About Henrik Virkkunen
Lived 1917 – 1963 (aged 45). Henrik Virkkunen was a Finnish economist.
Johan Henrik Virkkunen (30 June 1917 – 7 March 1963) was a Finnish organizational theorist and Professor of Accounting at the Helsinki School of Economics, whose 1954 textbook Laskentatoimijohdon apuna (Accounting as a Tool of Management) influenced Finnish accountancy thinking for decades.
Virkkunen obtained his Ph.D. at the Helsinki School of Economics with the thesis, entitled Teollisuuden laskentatoimi (Industrial accountancy). He was Professor of Accounting at the Helsinki School of Economics from 1955 to 1963 beside Martti Saario, and its dean from 1961 to 1963. Virkkunen is also known for co-founding with Matti S. Martela and others Martela, a Finnish company supplying furniture and interior solutions.
Virkkunen's main work Laskentatoimijohdon apuna (Accounting as a Tool of Management) from 1954 was translated into German in 1956. In the work he expressed the view that "accounting is a management tool without any right to an existence of its own." Accounting needed to supply the input for management functions as planning and control.
Selected publications Virkkunen, Henrik. Teollisuuden laskentatoimi, 1945 (Pentti Vuorenjuuren kanssa) Virkkunen, Henrik. Teollisuuden kertakustannukset, 1951 Virkkunen, Henrik. Laskentatoimi johdon apuna, 1954 Virkkunen, Henrik. Das rechnungswesen im Dienste der Leitung: systematisch-theoretische Untersuchung der Bereiche, Zweige und Aufgaben des Rechnungswesens unter besonderer Beachtung der Leitungsfunktionen. Vol. 21. Betriebswirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Institut zu Helsinki, 1956. Virkkunen, Henrik. Teollisen kustannuslaskennan perusteet ja hyväksikäyttö: Harjoitustehtäviä. Kauppakorkeakoulu, 1967.
Articles, a selection: Virkkunen, Henrik. "Laskentatoimi johdon apuna." Systemaattis-teoreettinen tutkimus teollisuusyrityksen laskentatoimen haaroista ja tehtävistä erityisesti johtotehtävien kannalta. Liiketaloudellisen Tutkimuslaitoksen julkaisuja 18 (1954).
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Henrik Virkkunen's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Henrik Virkkunen's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Henrik Virkkunen?
Finnish organizational theorist
When was Henrik Virkkunen born?
Henrik Virkkunen was born on 30 June 1917.
When did Henrik Virkkunen die?
Henrik Virkkunen died on 7 March 1963.
What was Henrik Virkkunen's occupation?
Henrik Virkkunen was an economist.
What nationality was Henrik Virkkunen?
Henrik Virkkunen was Finnish.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Henrik Virkkunen. https://biography.guide/henrik-virkkunen/
MLA: "Henrik Virkkunen." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/henrik-virkkunen/.
Chicago: "Henrik Virkkunen." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/henrik-virkkunen/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:28 UTC