SCOR 2026 Annual Meeting Symposium

Helsinki, Finland

Date: 7 September 2026

Time: 13:30-18:00 EEST symposium, 18:30-19:30 EEST reception

Venue: House of Science and Letters (Tieteiden talo) & Helsinki Old Court House

Baltic and Polar Research in Finland

The SCOR annual meeting will be held 8-10 September 2026 in Helsinki, Finland. The meeting will be preceded on 7 September by a symposium inviting interactions between the international SCOR Community and Finnish scientists. The symposium will highlight Baltic and polar research from Finnish scientists through keynote presentations and a poster session by early-career scientists. Participation by all annual meeting attendees is encouraged and appreciated. Register using the general meeting registration form.

The symposium will be followed by a reception at the Old Court House. Additional registration is required for the reception and will be shared with symposium attendees in advance of the event.

Symposium Programme

13:30-13:40 Welcome Remarks: Petteri Uotila, Professor, University of Helsinki (Finnish National SCOR Committee) & Paul Myers, Professor, University of Alberta (SCOR President)

13:40-14:00 SCOR Presentation: Kai Deng, Associate Professor, Tongji University (SCOR Executive Committee Early-Career Member)

14:00-15:00 Presentations on Finnish Marine Research, Part I

  • Maria Laamanen, Ministerial Advisor, Ministry of Environment
  • TBA, Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC)
  • Aleksi Nummelin, Research Professor, Finnish Meteorological Institute

 

15:00-15:00 Early-Career Presentation: Lumi Haraguchi, Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute

15:10-16:30 Poster Session and Networking Break

16:30-18:00 Presentations on Finnish Marine Research, Part II

  • Letizia Tedesco, Senior Research Scientist, Finnish Environment Institute
  • Marie Nordström, Associate Professor, University of Helsinki
  • Maija Heikkilä, Research Professor, Geological Survey of Finland
  • Christian Pansch-Hattichi, Professor, Åbo Academi

 

18:00-18:30 Walk to reception

18:30-19:30 Reception at Helsinki Old Court House, Empire Room, Aleksanterinkatu 20

Posters

Posters will be posted online to facilitate viewing by online attendees during the symposium.