About Gunnar Nordström
Gunnar Nordström was a Finnish theoretical physicist best remembered for his theory of gravitation, which was an early competitor of general relativity. Nordström is often designated by modern writers as The Einstein of Finland due to his novel work in similar fields with similar methods to Einstein. Nordström was able to move to Leiden in 1916 to work under Ehrenfest, in the midst of the First World War, due to his Russian passport. Nordström was known for experimenting with radioactive substances and for enjoying the Finnish sauna tradition using water from a spring rich in radium. Nordström is probably the first person to write about the theory of relativity in the languages of Finland.
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