Finnish ethnologist, linguist, historian and politician (1902–1980)
Kustaa Vilkuna (right) with President Urho Kekkonen
Kustaa Gideon Vilkuna (26 October 1902 in Nivala – 6 April 1980 in Kirkkonummi) was a Finnish ethnologist, linguist, and historian. Vilkuna was a member of the Academic Karelia Society (AKS) until resigning in 1932 and again from 1942 to 1944. He was appointed a professor of ethnology at the University of Helsinki in 1950. In politics, he was a member of the Agrarian League and the Minister of Education in Reino Kuuskoski's cabinet. He was also closely associated with President Urho Kekkonen, even being described as the éminence grise of Kekkonen.[1]
His daughter Kirsti Vilkuna is the widow of the prominent Finnish industrialist Pekka Herlin. His grandsons Janne Vilkuna and Kustaa H. J. Vilkuna are historians as well.
^Haataja, Lauri (19 December 1993). "Harmaa eminenssi Kustaa Vilkuna loi realismin ajan suomalaiset sankarit". HS.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
Kustaa Gideon Vilkuna (26 October 1902 in Nivala – 6 April 1980 in Kirkkonummi) was a Finnish ethnologist, linguist, and historian. Vilkuna was a member...
Vilkuna is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Asko Vilkuna (1929–2014), Finnish ethnologist KustaaVilkuna (1902–1980), Finnish ethnologist...
Asko Kustaa Juhani Vilkuna (17 November 1929 – 13 December 2014) was a Finnish ethnologist. He was born in Nivala as a son of KustaaVilkuna. Being a...
geographer Väinö Auer, the historian Eino Jutikkala and the ethnographer KustaaVilkuna, who worked for the Finnish state propaganda and information department...
Paikkala: Se tavallinen Virtanen, SKS 959 (2004), ISBN 951-746-567-X KustaaVilkuna, Etunimet, Otava (1976), ISBN 951-1-04127-4 Eero Kiviniemi, Suomalaisten...
again. The tape was given to the head of the State Censors' Office, KustaaVilkuna, returned to YLE in 1957, and made publicly available a few years later...
reel after promising to keep it in a sealed container. It was given to KustaaVilkuna, head of the state censors' office, and in 1957 returned to Yleisradio...
Finnish historian, politician and University of Helsinki professor, KustaaVilkuna, suggested that Kainuu or Kvenland was originally in Southern Finland...
the home region for the so-called "yellow pony". A later ethnologist, KustaaVilkuna (1902–1980) supported this view, proposing that an "Estonian-Finno-Karelian...
Organisation, led by Teo Snellman, also supported the magazine. According to KustaaVilkuna, who led the wartime censorship, Kanssallissosialisti, which went from...
Haapanen ym. (toim.): Musiikin tietokirja, p. 284. Helsinki: Otava, 1948 KustaaVilkuna, Marketta Huitu, Pirjo Mikkonen, Sirkka Paikkala (1988). Uusi suomalainen...
Juutilainen, a fictional character from the anime/manga series Strike Witches KustaaVilkuna: Uusi suomalainen nimikirja. Otava, 1988. (in Finnish) This page lists...
Cederhvarf 1929–1930 A. M. Tallgren 1930–1942 Aarne Äyräpää 1942–1945 KustaaVilkuna 1945–1962 Ella Kivikoski 1962–1968 Lars Pettersson 1968–1973 Carl Fredrik...
is practically unknown. According to the ethnologist and historian KustaaVilkuna, the main factor connecting the Finnish horse driving culture is the...
Historical provinces of Finland. Finnish provinces at Flags of the World. Vilkuna, Kustaa (1959). "Maakunnat kulttuurialueina". Tammerkoski /: 328–332. Jutikkala...
(1897–1973), general Ilmari Turja (1901–1998), journalist and playwright KustaaVilkuna (1902–1980), historian and linguist Kulosaari Church "Leposaari, Kulosaaren...
colonel Petander etc. Military and local parish records KustaaVilkuna: Paholaisen sota 2006; Vilkuna, Ylikangas Sarkamo reviews in Isokyrö 2014. Nordin,...
guests, including the Finnish ethnologist, linguist, and historian KustaaVilkuna, and the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Today, the sauna can be rented...
pain, eventually dying from their injuries. According to Professor Kustaa H. J. Vilkuna [fi], many authentic sources depict the torture. It was not rare...
"Finnish Name Days". Behind the Name. 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023. Vilkuna, Kustaa (1969). Suuri nimipäiväkalenteri (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 227...
Minister Rainer von Fieandt Preceded by Kerttu Saalasti Succeeded by KustaaVilkuna In office 20 September 1951 – 9 July 1953 Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen...
name was even adopted by the local pharmacy for a while. Professor KustaaVilkuna, a linguist, suggested a common name Puhos for all shopping communities...
April 26, 1958–September 29, 1958 Independent Minister of Education KustaaVilkuna April 26, 1958–September 29, 1958 Agrarian League Minister of Agriculture...
"Estonian Name Days". Behind the Name. 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021. Vilkuna, Kustaa (1 January 1997). Etunimet (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 158....
Miten ne syntyvät ja kehittyvät, p. 28. Porvoo Helsinki: WSOY, 1954. Vilkuna, Kustaa: Vuotuinen ajantieto: Vanhoista merkkipäivistä sekä kansanomaisesta...
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