The 2025 honorary doctors will receive their degrees during the doctoral award ceremony in Uppsala on 4 October 2025. On 3 October, they will give their public lectures in Uppsala which will also be livestreamed on the SLU website.
Veterinary surgeon Olli Peltoniemi is a professor and dean at the University of Helsinki where he conducts world-leading research on the reproduction of food-producing animals and the health of pigs, and he is a European Veterinary Specialist in these fields. He is also committed to animal welfare issues and the strong link between animal and human health (One Health). Olli Peltoniemi has a long history of collaboration with researchers and teachers at SLU, and has, in addition to his research, facilitated networking and collaboration for Nordic and international colleagues in an exemplary and altruistic way. He has held senior positions in several important European organisations, and with his low-key, humble and friendly attitude and his broad knowledge, he has steered those organisations in a direction characterised by a strong sense of responsibility for health and welfare in animal husbandry.