Heikki Kirkinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish historian
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Place of Birth: Finland
About Heikki Kirkinen
- Heikki Kirkinen (22 September 1927 in Kuusjärvi – 9 January 2018) was a Finnish historian who was professor of Finnish and European history at the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu, Finland.
- He has been a visiting professor in the Finnish language, literature and culture at Sorbonne, 1966–1970. Kirkinen has written many books about the Karelian history and the Karelian identity.
- One of his main interests was music; he has studied musicology and even composed music himself.
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