Category Archives: News

[17.11.2014] Antti Blåfield’s Loistavat Erkot. Patruunat ja heidän päätoimittajansa (Otava, 2014) tells the long history of Helsingin Sanomat and its predecessor Päivälehti from 1889 to 1991 through its owners, three generations of Erkko family, and their 18 chief editors. Book … Continue reading →

[7.11.2014] Mirkka Lappalainen’s new book Pohjolan leijona (Siltala, 2014) is nominated as a candidate for Tieto-Finlandia and Kanava prizes. Pohjolan leijona explores Finland at the turn of the 17th century under the reign of Gustav II Adolf, young and charismatic … Continue reading →

[15.8.2014] Two research groups of Capitalism, State and Society are presenting their work next week in the European Business History Association’s conference in Utrecht. Elina Kuorelahti and Niklas Jensen-Eriksen, working in the Päivälehti – Helsingin Sanomat project, are presenting their comparative research on Newspapers … Continue reading →

Paperimaailman valloittajat (Siltala 2014) is a new book by Anitra Komulainen. It presents the history of the Finnish Paper Engineers’ Association in the 20th century. More information on the book on the publisher’s website (in Finnish)

[15.3.2014] Two research groups of Capitalism, State and Society are presenting their work next week World Business History Conference in Frankfurt next week. Elina Kuorelahti and Niklas Jensen-Eriksen, working in the Päivälehti – Helsingin Sanomat project, are presenting their research on … Continue reading →

3.2.1014 Paperin painajainen (Siltala 2014) is a new book by Markku Kuisma, Sakari Siltala and Teemu Keskisarja exploring the history of Metsäliitto in the 20th century. More information on the book on the publisher’s website (in Finnish)

6.11.2013 Teemu Keskisarja’s book Viipuri 1918 (Siltala) was nominated as one of the six candidates for Tieto-Finlandia 2013. Tieto-Finlandia Award for popularization of science, worth 20 000 EUR, is given each year by Suomen Kirjasäätiö. Read more about the award … Continue reading →

Historiska föreningen i Finland has awarded university lecturer Panu Pulma with Gösta Mickwiz prize for his life work. Panu Pulma has dedicated his academic career in researching a variety of topics around socially excluded groups in Finland, latest contribution being … Continue reading →

21.10.2013 In their book Tuntematon Lauri Törni (Otava 2013) Oula Silvennoinen and Juha Pohjoinen explore the man and the myth, war-hero Lauri Törni, and based on a new evidence challenge previous interpretations. Lauri Törni was a Finnish Army captain who … Continue reading →

Sakari Siltala, FM will defend his doctoral dissertation entitled Puu-Valion nousu ja uho – Murtuva yhteistyökapitalismi ja osuusaate 1982-2004 in the Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki, on 1st of November 2013 at 12:00. The public examination will take place at … Continue reading →