| Tapani Antero Salminen |
| 7 April 1962 Kangasala, Finland |
| Research fellow Academy of Finland |
1 August 2006 |
| Candidate in Philosophy (Master’s) degree University of Helsinki |
1990 | |
| Licentiate in Philosophy degree University of Helsinki |
1990 | |
| Doctoral dissertation approved by University of Helsinki | 1997 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy degree University of Helsinki |
1997 | |
| Adjunct professor of ethnolinguistics and Finno-Ugrian studies University of Helsinki |
1 March 1999 |
| Research associate University of Helsinki |
1991 | |
| Lecturer in Finnish language and culture Moscow State University |
1994 | |
| Research associate University of Helsinki |
1996–1998 (total 22 months) | |
| Acting junior assistant in Finno-Ugrian language studies University of Helsinki |
1997 (total 6 months) | |
| Postdoctoral researcher Academy of Finland |
1998 | |
| University lecturer in Finno-Ugrian language studies University of Helsinki |
2001–2006 | |
| Acting professor of Finno-Ugrian language studies University of Helsinki |
2003–2004 |
| Societas Uralo-Altaica Wissenschaftspreis | 1997 | |
| Finno-Ugrian Society and Mother Tongue Society dissertation award | 1998 | |
| Finnish Academy of Science and Letters dissertation award | 1998 | |
| Member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters | 2005 |
| Editor of Journal de la Société Finno-Ougrienne | 1995–2004 |
| Compiler of the UNESCO Red Book Report on Endangered Languages: Europe | 1993 | |
| Expert on Tundra Nenets in the European Science Foundation Eurotyp project | 1994 | |
| Member of the UNESCO Advisory Committee for Linguistic Pluralism and Multilingual Education | 1998–2003 | |
| Second vice-president of the Finno-Ugrian Society | 2001–2005 | |
| Director of the Department of Finno-Ugrian Studies | 2003–2004 |