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Matti Klinge (31 August 1936 – 5 March 2023) was a Finnish historian.

Klinge studied at the University of Helsinki and gained his Ph.D. in 1969. He later served as a visiting professor at the University of Paris (1970–1972) and held the Swedish Professorship of History at the University of Helsinki between 1975 and 2001. Klinge was one of the most prolific Finnish historians.

Kligne died in March 2023, at the age of 86.

Honors

• Order of the White Rose of Finland (Finland, 1990)
• Order of the Lion of Finland (Finland, 1980)
• Legion of Honour (France, 2015)
• Order of Friendship (Russia, 2013)
• Order of the Polar Star (Sweden, 1996)

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References

1. Biography Archived 22 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine at the website of the Finnish publishing company Söderströms.
2. Korhonen, Jussi (6 March 2023). "Professori Matti Klinge on kuollut". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
3. Körkkö, Hilla (6 March 2023). "Professori Matti Klinge on kuollut". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
4. "Putin palkitsi Klingen ja Ylen Tuomisen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
5. "Matti Klinge". 375 Humanister (in Swedish). 29 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

See also

• "Matti Klinge". 375 Humanists. Helsinki: Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

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