After completing upper secondary school and compulsory military service, Viljami Puustinen earned a Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration and applied for schools in Tampere and Jyväskylä before finding his field at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Helsinki.

– My work is related to my studies, although I am not working in the theatre. A sense dramatic structure is needed as an author and a journalist. Aristotle’s three-part view of plot structure, with a beginning, middle and end, featured heavily in theatre research. It is very basic, but not always easy to do in practice.

Viljami Puustinen spell as editor-in-chief of the music magazine Rumba was limited to five years. He is also done with books on the history of rock music, at least for the time being. Now he is concentrating on writing about the cultural history of late 19th century Finland.

My best memory from the University is connected to a theatre excursion led by professor Pirkko Koski. At the tail end of my studies, the Department of Theatre Research organized an excursion to Kajaani Town Theatre, where we were to watch the play Huutavan ääni korvessa (‘The Sound of a Shouting Man in the Wilds’) by Kristian Smeds.