62 Notable alumni of
University of Turku

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The University of Turku is 852nd in the world, 298th in Europe, and 4th in Finland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 62 notable alumni from the University of Turku sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Sauli Niinistö

    Sauli Niinistö
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    In 1974 studied legal science
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician who was the 12th president of Finland from 1 March 2012.

  2. Mauno Koivisto

    Mauno Koivisto
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1923-2017 (aged 94)
    Occupations
    bank managerpoliticianeconomist
    Biography

    Mauno Henrik Koivisto was a Finnish politician who served as the ninth president of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1979 to 1982. He was also the first member of the Social Democratic Party to be elected as President of Finland.

  3. Petteri Orpo

    Petteri Orpo
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    1990-2002 graduated with master's degree in economics
    Occupations
    international forum participantpolitician
    Biography

    Antti Petteri Orpo is a Finnish politician currently serving as the prime minister of Finland since 2023 and as the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016. He briefly served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland after the 2023 parliamentary election.

  4. Jenni Haukio

    Jenni Haukio
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    Studied in 2001
    Occupations
    politicianwriterpoet
    Biography

    Jenni Elina Haukio is a Finnish poet, political scientist and the spouse of the president of Finland since 1 March 2012. She is the second wife of the current president of Finland, Sauli Niinistö.

  5. Elias Lönnrot

    Elias Lönnrot
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1802-1884 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    writerpedagoguelinguistbotanistphysician writer
    Biography

    Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for creating the Finnish national epic, Kalevala, (1835, enlarged 1849), from short ballads and lyric poems gathered from the Finnish oral tradition during several expeditions in Finland, Russian Karelia, the Kola Peninsula and Baltic countries.

  6. Riikka Purra

    Riikka Purra
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    Graduated with Master of Social Science in political science
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Riikka Katriina Purra is a Finnish politician, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland, and Finance Minister, since 2023. She is also a member of the Parliament of Finland for the Finns Party for the Uusimaa constituency. In August 2021 she was elected the new leader of the party, after Jussi Halla-aho.

  7. Anna Puu

    Anna Puu
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    In 2008 graduated with master's degree in business studies
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Anna Puu is a Finnish singer-songwriter. She placed second in Finland's Idols 2008 competition.

  8. Annika Saarikko

    Annika Saarikko
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Annika Virpi Irene Saarikko is a Finnish politician and minister who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Finland from 2020 to 2023. On 5 September 2020, she was elected as the leader of the Finnish Centre Party.

  9. Ilkka Kanerva

    Ilkka Kanerva
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1948-2022 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomat
    Biography

    Ilkka Armas Mikael Kanerva was a Finnish politician and a member of the Parliament of Finland. He was born in Lokalahti, now a part of Uusikaupunki in Southwest Finland. He was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2008. Kanerva was a member of the National Coalition Party.

  10. Krista Kiuru

    Krista Kiuru
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Krista Katriina Kiuru is a Finnish politician. She served as Minister of Housing and Communications and Minister of Education and Communications in Jyrki Katainen's and Alexander Stubb's cabinets. Since June 2019, she has served as the Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services in the Rinne Cabinet and the subsequent Marin Cabinet.

  11. Ville Niinistö

    Ville Niinistö
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ville Matti Niinistö is a Finnish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He is a former member of parliament, former chairperson of the Green League and served as Minister of the Environment from 2011 to 2014, and a member of the city council of Turku.

  12. Tellervo Koivisto

    Tellervo Koivisto
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1929-.. (age 95)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Taimi Tellervo Koivisto is a Finnish politician and the former First Lady of Finland from 1982 to 1994. Koivisto is the widow of the 9th President of Finland Mauno Koivisto and a former member of the Finnish parliament, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland.

  13. Esko Valtaoja

    Esko Valtaoja
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    astronomerwriter
    Biography

    Esko Jorma Johannes Valtaoja is a Finnish professional astronomer and writer. Valtaoja worked as a professor at the University of Turku where he studied quasars. Valtaoja retired in 2015 after holding a popular farewell lecture, that was also televised by Finnish national public broadcaster YLE.

  14. Linda Liukas

    Linda Liukas
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    Studied in 2007-2009
    Occupations
    teacherprogrammerchildren's writeroratorillustrator
    Biography

    Linda Liukas is a Finnish children's book author, illustrator and an instructor for beginner programmers. In 2014, her Hello Ruby coding book for children raised $380,000 on Kickstarter becoming the platform's most highly funded children's book.

  15. Maria Lohela

    Maria Lohela
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Maria Tuulia Lohela is a Finnish politician. She has served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 2011 to 2019. After having maintained her seat in the 2015 election, Lohela was Speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2015 to 2018. 36 years old when elected Speaker, she was one of the youngest MPs to hold that office in the parliament's history. Before her parliamentary career, she took her bachelor's degree at the University of Turku, majoring in English language. She has also served as a member of the Turku City Council from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2019.

  16. Salla Simukka

    Salla Simukka
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    translatorwriterliterary critic
    Biography

    Salla Simukka is a best-selling Finnish novelist, translator and literary critic, and winner of the Topelius Prize 2013 and the Finland Prize 2013. She is known for her young adult series The Snow White Trilogy, which was originally published in Finnish as the Lumikki Andersson trilogy.

  17. Elisa Aaltola

    Elisa Aaltola
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    philosopheruniversity teacher
    Biography

    Elisa Aaltola is a Finnish philosopher, specialised in animal philosophy, moral psychology and environmental philosophy.

  18. Simon Elo

    Simon Elo
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    Graduated with bachelor's degree in contemporary history
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Simon Jakob Benjamin Elo is a Finnish politician and a former Member of Parliament. He was a representative in the Finns Party until 2017 and was the leader of Finns Party Youth from 2010 to 2014. He was elected to the Parliament for Uusimaa in 2015. He has also sat in the Espoo City Council since 2012.

  19. Heli Laaksonen

    Heli Laaksonen
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    translatorwriterpoet
    Biography

    Heli Pauliina Laaksonen is a Finnish poet.

  20. Kauko Juhantalo

    Kauko Juhantalo
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1942-2020 (aged 78)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    In 1972 graduated with bachelor's degree in law
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Kauko Johannes Juhantalo was a Finnish politician. A member of the Centre Party, he was member of the Parliament from the electoral district of Satakunta and Minister of Trade and Industry.

  21. Pertti Paasio

    Pertti Paasio
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1939-2020 (aged 81)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    Studied in 1968
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomat
    Biography

    Pertti Kullervo Paasio was a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party. He was born in Helsinki.

  22. Aki Lindén

    Aki Lindén
    Born in
    Denmark Flag Denmark
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    physicianpolitician
    Biography

    Aki Alexander Felix Lindén is a Finnish Member of Parliament, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland from the constituency of Finland Proper.

  23. Pekka Puska

    Pekka Puska
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    physicianpoliticianscientist
    Biography

    Pekka Puska is a Finnish physician, docent and politician. Puska held the position of Director General of the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland in 2009–2013. THL was formed following the merging of National Public Health Institute of Finland (KTL), and the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES). Puska headed KTL from 2003 to 2009. Puska is a Member of Parliament (Eduskunta) since 2017 and was previously a Member of Parliament in 1987–1991. Puska is a Docent for University of Helsinki and University of Eastern Finland.

  24. Paula Lehtomäki

    Paula Lehtomäki
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Paula Lehtomäki is a Finnish politician. She started her political career in 1996, when she was elected to the Kuhmo town council. In 1999 she was elected to the Finnish Parliament, and again in 2003. In 2002, she was elected as the vice-chairman of Keskusta. In April 2004, she was chosen as the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, making her the youngest minister in Matti Vanhanen's first cabinet.

  25. Martin Scheinin

    Martin Scheinin
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    lawyeracademicpoliticianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Martin Scheinin is an international law scholar who served as the first United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism in 2005–2011. He was selected for this position after serving for eight years (1997–2004) as member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, the independent expert body monitoring states' compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. While on the committee, he was known as a defendant of the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples and opponent of capital punishment, as well as the drafter of the committee's General Comment No. 29 on states of emergency.

  26. Yrjö Väisälä

    Yrjö Väisälä
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1891-1971 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    meteorologistphysicistuniversity teacherastronomerEsperantist
    Biography

    Yrjö Väisälä was a Finnish astronomer and physicist.

  27. Anna Kortelainen

    Anna Kortelainen
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    art historian
    Biography

    Anna Taina Aleksandra Kortelainen is a Finnish scholar, art historian and non-fiction writer.

  28. Nina Åström

    Nina Åström
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    singer-songwriter
    Biography

    Nina Susann Åström, is a Finland Swede Christian singer-songwriter, pianist and evangelist.

  29. Keijo Korhonen

    Keijo Korhonen
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1934-2022 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    diplomathistorianuniversity teacherpoliticianjournalist
    Biography

    Keijo Tero Korhonen was a Finnish politician, ambassador, and professor. During his political career, he served as the Finnish foreign minister and Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations. He was an unsuccessful candidate for President of Finland in 1994. He was also a professor at the University of Helsinki and an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona.

  30. Pauli Kiuru

    Pauli Kiuru
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politiciantriathlete
    Biography

    Pauli Antero Kiuru is a Finnish triathlete, businessman and politician. He is a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2011, representing the National Coalition Party.

  31. Timo Airaksinen

    Timo Airaksinen
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    philosopheruniversity teacher
    Biography

    Timo Airaksinen is Professor of Moral Philosophy in the Discipline of Social and Moral Philosophy at Helsinki University. By longstanding tradition in the University of Helsinki, the philosophy faculty is divided into two major areas, the practical and the theoretical. He graduated from the University of Turku in 1971 and defended his doctoral dissertation The Hegelianism of Bradley and McTaggart in 1975. He specializes in ethics and social philosophy, ethics of technology, the history of philosophy, and education. He has written on a wide range of topics dealing with these issues, from the thinking of Hobbes to Marquis de Sade. Airaksinen also regularly contributes to public debate in Finland and has had a column in the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.

  32. Eeva Kuuskoski

    Eeva Kuuskoski
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    medical specialistpoliticianphysician
    Biography

    Eeva Maija Kaarina Kuuskoski is a Finnish politician and physician. She was Member of the Parliament of Finland for Finland Proper from 1979 to 1995 and Minister of Social Affairs and Health from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1991 to 1992.

  33. Liisa Hyssälä

    Liisa Hyssälä
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    politiciandentist
    Biography

    Liisa Marja Hyssälä is a retired Finnish politician of the Centre Party. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1995 to 2010 and the minister of social affairs and health from 2003 to 2010. She was the General Director of Kela from 2010 to 2016.

  34. Minna Arve

    Minna Arve
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Minna Arve is a Finnish politician who serves as the mayor of Turku. Since August 2021 the post of the mayor became an elected office instead of a hired position. She represents the National Coalition Party.

  35. Pekka Pyykkö

    Pekka Pyykkö
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1941-.. (age 83)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    1964-1967 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    researcherphysical chemistchemistprofessor
    Biography

    Veli Pekka Pyykkö is a Finnish academic. He was professor of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki. From 2009–2012, he was the chairman of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. He is known for his extension to the periodic table of elements, known as the Pyykkö model.

  36. Jaakko Jonkka

    Jaakko Jonkka
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1953-2022 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    jurist
    Biography

    Jaakko Ilari Jonkka was a Finnish jurist and the Chancellor of Justice of Finland from 2007 to 2017. He was preceded by Paavo Nikula and succeeded by Tuomas Pöysti.

  37. Jarmo Viinanen

    Jarmo Viinanen
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Jarmo Viinanen is a former Finnish ambassador to Sweden until 2016, and was President of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2013. In addition to this, Viinanen was, from 1997 until 1998, the First Secretary in the Foreign Ministry's Department of External Trade Relations. From 1998 to 2000, Viinanen was the Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Between 2000 and 2005, Viinanen served as the diplomatic adviser to Tarja Halonen, the 11th President of Finland, the Deputy Secretary General and Deputy Chief of Cabinet, as well as the Secretary-General and Chief of Cabinet to Halonen from 2005–2009. Between 8 April 2009 and 2014 Viinanen held a position as the Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations.

  38. Liisi Oterma

    Liisi Oterma
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1915-2001 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    astronomerEsperantist
    Biography

    Liisi Oterma was a Finnish astronomer, the first woman to get a Ph.D. degree in astronomy in Finland.

  39. Kalevi Wiik

    Kalevi Wiik
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1932-2015 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    linguistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Kaino Kalevi Wiik was a professor of phonetics at the University of Turku, Finland. He was best known for his controversial hypothesis about the effect of the Uralic contact influence on the creation of various Indo-European protolanguages in Northern Europe such as Germanic, Slavic, and Baltic. He also based much of his hypothetical structures on results of genetics of his time. Ludomir R. Lozny states, "Wiik's controversial ideas are rejected by the majority of the scholarly community, but they have attracted the enormous interest of a wider audience."

  40. Jyrki Yrttiaho

    Jyrki Yrttiaho
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1952-2021 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jyrki Valto Yrttiaho was a Finnish politician and member of the Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance. He was born in Pelkosenniemi. He was elected to the Finnish Parliament in the 2007 election.

  41. Johannes Yrttiaho

    Johannes Yrttiaho
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Johannes Yrttiaho is a Finnish politician who served in the Parliament of Finland for the Left Alliance at the Varsinais-Suomi district.

  42. Jussi Tuomola

    Jussi Tuomola
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    cartoonistpainter
    Biography

    Jussi Tuomola, pen name Juba is a Finnish cartoonist.

  43. Fredrik Cygnaeus

    Fredrik Cygnaeus
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1807-1881 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    literary criticpoethistorianwriter
    Biography

    Fredrik Cygnaeus was a Finnish poet, art critic and collector, docent of history and university professor of aesthetics and literature. Cygnaeus was an influential figure in Finnish art and literature, contributed to Finnish nationalism and was a central person in the Fennoman movement (Fennomani).

  44. Aleksi Randell

    Aleksi Randell
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    mayor
    Biography

    Aleksi Randell is a Finnish politician. He has served as the mayor of Turku since 2010. From 2003 to 2010 he served as the chairman of the municipal board in Turku. He represents the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus), and is the vice chairman of the party's council.

  45. Sampsa Kataja

    Sampsa Kataja
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Sampsa Kalle Henrikki Kataja is a Finnish politician, Member of Parliament and lawyer. Kataja has served in the Pori City Council from 1997 to 2017 and from 2021 to 2025, and as a member of the National Assembly for the Coalition Party of Finland from 2007 to 2015.

  46. Arto Salomaa

    Arto Salomaa
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1934-.. (age 90)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    In 1959 graduated with Licentiate
    In 1960 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    computer scientistuniversity teachermathematician
    Biography

    Arto Kustaa Salomaa is a Finnish mathematician and computer scientist. His research career, which spans over forty years, is focused on formal languages and automata theory.

  47. Matti Anttonen

    Matti Anttonen
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Matti Kalervo Anttonen is a Finnish diplomat and the present Secretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland since 1 March 2018.

  48. Janne Sankelo

    Janne Sankelo
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    Graduated with Master of Education
    Occupations
    politicianteacher
    Biography

    Janne Daniel Sankelo is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the National Coalition Party at the Vaasa constituency.

  49. Jaakko Itälä

    Jaakko Itälä
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1933-2017 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jaakko Itälä was a Finnish politician. He served as the minister of education for two terms in the 1970s. He was also a member of the Parliament and head of the Liberal People's Party.

  50. Fred Karlsson

    Fred Karlsson
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    linguistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Fred Göran Karlsson is a professor emeritus of general linguistics at the University of Helsinki.

  51. Jarkko Kari

    Jarkko Kari
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    Graduated with master's degree
    Occupations
    computer scientistprofessormathematician
    Biography

    Jarkko J. Kari is a Finnish mathematician and computer scientist, known for his contributions to the theory of Wang tiles and cellular automata. Kari is currently a professor at the Department of Mathematics, University of Turku.

  52. Jukka Mikkola

    Jukka Mikkola
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1943-2018 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Jukka Mikkola was a Finnish politician from the Social Democratic Party. He was a lawyer and has the title Master of Laws.

  53. Maarten J.M. Christenhusz

    Maarten J.M. Christenhusz
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    pteridologistphotographerbotanist
    Biography

    Dr Maarten Joost Maria Christenhusz is a Dutch botanist, natural historian and photographer.

  54. Lila Kari

    Lila Kari
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    computer scientist
    Biography

    Lila Kari is a Romanian and Canadian computer scientist, professor in the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

  55. Mirka Soinikoski

    Mirka Soinikoski
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    physicianpolitician
    Biography

    Mirka Johanna Soinikoski is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Green League at the Tavastia constituency.

  56. Lauri Heikkilä

    Lauri Heikkilä
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Lauri Juho Antti Heikkilä is a Finnish politician, representing the Finns Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Finland in April 2011. He is a lecturer of micro electronics at the University of Turku, but does also farming.

  57. Kirsti Narinen

    Kirsti Narinen
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    Studied in 1980-1985
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Kirsti Johanna Narinen is a Finnish diplomat. She was appointed Finnish Ambassador to Estonia on September 1, 2014. Narinen started to work in the Foreign Ministry in 1984.

  58. Matti Jutila

    Matti Jutila
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    university teachermathematician
    Biography

    Matti Ilmari Jutila is a mathematician and a professor emeritus at the University of Turku. He researches in the field of analytic number theory.

  59. Kai Salomaa

    Kai Salomaa
    Years
    1960s
    Occupations
    computer scientist
    Biography

    Kai Tapani Salomaa is a Finnish Canadian theoretical computer scientist, known for his numerous contributions to the state complexity of finite automata. His highly cited 1994 joint paper with Yu and Zhuang laid the foundations of the area. He has published over 100 papers in scientific journals on various subjects in formal language theory. Salomaa is a full professor at Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario).

  60. Juhani Karhumäki

    Juhani Karhumäki
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    mathematiciancomputer scientist
    Biography

    Eero Urho Juhani Karhumäki is a Finnish mathematician and theoretical computer scientist known for his contributions to automata theory. He is a professor at the University of Turku.

  61. Wei Yan

    Wei Yan
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Enrolled in the University of Turku
    In 2000 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    biologistphysiologist
    Biography

    Wei Yan is a Chinese-American reproductive biologist, currently Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Senior Investigator at The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is also University Foundation Professor at University of Nevada, Reno, United States and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is Director of National Center for Male Reproductive Epigenomics and served as the editor-in-chief of the journal Biology of Reproduction.

  62. Ilkka Juhani Virta

    Ilkka Juhani Virta
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    authorhistorian
    Biography

    Ilkka Juhani Virta is a Finnish rector and historian. Ilkka Virta has worked as a rector of the Pyhäjärvi Region Adult' College, the Finnish Adult Education Centre of Turku, the Loimaa Workers' College and the Auranlaakso Citizens' College.