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About Erkki Pulliainen
- Erkki Ossi Olavi Pulliainen (born June 23, 1938) is a Finnish biologist and politician and former member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League.
- He was first elected to the parliament in 1987 and was continuously a member until the election in spring 2011.
- From 1985 to 1999 he was also a member of the city council of Oulu.
- Pulliainen has held positions of trust in numerous scientific and political organisations. Pulliainen was born in Varkaus, Finland.
- He has a Ph.D.
- in zoology and a master's degree in agriculture and forestry.
- During his career he has been the professor of zoology at the University of Oulu and the dean of the faculty of science until his retirement.
- He was also a reader at the University of Helsinki where he performed extensive research on large carnivores in the Nordic fauna.
- Pulliainen has published more than 500 scientific articles and more than 30 books.
- An expert on wolves and dogs, he is popularly known as "Susi" ("Wolf") Pulliainen. Pulliainen is married to Riitta Haaranen and they have three children, Annariina (b.
- 1978), Annamiina (b.
- 1981), and Rauli (b.
- 1983).
- He also has two children, Harri (b.
- 1962), Virpi (b.
- 1963), from a previous marriage.
- In his free time Pulliainen enjoys fishing, hunting, philately, and classical music.
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