 Enqvist is the chairman of the scientific advisory board of Skepsis ry (a Finnish sceptics' society) and has written many books that popularize physics.In 1997 Enqvist was granted the Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation Physics Award for his efforts in particle physics and cosmology.In 1999, he was awarded the Tieto-Finlandia award, Finland's most significant award for non-fiction, for his book "Olemisen porteilla ("At the gates of being")".