Postdoctoral Programme for Research Institutes

The Postdoctoral Programme for Research Institutes aims to boost research, development, and innovation (RDI) in key areas for society and business.  The Programme fosters cross-sector collaboration and promotes the national and international mobility of postdoctoral researchers. The long-term goal is to accelerate sustainable economic growth and increase productivity in Finland.

The program will hire 85 postdoctoral researchers to 12 Finnish government research institutes between 2025 and 2028. Postdoctoral researchers will drive impactful, high-level research bridging science, industry, and administration.

The programme is supported by Finland’s long-term R&D funding. The purpose of State’s R&D funding, together with R&D investments from the businesses sector, is to raise Finland’s R&D expenditure to 4% of GDP by 2030.

Postdoctoral researchers

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Antti Kukkurainen
Antti Kukkurainen
Finnish Meteorological Institute

AI methods in satellite remote sensing of solar-induced fluorescence

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is the most significant greenhouse gas driving climate change.

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Marika Viertola
Marika Viertola
VATT Institute for Economic Research

The Effects of Taxation and Regulation on Firm Behavior

The main research objective is to examine how firms respond to corporate taxation, R&D tax incentives, and disclosure requirements, and to evaluate the effectiveness of these policy instruments in shaping firm behavior and improving economic outcomes.

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Arya Thenapparambil
Arya Thenapparambil
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

Energy efficient tunable RF front-ends using ferroelectric materials

Wireless communication systems, from IoT devices to future 6G networks, are becoming increasingly complex and energy‑hungry.

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Annika Lehmus-Sun
Annika Lehmus-Sun
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Human-Guided, AI-Assisted Research and Policy Analysis

This research develops a human-guided approach to using artificial intelligence in research and policy analysis.

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Matti Laukkarinen
Matti Laukkarinen
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Reimagining AI-driven Workplace Datafication in the Game Industry – REWODAI

AI-driven workplace datafication increasingly shapes how work is carried out, how it is valued, and how everyday working life is experienced.

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Jaakko Oivukkamäki
Jaakko Oivukkamäki
Finnish Meteorological Institute

Reducing vegetation carbon sink uncertainty with optical measurements

My research looks deeper into how optical measurements based on vegetation reflectance and chlorophyll fluorescence can reduce uncertainty in boreal vegetation carbon sequestration measurements.

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Organisations

Find out the research institutes that implement the Programme and where to find open positions.

Progress

The second kick-off event brought together postdocs who joined the programme at a later stage.
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