Harri Moora, Ella Kivikoski and Scandinavia Salminen, Timo Fornvännen 2012(107):2, s. [96]-111 : ill. http://kulturarvsdata.se/raa/fornvannen/html/2012_096 Ingår i: samla.raa.se Art. Salminen 96-111:Layout 1 12-05-30 09.38 Sida 96 Harri Moora, Ella Kivikoski and Scandinavia By Timo Salminen Salminen, T., 2012. Harri Moora, Ella Kivikoski and Scandinavia. Fornvännen 107. Stockholm. Harri Moora from Estonia and Ella Kivikoski from Finland became acquainted while studying at the Baltic Institute in Stockholm in 1931. In subsequent years, Moora was one of the major links in cultural collaboration between Sweden and Estonia. Within archaeology, Kivikoski became his most important contact abroad and they helped each other in scholarly work. Their contact reflects the position of Finnish archaeology between Scandinavia and the Baltic countries and the internal struggle in Finland and Estonia between conflicting features of identity, the Finno- Ugric and the Western European, during a period when nationalist tones became stronger in research into the past. During and after World War II many contacts were severed. New ways of maintaining ties to foreign colleagues were needed, especially in the Baltic countries. The ties of the Finns with Estonia were replaced with contacts with Estonian refugees in Sweden for some years. After Stalin’s death, the Baltic countries re-opened to some extent and infrequent but still ideologically supervised contacts were possible again. Finland became a mediator in the Baltic- Scandinavian contacts. The Scandinavian contacts and Scandinavia's significance are reflected in both Moora’s and Kivikoski’s archaeological work. Timo Salminen, Dept of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki, PL 59, FI–00014 Helsingin yliopisto
[email protected] This paper outlines the Scandinavian contacts of A previous overview of Harri Moora’s interna- two distinguished archaeologists from the eastern tio nal contacts has been provided by Jüri Selirand shores of the Baltic Sea, Harri Moora (1900– (Селиранд 1982 ).