Los Incas

Curriculum Vitae


Full name: Pärssinen, Martti Heikki

Nationality: Finnish

Current position: Professor of Latin American Studies (1 Aug. 1999 to the present),
Director of the Ibero-American Center, Renvall Institute, University of Helsinki
P.O.Box 59, Fin-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
phone +358-9-191 23792 fax: 191 23107 e-mail: martti.parssinen@helsinki.fiEducation and degrees awarded


Docent in Latin American History, University of Turku 2001

Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology, University of Rochester, NY 1994

Doctor of Philosophy Degree, University of Turku 1992
Major: -General history

Doctoral dissertation approved by University of Turku 1992

Master of Arts, University of Rochester, New York 1988
Major: -AnthropologyLicentiate in Philosophy, University of Turku, Finland 1985
Major: -General history
Minor: -Archaeology

Degree in archaeology, University of Helsinki, Finland 1985

Master of Arts, University of Turku, Finland 1984
Major: -General history
Minors: -Finnish and Comparative Archaeology
-Science of Religion
-Practical Philosophy

Bachelor of Arts, University of Turku,Finland 1980


Previous professional appointments

Professor of Latin American Studies (1.8.2004 - 31.12.2004),
University of Helsinki 2004


Profesor exclusivo. Maestría de historias andinas y amazónicas en la


Carrera de Historia, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz (Bolivia) 2002-2004


Deputy Director of Renvall Institute (2 months), University of Helsinki 2002Professeur invité (1 month), Chaire Simon Bolivar, Université de
la Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III 2001

Professor of Latin American Studies (1.8.2001 - 31.7.2004),
University of Helsinki 2001-2004

Professor of Latin American Studies (1.8.1999 - 31.7.2001),
University of Helsinki 1999-2001

Director of the Finnish Ibero-American Institute in Madrid
(Instituto Iberoamericanode Finlandia; Instituto Ibero-americano
da Finlândia) 1996-1999

Professeur invité (1 month), Ecole des Hautes Etudes en
Sciences Sociales, Paris 1996

Senior researcher, Department of History, University of Turku 1995-1996

Junior researcher, Academy of Finland 1992-1995

Researcher, Department of History, University of Turku 1989-1992

Researcher, Academy of Finland1988-1989

Assistant professor of archaeology, University of Turku 1985



Main research projects


-Challenges for sustainable tourism: Cultural and natural patrimony of the Ometepe Island (Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua). A project proposal.

-Ecology, cultural history and development in Acre, Brazil. A project proposal.

- Formations and transformations of ethnic identities in theSouth Central Andes, AD 700-1825: A multidisciplinary study of tangible and intangible patrimony. A part of an international research project of CEISAL, directed by M. Pärssinen. Financed by University of Helsinki 2003-2005 (100,000 EUR).

- Andean texts. Analysis and edition (corpus) of the Incan and Colonial khipu texts. Together with Jukka Kiviharju. Financed by Finnish Cultural Foundation2002-2005 (30,000 EUR).

- The Amazonian Interest of the Incas. Dir. by Ari Siiriäinen, co-director M. Pärssinen. Financed by University of Helsinki 2001-2003 (100,000 EUR).

- Making Comparisons between Mexico and the Andes. International publication project directed by Tristan Platt (University of St. Andrews), 2001-

- Guide to Andean Sources. International publication project directed byJoanne Pillsbury (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.) 1998-2004.

- Diccionario Histórico de Bolivia. International publication project directed by Josep M. Barnadas, Bolivia. 1998-2002.

- Andean-Amazonian Interface. A socio-cultural and ecological approach for a highland-lowland interaction in a spatio-temporal perspective. Alfa-programme of the group Erland, directed by Sakari Tuhkanen...