Jari Eloranta is a Professor of Economic History at the University of Helsinki. He obtained his Ph.D in 2002 from the European University Institute. He has held academic positions in the UK, USA, and Europe. He has published broadly on the topics of economic history of the Nordic countries, Nordic historical societal development patterns, economics and economic history of conflicts, and the history of Nordic innovations. His most recent book (May 2025) is the Routledge Economic History of War. He is currently also a Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences.