Grants
In 2019, OP Financial Group Research Foundation awarded 52 grants to a total sum of 1,117,845 euros.
In 2020, OP Financial Group Research Foundation awarded 47 grants to a total sum of 1,214,300 euros.
In 2021, OP Financial Group Research Foundation awarded 55 grants to a total sum of 1,231,000 euros.
In 2022, OP Financial Group Research Foundation awarded 54 grants to a total sum of 1,209,040 euros.
In 2023, OP Financial Group Research Foundation awarded 54 grants to a total sum of 1,400,000 euros.
In 2024, OP Financial Group Research Foundation awarded 64 grants to a total sum of 1,500,000 euros.
In 2025, OP Financial Group Research Foundation awarded 58 grants to a total sum of 1,500,000 euros.
Awards
Doctoral Thesis Award
OP Financial Group Research Foundation confers an annual award for a distinguished economics doctoral dissertation in the field of finance published in the last academic year. The Foundation's doctoral thesis award is 10,000 euros.
The award is proposed based on recommendations by universities on distinguished doctoral dissertations, assessments by members of the scientific committee and a summary of the assessments by the chair of the scientific committee.
Recipients of the Doctoral Thesis Award:
2025
Matteo Vacca
Three Essays in Behavioral and Corporate Finance
2024
Kauppila Mikko
Whither alpha? Hedge fund performance in voluntary versus regulatory data sets
2023
Mäkynen Eero
Essays on Firm Dynamics
2022
Tölö Eero
Financial Fragility – Empirical Studies on Crises and Reforms
2021
Hannula Mika
Essays on Strategic Trading
2021
Lindblad Annika
Evaluating macro-finance interactions using mixed frequency methods
2020
Kallunki Jenni
Corporate insiders’ personal characteristics and insider trading
2019
Silvo Aino
Information and credit cycles : Causes and consequences of financial instability
2018
Orlov Vitaly
Essays on Currency Anomalies
Recognition Award
OP Financial Group Research Foundation may award individuals who have significantly promoted economic research in fields supported by the foundation. The award has usually been conferred once every two years. The recognition award of 20,000 euros is conferred to individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional creativity as a researcher and who can be expected to achieve significant results also in the future.
Recipients of the Recognition Award:
2024
professor Kristiina Huttunen
2022
professor Kaisa Kotakorpi
2020
professor Otto Toivanen
2016
professor Juuso Välimäki
2014
professor Matti Keloharju
Merit Award
OP Financial Group Research Foundation may award individuals who have significantly promoted economic research in fields supported by the foundation. The award has usually been conferred once every two years. The merit award of 40,000 euros may be conferred for an individual's life's work or for an exceptionally significant achievement or act.
Recipients of the Merit Award:
2022
professor Matti Pohjola
2018
professor Seppo Honkapohja
2012
professor Bengt Holmström
