STAFF | LIBRARIES



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The Finnish Institute at Athens was founded in 1984, as the second Finnish institute abroad. It is an academic institution with a mission to carry out and promote the study of Greek archaeology, history, language and culture from ancient times to the present day.

The Institute carries out its own research projects, including fieldwork, organizes international colloquia and lectures and distributes a scholarly publication series. Furthermore, it arranges introductory courses concerning ancient Greece for undergraduate students, and helps Finnish scholars and students working in Greece. Finally, it organizes cultural events in order to promote the knowledge of Finnish culture in Greece and Greek culture in Finland.

The institute operates in a neoclassical building in the city centre, south of the Acropolis. Nearby are the institutes of Italy, Netherlands, Australia and the other Nordic countries.



STAFF

The institute’s activities are the responsibility of its director and assistant director, who are both chosen for a three-year term. Both are scholars whose research interests are connected with Greece. Additionally, the institute staff includes a research officer, a administrative coordinator, as well as one or several trainees. The institute’s guesthouse at Koroneos Building is managed by a coordinator, a property manager, and a cleaner.

Director

Petra Pakkanen

director@finninstitute.gr

Assistant Director

Antti Lampinen

lampinen@finninstitute.gr

Research Officer

Maria Gourdouba

memigour@finninstitute.gr

office@finninstitute.gr

Administrative Coordinator

Vasiliki Katsantoni

koroneos@finninstitute.gr

Mon: 9-14

Wed: 9-14

Thu: 9-12

Trainee(s)

Henna Ala-Lehtimäki

edufi@finninstitute.gr

Trainees 1996 –

Cleaner

Kamila Kiriakis

Staff at Koroneos Building

Building Coordinator: Vasiliki Katsantoni

Tue: 9-16

Thu: 13-16

Fri: 9-16

Email: koroneos@finninstitute.gr

Phone: +306972364995

Property Manager: Joakim Stavropoulos

Cleaner: Rehema Mutimbwa

Staff 1984 –

Directors 1984 –

1.9.1984 – 31.7.1988          Paavo Castrén

1.8.1988 – 31.7.1992          Jaakko Frösén

1.8.1992 – 31.12.1992        Henrik Lilius

1.1.1993 – 31.7.1995          Gunnar af Hällström

1.8.1995 – 31.7.1997          Kirsti Simonsuuri

1.8.1997 – 31.7.2000          Olli Salomies

1.8.2000 – 31.7.2004          Leena Pietilä-Castrén

1.8.2004 – 31.12.2007        Björn Forsén

1.1.2008 – 30.6.2013          Martti Leiwo

1.9.2013 – 31.12.2017        Jari Pakkanen

1.1.2018 – 31.12.2020       Björn Forsén

1.1.2021 – Petra Pakkanen

Assistant Directors 1990 – 2014

1.8.1990 – 31.10.1993        Martti Leiwo

1.1.1994 – 31.7.1997          Petra Pentikäinen [Pakkanen]

1.8.1997 – 31.8.2000          Jari Pakkanen

1.9.2000 – 30.9.2000          Petra Pakkanen

1.10.2000 – 31.7.2003        Marjaana Vesterinen

1.8.2003 – 31.12.2006        Esko Tikkala

1.1.2007 – 31.12.2010        Vesa Vahtikari

1.1.2011 – 31.12.2014        Saara Kauppinen

1.1.2015 – 30.6.2018          Vesa Vahtikari

1.7.2018 –                            Antti Lampinen

Administrator

1.2.1985 – 31.3.2023      Maria Martzoukou

Research and office assistant (from 1.4.2023 Research Officer)

2000 –             Maria Gourdouba

Other employees 1984 –

1984 – 2003                     Koula Papandreou

1992 – 2006                     Olga Papadatou

1996 –                               Joakim Stavropoulos

2000 – 2022            Leena Katsantoni

2002 – 2004                     Toula Protonotariou

2004 –                               Kamila Kiriakis

2018 – 2019                     Sebastian Boulter



LIBRARIES


NORDIC LIBRARY

The Nordic library is administrated collaboratively by the Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish Institutes. The library is located next door to the Finnish Institute. Opened in 1995, the main purpose of the library is to serve scholars and students specialising in ancient studies. The library includes some 40 000 volumes, mainly dealing with the archaeology, culture and history of ancient Greece.

The Head Librarian is Jens Mangerud  and the Library Administrator Patrick Talatas.

Go to the online catalogue

Opening times

Mon–Fre 9AM–7PM
Address: Kavalloti 7, GR-11742 Ateena
tel: +30 210 9249210
fax: +30 210 9216487
http://www.norlib.gr
library@norlib.gr


REFERENCE LIBRARY OF THE INSTITUTE

The institute itself has a small reference library containing some ancient literature, reference books and modern Finnish and Greek prose. The core of the library consists of books donated by the late Professor of Greek Language and Literature, Henrik Zilliacus.