Aarne Michaёl Tallgren

Aarne Michaël Tallgren (8 February 1885 – 13 April 1945) was a Finnish archaeologist.

Tallgren was born in Ruovesi. He earned his PhD in 1914 and served as professor of archaeology at the University of Tartu. In 1923, he became the first professor of Finnish and Nordic archaeology at the University of Helsinki. He held the chair until his death in 1945.

Tallgren's research focused mainly on the Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age in Eastern Europe. His work in Estonia resulted in Zur Archäologie Eestis (two volumes, 1922 and 1925) which was the first modern scientific publication on the country's prehistory. In the same year, he was elected corresponding fellow of the British Academy. His brother was the linguist Oiva Tuulio and his sister was the writer .