Erkki Pulliainen

Erkki Ossi Olavi Pulliainen (23 June 1938 – 22 August 2022)[1][2] was a Finnish biologist and politician[3] and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League.

Pulliainen has held positions of trust in numerous scientific and political organisations.

During his career he has been the professor of zoology at the University of Oulu and the dean of the faculty of science until his retirement.

He was also a reader at the University of Helsinki where he performed extensive research on large carnivores in the Nordic fauna.

An expert on wolves and dogs, he was popularly known as "Susi" ("Wolf") Pulliainen.