Nisha Rathode (Editor) I love writing and learning new things in order to better educate those in need. I also enjoy hackathons and adventures around the world.
Päiviö Tommila became PhD in 1962 with his dissertation La Finlande dans la politique européenne en 1809–1815. He was assistant at the university of Helsinki 1959-65 and associate professor 1962-67. Tommila was professor in Finlands history at the University of Turku 1965-76 and professor in Finlands history at Helsinki University 1976-94.
Tommila has focused on Finnish history, foremost its political history in the 19th century, urban and journalistic history, and also historiography.
He is an Academician, a member of the Academy of Finland since 2004.
His father is Eero Tommila, professor for chemistry at Helsinki University.
Publications
Nurmijärven pitäjän historia I-II (1958–59)
La Finlande dans la politique européenne en 1809–1815 (1962)
Suomen lehdistön levikki ennen vuotta 1860 (1963)
Jyväskylän kaupungin historia I-II (1970–72)
Keski-Suomen lehdistö I-IV (with T. Raitio, 1970–79)
Suomen autonomian synty 1809–1819 (1984)
Suomen historiankirjoitus (1989)
Research in Finland: a history (2006)
Eero Tommila, kemisti (2009)
Kummalasta Telkkään - sata vuotta Kustavin kesähistoriaa (2010)
Talonpoikia ja opinkäyntiä: Merikarvian Köörtilän Tommilan talon ja suvun tarina (2011)
Editor
Suomen kulttuurihistoria, parts 1–3 (1979–82),
Suomen kaupunkilaitoksen historia, osat 1–3 (1981–84),
