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University of Helsinki

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Finland

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Forrest Frease	University of Colorado, Denver	University of Helsinki	Literature	Finland	1969-1970	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jeremy Felt	University of Vermont	University of Helsinki	History	Finland	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Norris Yates	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	University of Helsinki	Literature	Finland	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
George Schoolfield	University of Pennsylvania	University of Helsinki	Literature	Finland	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frederick Stoutland	Saint Olaf College	University of Helsinki	Philosophy	Finland	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Geraldine Zousmer	Veterans Administration	University of Helsinki	Social Work	Finland	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Armstrong	Albion College	University of Helsinki	History	Finland	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edwin Gaston	Stephen F. Austin State University	University of Helsinki	Literature	Finland	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Francis Mooring	Argonne National Laboratory	University of Helsinki	Physics	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frank Sweetser	Boston University	University of Helsinki	Sociology	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Waldmeir	Michigan State University	University of Helsinki	Literature	Finland	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel Balmuth	Skidmore College	University of Helsinki	History	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Himes	North Carolina Central University	University of Helsinki	Sociology	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Martin Waananen	Washington State University	University of Helsinki	Economics	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Birdsall	Connecticut College	University of Helsinki	History	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stanley Andersen	San Francisco State University	University of Helsinki	Literature	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ward Miller	University of Redlands	University of Helsinki	Language	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Chester Anderson	Western Connecticut State University	University of Helsinki	Literature	Finland	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kenneth Davis	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	University of Helsinki	Forestry	Finland	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Laughlin	Washington and Lee University	University of Helsinki	Law	Finland	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Jouko Rikkinen	University of Helsinki	Oregon State University - Corvallis	Biology	Finland	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tarja Knuuttila	University of Helsinki	California Institute of Technology	Philosophy	Finland	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Heikki Paivarinta	University of Helsinki	Cornell University	Medical Sciences	Finland	1986-1987	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Martti Haikio	University of Helsinki	Ouachita Baptist University	Political Science	Finland	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Petro Suvanto	University of Helsinki	Columbia University	Chemistry	Finland	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Thea Erika Lofstrom	University of Helsinki	University of West Florida	Education	Finland	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Niilo Kauppi	University of Helsinki	Indiana University, Bloomington , Indiana University, Bloomington	Political Science	Finland	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria Vilkuna	University of Helsinki	Stanford University	Linguistics	Finland	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Anu Virkkunen	University of Helsinki	University of Kansas	Language	Finland	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gabriel Sandu	University of Helsinki	Boston University	Philosophy	Finland	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Irene Hein	University of Helsinki	Northern Illinois University	Education	Finland	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Helena Elisabeth Wide	University of Helsinki	The New School	Sociology	Finland	2021-2022	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Johan Petter Wahlsten	University of Helsinki	Georgetown University	International Relations	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lari Tapani Launonen	University of Helsinki	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Theology/Religion	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen	University of Helsinki	University of California, Davis	Area Studies	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Bruno Heikki Amos Jaentti	University of Helsinki	Harvard University	Political Science	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Vincent Veerbeek	University of Helsinki	University of New Mexico	History	Netherlands	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Heikki Tapani Hietanen	University of Helsinki	Yale University	Religious Studies	Finland	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ari Elmeri Hyvoenen	University of Helsinki	Cornell University	Political Science	Finland	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pii Telakivi	University of Helsinki	University of California, Berkeley	Philosophy	Finland	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program