Petri Karonen, chair of the Board 2025-2027
Petri Karonen, chair of the TSV Board, represents the Finnish Historical Society and several other societies in the field of historical research. He is Professor of Finnish History at the University of Jyväskylä and has studied, among other things, the history of the common era of Finland and Sweden as well as the long-term processes and problems of transitioning from war to peace (approx. 1600–2000).
Karonen is also an active member in many societies, associations and foundations that fund research. He is a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters and has previously served, among other things, as the chair of the Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities. Karonen is currently a member of the Research Council of Finland’s Board and sits in the scientific committee of the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland. He has been a member of the TSV Board since 2019.
Professor Tiina Kinnunen, vice chair of the TSV Board 2026–2028
Tiina Kinnunen, vice chair of the TSV Board, acts as Professor of Finnish and Northern European History at the University of Oulu. She has studied especially European first-wave feminism, the social and cultural history of the Second World War, and the historiography and history culture from the gender perspective. Kinnunen is active in several scientific societies. Previously, she was a member of the Board of the University of Oulu and served as vice chair of the International Federation for Research in Women's History (IFRWH) Board.