The 46th Annual Meeting of the Finnish Economic Association will be held in Vaasa on February 5–6, 2026, in cooperation with the University of Vaasa. Important information are given below.
Registration
Registration for the conference is open. All the presenters need to confirm their participation by registering. Registration is open also for those who want to participate without presenting.
Register yourself for the conference by January 12, 11:59 pm, using the following form:
https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/ACED8074D4506F50
Program
Preliminary conference program is now published, and available here.
Participation fees
The conference fee is 150 euros. The fee includes the conference dinner and coffee serving on the first conference day and membership in the association. PhD students who present their research participate for free. Participation fee invoices will be sent to the email address given by the participant. If the payer is someone else than the participant herself/himself, the billing information need be given upon registration.
Presentations
The parallel sessions with three presentations last for 90 minutes and sessions with four presentations 120 minutes. This means 30 minutes per presentation, so prepare for a slot of 20–25 minutes to leave time for short discussions after the presentation. Only some sessions have designated discussions; in others discussion is completely free. Questions can also be asked during the presentation. Please, have your presentation on a memory stick or laptop and download it on the room computer before the session starts to ensure that the presentation time is used efficiently. Chairs of the sessions are responsible for keeping track of time.
Conference venue
University of Vaasa, Tervahovi building. Address: Wolffintie 32, 65200 Vaasa. All the sessions and the plenary lecture are held in building Tervahovi.
Getting to the conference venue
The university campus is located 1.5–2 kilometers away from the railway station and main hotels and 1.5 kilometers away from the conference dinner restaurant. Due to short distances, there will be no organized transportation between the venues. The first morning train will arrive at the Vaasa railway station at 9:27, which is enough to reach the first session that starts at 10:15 on Thursday and at 10:00 on Friday.
Accommodation
Conference hotels are Original Sokos Hotel Royal, Scandic Vaasa, Scandic Waskia, and GreenStar Hotel Vaasa. More information on the prices and availability are sent to those registered for the event. There are also other hotels available in the city center.
Conference dinner
Bacchus & Svenska Klubben (Rantakatu 4, 65100 Vaasa)
Thursday, February 5, at 19.00–00.00
Dinner is included in the participation fee. The dinner place opens at 19.00 for drinks and you can arrive flexibly. The food serving starts at 20.00, which means there is enough time to those who want to go to their hotels after the plenum.
Luggage deposit
On the campus, luggage can be deposited in room A201 PALOMÄKI.
PhD students
PhD students who present their research participate the conference free of charge. The best paper submitted by a student, who has not yet defended her/his doctoral thesis, will be awarded a prize of 500 euros. The prize is based on a paper submission, not on the presentation, although the paper must be the same that is presented in the conference. Send your paper by email (sihteeri@taloustieteellinenyhdistys.fi), by Januay 21, 11:59 pm, latest.
More information:
Secretary Max Toikka
Email: sihteeri@taloustieteellinenyhdistys.fi