History of philosophy in Finland
Philosophy in the 21st century has all the external characteristics of academia in Finland: an established position as an academic subject, its own publications, scientific societies, congresses and international cooperation organisations.
In the prehistoric period, thinking about Finnish existence and life was presented as different myths and folk poetry.
In Kalevala, for example, descriptions of the legends and concepts of the time can be found, such as various explanations of the structure of the universe and its origins.
[2] After the reformation, Finns acquired training primarily in Germany, where the University of Wittenberg became the centre of Protestant theology.
Notable Finnish theologists of the era included: Turku Royal Academy was founded in 1640.
At the beginning, the Academy's Faculty of Philosophical Sciences had four professorships: 1) ethics, political doctrine, and history; (2) logic and poetry; 3) mathematics; and 4) rhetoric.
After J. V. Snellman, the professor of philosophy was Thiodolf Rein, who founded the Finnish Philosophical Association in 1873.
Hegelian philosophers included:[3] Other schools of thought were represented by:[3] Edvard Westermarck has influenced Finnish philosophy above all with his studies on the emergence and development of morality.
Reijo Wilenius has represented a parallel, idealistically tuned thinking extended to anthroposophy.
Wilenius' students, like Kari E. Turunen, who has published numerous popular works, have meanwhile been excluded from the Finnish philosophical community.
[6] Kaila's students and sphere of influence included:[3] Phenomenology has been represented by:[3] Other philosophical actors included:[3] Finnish philosophy has been respected in the world, and several Finnish philosophers have held positions of trust in international organizations in the field of philosophy.
Hintikka started as a student of von Wright, and established an analytical school focused on logic as Finland's leading philosophical trend.
[1] Finnish continental philosophy has continued above all the phenomenological traditions of J. E. Salomaa, Erik Ahlman and Sven and Eino Krohn.
