ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə hɐz hˈɛld ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv fˈɪnlənd ænd dˈeɪvɪd ænd nˈænsi spˈɪɹ vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ pɹəfˈɛsɚʃˌɪp ɪn fˈɪnɪʃ stˈʌdiz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
The University of Minnesota has held the Government of Finland and David and Nancy Speer Visiting Professorship in Finnish Studies from 1989.