by the Academy can use the title referring to it, e.g. professors will be called
akatemiaprofessori. Academy professor funding has a term of 5 years.