Welcome to the XVI Finnish Mechanics Days!

An open and inclusive forum for experimental, computational, and theoretical mechanics across scientific and engineering disciplines.

The conference is held 30.9.-2.10.2026 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Oulu, Finland.

Objectives

Finnish Mechanics Days promotes high-quality research in mechanics and strengthens collaboration between academia and industry. The conference brings together researchers, engineers, educators, and professionals working in solid, soil, and rock mechanics, fluid dynamics, and related areas.

The programme reflects both established fields of mechanics and emerging developments in research and engineering practice, including advances in digitalisation, artificial intelligence, and sustainable engineering.

Background

First organized in Oulu in 1982, Finnish Mechanics Days has evolved into a biennial event, serving as a central meeting point for the mechanics community in Finland and an important venue for international exchange.

The conference covers a broad range of topics in the mechanics of solids, soils, rocks, and fluids, together with diverse scientific and engineering applications. Areas addressed include:

• structural analysis and mechanics of materials
• fluid dynamics and fluid–structure interaction
• fracture and fatigue
• thermomechanics and micromechanics
• contact mechanics
• structural optimization and numerical methods
• multibody dynamics and mechatronics
• design of structures and machines
• industrial and medical applications

Conference proceedings

Participants are invited to prepare and submit a full-length journal article for a standard peer review process of a special issue of Rakenteiden Mekaniikka – Journal of Structural Mechanics. Another option is a short report describing a technical method or solution having interest in the fields of the journal. These reports are not peer-reviewed but assessed by editors only, and the length of these texts should not exceed six pages. The deadline for the special issue submissions is November 30, 2026.

Important Dates

• Abstract deadline: September 11, 2026 (Final)
• Registration ends: September 13, 2026 (Final)
• Conference begins: September 30, 2026

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