Alho Alhoniemi (born 1933 in Suomussalmi) is a Finnish linguist specializing in the Finno-Ugric languages.
[2] He obtained his PhD in 1967 with a thesis about the lative case in Mari[2] and served as professor of Finno-Ugric linguistics at the University of Turku from 1971 to 1996.
[1] He was appointed member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters in 1981[3] and received an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University in 1994.
[4] He served as chairman of the Society for the Finnish Language (Suomen Kielen Seura) from 1971 to 1979.
[5] His research interests include the syntax of the Mari and Mordvinic languages.