The €50,000 Alfred Kordelin Prize is one of the most significant annual awards presented in Finland. The prizes are awarded for socially impactful and topical contributions to science, the arts and public education. In 2025, the prize is being awarded to professor Tuomas Sandholm, composer Outi Tarkiainen and docent Timo Miettinen.
ALFRED KORDELIN PRIZE | Academy Research Fellow Timo Miettinen has been awarded the Alfred Kordelin Prize for his ability to bring philosophical thinking into public discussion. Miettinen, a researcher at the University of Helsinki, believes that understanding Europe is key to our future.
ALFRED KORDELIN PRIZE | Composer Outi Tarkiainen’s music brings the northern landscape to life in the great concert halls of the world. She has been awarded the Alfred Kordelin Prize for her internationally acclaimed art, which illuminates the deep connection between humanity and nature.
ALFRED KORDELIN PRIZE | Tuomas Sandholm, Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, is one of the world’s leading researchers in computational game theory. He has been awarded the Alfred Kordelin Prize for his pioneering work that combines artificial intelligence and game theory.