History Seminar and the Danielson-Kalmari Villa

Many summer travellers associate Danielson-Kalmari’s name with the villa located near the Vääksy Canal in Asikkala, southern Finland, which he bought in 1892. Summer art exhibitions are held in the villa and between 1992 and 2012 it was also the venue of a seminar bearing Danielson-Kalmari’s name, itself the predecessor of the annual history seminar in Lahti.

The street address of the villa is Kalmarintie 8, 17200 Vääksy. Further information and directions can be found here.

By Author: Tero Juutilainen. Translated by Venla Märkelä, Wera Stenberg, Santtu Heikkinen, Christopher Sloan, Lauri Sirén and John Calton. Revised by John Calton.

Johan Richard Danielson-Kalmari

Johan Richard Danielson-Kalmari (originally Danielson; with many others he ‘Finnicised’ his name in May 1906)
Born 7 May, 1853, Hauho. Died 23 May, 1933, Helsinki

Master of Arts (M. Phil) 1876 (Imperial Alexander University), Licentiate 1878 (Imperial Alexander University), Docent 1878 (Imperial Alexander University).

Professor (history) 1880–1913, Imperial Alexander University
Imperial Alexander University Deputy Chancellor 1903–06
Senator 1908–09
Chancellor of the Finnish University of Turku (1921–26).

Voluntary positions:
Founding member of the history association (1890)
Inspector for the Tavastia Proper regional student ‘nation’ (1886–1903).

Photo: Museovirasto, Daniel Nyblin.
Author: Tero Juutilainen
Translated by Venla Märkelä, Wera Stenberg, Santtu Heikkinen, Christopher Sloan, Lauri Sirén and John Calton. Revised by John Calton