Matti Klinge

Matti Klinge (31 August 1936 – 5 March 2023) was a Finnish professor and historian.

Klinge studied at the University of Helsinki and gained his Ph.D. in 1969. He later served as a visiting professor at the University of Paris (1970–1972) and held the Swedish Professorship of History at the University of Helsinki between 1975 and 2001.^[1] Klinge was one of the most prolific Finnish historians.

Kligne died in March 2023, at the age of 86.^[2][3]