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The Finnish Research Impact Foundation

The Finnish Research Impact Foundation works to promote industry-academia cooperation from the vantage-point of academic research interests and considerations. FRIF’s role is to facilitate joint research projects that not only bring commercial success but also strengthen Finnish expertise and research excellence.

The Finnish Research Impact Foundation was created by the Finnish government in 2019.

The organizations represented on the Foundation’s board of directors are Confederation of Finnish Industries (Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto), Federation of Finnish Enterprises (Suomen Yrittäjät), The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia ry), the Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities (UNIFI ry), and the cooperation body of state research institutions Tulanet.

The Foundation’s Strategy 2025–2028 »

This is how we promote industry-academia cooperation in practice: 

  • FRIF invests annually some two million euros to support research collaborations through its Tandem Industry Academia funding programme. The funding is mainly driven by research interests and objectives. The funding criteria are based on academic research considerations, with a view to achieving more effective practical application of research results.
  • Projects funded by FRIF provide the opportunity to collect and produce information about research-driven industry cooperation and the conditions for its success.
  • FRIF produces insights into the conditions for research-driven industry cooperation and contributes to the public discussion around the subject.
  • FRIF facilitates meetings and exchange between Finnish industry and academia.

Board of directors

Petri Kalliokoski

Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board of High Metal Oy

    Leena Otsomaa

    Board Member

    Vice President, Global Medicine Design, Orion Corporation

      Gyöngyi Kovács

      Board Member

      Vice Rector, Hanken Svenska handelshögskolan

        Johanna Buchert

        Board Member

        President & CEO at Natural Resources Institute Finland

          Anna Mauranen

          Board Member

          Professor, University of Helsinki

            Maija Urponen

            Board Member

            Entrepreneur, CEO, Researcher, Kaupunkitutkimus TA Oy

              Sampo Ahonen

              Board Member

              Partner, Helmet Capital

                You can contact Board Members by email firstname@vaikuttavuussaatio.fi.
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                Former board members

                Lauri Oksanen

                Chairman of the Board 2019–2024

                  Virpi Muhonen

                  Board Member 2019–2024

                    Keijo Hämäläinen

                    Board Member 2022–2024

                      Juha Teperi

                      Board Member 2019–2021

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