Väinö Tanner (1881–1948) was a Finnish geographer, geologist, professor and diplomat. Tanner is best known for his studies on the

Quaternary geology Quaternary geology is the branch of geology that study developments from 2.6 million years ago onwards. In particular, Quaternary geology study the process and deposits that developed during the Quaternary, a period characterized by glacial-intergl ...

of northern Finland. He was a vocal opponent to the

Finnicization Finnicization (also finnicisation, fennicization, fennicisation) is the changing of one's personal names from other languages (usually Swedish) into Finnish. During the era of National Romanticism in Finland, many people, especially Fennomans, fi ...

of the

University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki ( fi, Helsingin yliopisto, sv, Helsingfors universitet, abbreviated UH) is a public research university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but founded in the city of Turku (in Swedish ''Åbo'') in 1640 as the ...

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1881 births 1948 deaths Finnish geographers Finnish geologists Finnish geomorphologists Quaternary geologists Academic staff of the University of Helsinki 20th-century Finnish diplomats Finnish expatriates in Sweden Ambassadors of Finland to Romania Ambassadors of Finland to Turkey Ambassadors of Finland to Greece 20th-century geographers 20th-century geologists {{Finland-scientist-stub