[2] He founded the journal Eurasia septentrionalis antiqua which was published in 12 volumes from 1926 to 1938 and became the leading international publication in this field.

[3] 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.

[3] He undertook many trips to the Soviet Union until 1936, when he cut off all contact with the country for ideological reasons and was subsequently declared persona non grata.

[2] In 1940, the Society of Antiquaries of London awarded him the gold medal for distinguished services to archaeology.

[5] His brother was the linguist Oiva Tuulio and his sister was the writer Anna-Maria Tallgren [fi].