Matti Klinge

Professor Emeritus Matti Klinge is one of Finland’s best known and most prolific historians. His work is also widely recognised abroad. He is an important commentator on cultural affairs and holds many positions of trust in academia. During his time as professor, teaching and supervision of written work were important for him. Klinge has a visual sense of the world, which is apparent in his hobby – painting. Photo: Laura Malmivaara/Kustannusosakeyhtiö Siltala Written by Matti Klinge, Kaija Hartikainen (ed.) Translated by John Calton Professor Emeritus Matti Klinge is one of Finland’s most prolific writers. Alongside scholarly works he has written a great many newspaper articles and columns. For Emeritus Professor Klinge internationalism was a familiar matter from home. “Opening up” to other countries was an absolutely essential trend in the 1950s after the travel restrictions during wartime and the postwar period of austerity.