Tieteessä tapahtuu

Tieteessä tapahtuu is a Finnish-language popular-science magazine published by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta). It serves as a forum for accessible, current articles on science and science policy, and also carries book reviews, columns, opinion pieces, and news from the scientific world. The magazine is aimed at a broad readership interested in research and higher-education policy rather than at specialists alone. The publication traces its origins to 1983, when Per-Edvin Persson became executive director of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies and began producing a member bulletin, initially in duplicated form. In 1988 Jan Rydman became editor-in-chief and the bulletin was transformed into a magazine, adding editorials, summaries of lectures given at learned-society events, science news, and introductions to new books. In 1994 the magazine expanded into its current form amid public debate about the need for a national popular-science magazine. Since 1996 it has been published openly online in addition to the print edition. The print edition ceased at the end of 2021, and the magazine now appears as an online publication, with selected content also available through the Federation's Journal.fi service. The magazine appears five times a year. It has an editorial board of six to nine members serving three-year terms; for the 2026–2028 term the chair is docent Johanna Vuorelma. Its editors-in-chief have included Jan Rydman (1988–2007), Ilari Hetemäki (2007–2022), Lea Ryynänen-Karjalainen (acting, 2023), and Anna Kotaviita (2023–). The magazine's content ranges across disciplines, with recent issues covering topics such as screen time and PISA results, two-year pre-school experiments, the economics of care work, the impact of war on the scientific world, and the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. It also publishes news items, such as the National Board on Research Integrity's AI recommendation and the Körber Prize awarded to Sara Wickström. As a publication of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, Tieteessä tapahtuu functions as a bridge between the Finnish research community and the general public, promoting science communication and debate on research policy.

Tieteessä tapahtuu began in 1983, when Per-Edvin Persson started as executive director of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (Tieteellisten seurain valtuuskunta). During his tenure, the Federation began producing a member bulletin, initially as a duplicated (mimeographed) publication. In 1988 Jan Rydman became editor-in-chief, and the duplicated member bulletin was converted into a magazine. Under this new format it began to carry editorials, summaries of lectures given at learned-society events, science news, and introductions to new books. In 1994 the magazine expanded into its current form, following public discussion about the need for a national popular-science magazine. In 1996 it began to be published openly online in addition to the print version. The print edition continued until the end of 2021, after which the magazine has appeared as an online publication, with selected content also published through the Federation's Journal.fi service, which hosts Finnish scholarly journals. The magazine has appeared five times a year. Its editors-in-chief have included Jan Rydman (1988–2007), Ilari Hetemäki (2007–2022), Lea Ryynänen-Karjalainen (acting, 2023), and Anna Kotaviita (2023–). It has an editorial board of six to nine members serving three-year terms; for the 2026–2028 term the chair is docent Johanna Vuorelma. The magazine publishes accessible articles on science and science policy, book reviews, columns, opinion pieces, and news. Recent issues have addressed topics such as screen time and PISA results, two-year pre-school education, the economic effects of care work, the impact of war on the scientific world, and the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

• 2026

  Johanna Vuorelma chairs the editorial board for the 2026–2028 term.

• 2023

  Lea Ryynänen-Karjalainen serves as acting editor-in-chief; Anna Kotaviita becomes editor-in-chief.

• 2022

  Ilari Hetemäki's tenure as editor-in-chief ends.

• 2021

  The print edition ceases at the end of the year.

• 2007

  Ilari Hetemäki becomes editor-in-chief.

• 1996

  The magazine begins to be published openly online in addition to the print version.

• 1994

  The magazine expands into its current form amid public debate on the need for a national popular-science magazine.

• 1988

  Jan Rydman becomes editor-in-chief; the duplicated member bulletin is converted into a magazine.

• 1983

  Per-Edvin Persson becomes executive director of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies; a member bulletin is started, initially duplicated.

A general-audience Finnish science magazine and forum for science and science-policy discussion, published by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies.

• Tieteessä tapahtuu magazine

  A Finnish popular-science magazine published five times a year, now online, with selected content on Journal.fi.

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