Timo Vihavainen

Timo Juhani Vihavainen (born 9 May 1947) is a Finnish historian and a professor of Russian Studies at the University of Helsinki. He has written extensively on Russian and Finnish history.

Vihavainen was Visiting Fellow at Moscow State University in 1972-1973, Assistant of East-European History at Renvall Institute, University of Helsinki 1989-2000, Acting director of the Renvall Institute 1992, Director of the Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg in 1998-2000, and Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Academy 2000-2002.

Board memberships Member of Board of Advisors at European University in St. Petersburg, Faculty of History. Member of Board at Aleksanteri Institute, Member of Board at the Finnish St. Petersburg Foundation, Head of History Program at Finnish-Russian Cross-Border University, Member of Board of Advisors at Helsinki Slavonic Library, and Member of Board at "Russia in Europe" Cross-Border Graduate School.