Tomi Huttunen (PhD 2007) is a Professor of Russian literature and culture at the University of Helsinki. His research interests include the history of Russian literature; the historical avant-garde; the history of translations of Russian literature in Finland; and late and post-Soviet Leningrad/St Petersburg literature and culture.
Marja Jänis (PhD 1991) was a senior researcher in the Savonlinna School of Translation Studies at the University of Joensuu (now University of Eastern Finland). Her interests include the history of Soviet theatre; translating drama for study and performance; the history of drama translation in Finland; and teaching translating and interpreting from Russian to Finnish (and vice versa).
Pekka Pesonen (PhD 1987) is a Professor Emeritus of Russian literature at the University of Helsinki. His interests include the history of Russian literature and culture, especially modernism (symbolism), Russian contemporary literature and criticism. He recently directed an international project on ‘St Petersburg / Leningrad: History––Narration––Present’ funded by the Academy of Finland.