Asian Studies is part of the Department of World Cultures.
Unioninkatu 38 B (P. O. Box 59)
00014 Helsingin yliopisto
tel. +358 (9) 191 22224
fax. +358 (9) 191 22094

Staff

Staff of Asian Studies
Staff will have office hours during the academic semesters Sept 1– May 31.
Yilmazkurtdag, Marianna
MA, Co-ordinator
General study counselling on the structure of study, studying practices, credit registration and study rights.
Office hours: Tue 12-14, Wed 9-11 and Thu 13-15
U38 B110, p. +358 (9) 191 22224, fax. +358 (9) 191 22094,
marianna.yilmazkurtdag(at)helsinki.fi
Janhunen, Juha
Ph.D.,
Professor of East Asian Studies and person in charge of Altaic Studies
Office hours: Fri 10-12
U38 B122, p. +358 (9) 191 2337,
asiemajeure(at)yahoo.com
Raud, Rein
Ph.D.,
Professor of Japanese Studies
Available only with an appointment.
U38 B121, p. +358 (9) 191 22903, rein.raud(at)mail.ee
Karttunen, Klaus
Ph.D.,
Professor of South Asian Studies
Office hours: Thu 11-12
U38 B120,
p. +358 (9)191 22674, klaus.karttunen(at)helsinki.fi
Tikkanen, Bertil
Ph.D.,
dosent, University Lecturer of Indian languages
Office hours: Wed 14-15
U38 B210,
p. +358 (9) 191 22188, bertil.tikkanen(at)helsinki.fi
Airaksinen, Tiina H.,
Ph.D., University Lecturer of Asian-Pacific Studies
Office hours: Wed 13-14
U38 A130, p. +358 (9) 191 23286, tiina.h.airaksinen(at)helsinki.fi
Uemura, Yukako
MA, Lecturer of Japanese language
Office hours: Wed 16-17
U38 B113, p. +358 (9) 191 23290, yukako.uemura(at)helsinki.fi
Gao, Mingming
Ph.D., University Lecturer of Chinese language
Office hours: Wed 16-17
U38 B113, p.+358 (9) 191 23097, Mingming.Gao(at)helsinki.fi
Kim, Jeong-Young
Ph.D.,
University Lecturer of Korean language
Office hours: Thu 12-13
U38 B112, p. +358 (9) 191 22790, jeong-young.kim(at)helsinki.fi
Dosents
Gaens, Bart, Ph.D., docent of Japanese Studies
Iwatake, Mikako, Ph.D., docent of Japanese Studies
Kuzay, Stefan, Ph.D., docent of East-Asian Studies
Laitinen, Kauko, Ph.D., docent of East-Asian Studies
Parpola, Asko, Ph.D., docent of Indology, Emeritus Professor
Rybatzki, Volker, Ph.D.,
docent of Altaic Studies
Salmenkari, Taru, Ph.D., docent of East-Asian Studies
Schildt, Henri, Ph.D., docent of South Asian Studies
Vesterinen, Ilmari, Ph.D., docent of Japanese Studies
Teachers and researchers 2011–2012 (available during lectures)
Dorji, Lhundrub, part-time teacher, (AmdoTibet)
Hämeen-Anttila, Virpi, MA, part-time teacher, virpi.hameen-anttila(at)helsinki.fi
Hyytiäinen, Tiina, Ph.D. candidate, part-time teacher
Lahtinen, Anja, Ph.D., part-time teacher
Logie, Andrew, part-time teacher
Naarajärvi, Teemu,
Ph.D. candidate
Osamitsu, Miika, MA, part-time teacher
Periviita, Pirkko, part-time teacher, (classical Tibet)
Salmenkari, Taru, Ph.D., docent of East-Asian Studies, part-time teacher
Suutarinen, Mikko, Ph.D. candidate
Smedlund, Outi, MA, part-time teacher, project co-ordinator, outi.smedlund(at)helsinki.fi
Valjakka, Minna, Ph.D., part-time teacher, minna.valjakka(at)helsinki.fi
Virtanen, Riika, part-time teacher (Lhasa Tibet)
