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24.9.2013 Panu Pulma and Mirkka Lappalainen have been awarded with State Award for Public Information (Valtion tiedonjulkistamispalkinto) for their recent works. Suomen romanien historia (SKS 2013), edited by Panu Pulma, brings together various scholarships from social sciences and humanities to fill … Continue reading →

Niklas Jensen-Eriksen has been appointed as the Casimir Ehrnrooth Professor of Business History. This is the first chair in Business History at the University of Helsinki and is named in honour of Casimir Ehrnrooth, a distinguished retired Finnish businessman.

8th of February 2013 Historian ystäväin liitto gave honorable mention in the Best History Book 2012 competition to “Suomen romanien historia” edited by Panu Pulma. Best History Book price is awarded annually in the Suomalaiset historiapäivät. This year the event … Continue reading →

3rd December 2012 Paperisydän (Siltala) (Paper heart) is a biography of G. A. Serlachius, one of the most influential industry leaders in Finland between the World Wars. More information from the publisher’s website (In Finnish)

27th October 2012 The Finnish Association of Non-fiction Writers granted “Tietokirjailijapalkinto” award to Mirkka Lappalainen. More information (in Finnish)      

2nd October 2012 WSOY:n kirjallisuussäätiö (WSOY Literature Foundation) awarded Professor Markku Kuisma for his contributions in history research. Professor Kuisma, according to the jury, is known as a “skilled writer who opens new perspectives to economic history”. Foundation has granted … Continue reading →

12th September 2012 Ministry of Education and Culture awarded professor Markku Kuisma for his life’s work as an economic and business historian. Professor Kuisma has devoded his research career in studying business and society and his research themes cover a … Continue reading →

10th September 2012 Mirkka Lappalainen exlpores in her book Jumalan vihan ruoska. Suuri nälänhätä Suomessa 1695–1697 (Siltala) (The Whip of the God’s Wrath. Finland and the Great Famine in 1695-1697) the appalling history of the global cooling at the turn of … Continue reading →

10th September 2012 In their book “Erehtymättömät. Tarina suuresta pankkisodasta ja liikepankeista Suomen kohtaloissa 1862-2012” (WSOY) (“The Infallibles. The great bank war and the commercial banks in Finland 1862-2012.”) Markku Kuisma and Teemu Keskisarja presents the history of the two … Continue reading →

11th February 2012 MA Päivi Uljas defends her Ph.D thesis in the University of Helsinki in 11.2.2012. The title of her research is “Hyvinvointivaltion läpimurto – Pienviljelyhegemonian rapautumisen, kansalaisliikehdinnän ja poliittisen murroksen keskinäiset suhteet suomalaisessa yhteiskunnassa 1950-luvun loppuvuosina” (A Breakthrough of … Continue reading →