In 2026 Dr. Maria Simonsen from Aalborg University will give the XI Jaakko Suolahti lecture. The title of the lecture is “Historians, Institutions and Freedom: Challenges in Writing the History of the Modern University”. More information of Simonsen’s work is available at https://vbn.aau.dk/en/persons/simonsen/.
Location and date: The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, Mariankatu 5, Helsinki (Väisälä Hall, 2nd floor), 24.9.2026, 15.00-16.30,
All interested are welcome to participate the lecture but please email the secretary to register: sihteeri@oppihistoriallinenseura.fi.