Olli Nurmi räägib Soome presidendi Urho Kekkoneni mitmepalgelistest suhetest Eestiga

Name: Olli Nurmi räägib Soome presidendi Urho Kekkoneni mitmepalgelistest suhetest Eestiga
Start: 2025-10-30T16:15:00+02:00
Location: Jakobi 2, Tartu, Estonia

Schedule

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025 at 04:15 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Jakobi 2, Tartu, Estonia | Tartu, TA

English below
30. oktoobril kl 16.15 peab Jakobi 2 õppehoone ruumis 213 rahvusvahelise ajaloo seminarisarjas ingliskeelse ettekande diplomaat ja Helsingi Ülikooli doktorant Olli Nurmi, kes teeb ettekande pealkirjaga „Elu halastamatu seadus: president Urho Kaleva Kekkonen ja Eesti-Soome suhted“. Kõik huvilised on oodatud.
President Urho Kekkonen oli oma aja ainus Euroopa riigijuht, kellel oli teadlik ja aktiivne Eesti-poliitika. Selle haripunktiks oli 1964. aasta märtsis toimunud vormiliselt eraviisiline, kuid tegelikkuses väga ametlik visiit Nõukogude Eestisse.
Kekkose ja Eesti suhete emotsionaalsed juured ulatusid 1920. ja 1930. aastate radikaalsesse üliõpilasliikumisse. Tema Eesti-poliitika oli aga vägagi paindlik. Pärast sõda olid tema suhted Eestiga allutatud Soome ja Nõukogude Liidu suhete nõuetele. Kekkonen ei kõhelnud vajaduse korral oma sümpaatiat eestlaste vastu ohverdamast ega ka Eesti küsimust kasutamast vahendina oma sisepoliitiliste rivaalide vastu.
Loeng pakub kriitilist hinnangut Kekkose mitmetahulisele suhtele Eestiga, tuginedes nii varasematele uurimustele kui ka Olli Nurmi enda hiljutistele arhiiviuuringutele.
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Üritus toimub rahvusvahelise ajaloo seminarisarja raames. Lähtume tõdemusest „Rahvuslikku ajalugu ei ole võimalik mõista ilma rahvusvahelise ajaloo raamistuseta“ (Hans Rothfels, „Zeitgeschichte als Ausgabe“, Viertelsjahrheft für Zeitgeschichite 1, 1953).
Lisainfo:
Kaarel Piirimäe
uusima aja kaasprofessor
Ajaloo ja arheoloogia instituut
[email protected]
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On 30 October at 16:15, Olli Nurmi will talk about Finnish President Urho Kekkonen’s multifaceted relations with Estonia in room 213 of Jakobi study building. The lecture will be held in English. Everybody interested in the topic is welcome.
President Urho Kekkonen was the only European state leader of his time who had a dedicated and active policy towards Estonia. Its peak was the “private” but in reality very formal visit to Soviet Estonia in March 1964.
Kekkonen's relationship with Estonia had its emotional roots in the 1920s and 1930s radical student movement. Kekkonen's policy towards Estonia was highly adaptive. During the postwar period it was subordinated to the demands of the Finnish-Soviet relationship. Kekkonen did not hesitate to sacrifice his sympathy towards Estonians when needed and to use Estonia as a tool against his domestic political rivals either.
The lecture offers a critical assessment of Kekkonen's multifaceted relationship with Estonia based on archival research as well as earlier studies.
Olli Nurmi (born 1984) is a doctoral candidate at the University of Helsinki. His main academic interests are related to the politics of history, particularly the use of history during periods of political transition and the dismantling of totalitarian regimes. He has studied in Finland and Germany and holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences. Mr Nurmi is a career diplomat who has worked for more than ten years at the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He has been posted to Berlin, Kabul, and Brussels. He has also served as a peacekeeper and written an autobiographical book based on his experiences in Lebanon.
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The event is part of International History Seminars, and is guided by the motto: “national history cannot be understood without the framework of international history” (Hans Rothfels, “Zeitgeschichte als Aufgabe,” Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte 1, 1953).
Additional information:
Kaarel Piirimäe
Associate Professor of Contemporary History
Institute of History and Archaeology
[email protected]