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Wikipedia biography of Hannu Rajaniemi, a Finnish-American science fiction author and biotechnology entrepreneur. He is known for mathematically dense SF works exploring posthuman themes, and cofounded biotech company Helix Nano. His fiction engages with transhumanist and far-future AI concepts.

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•Finnish-American author with a PhD in Mathematical Physics from the University of Edinburgh, blending hard science with speculative fiction
•Best known for the Jean le Flambeur trilogy, which explores posthuman societies, uploaded minds, and advanced AI in the far future
•Cofounded biotechnology company Helix Nano in 2013, bridging his interests in science fiction and real-world emerging technology
•Associated with the Edinburgh writers' group Writers' Bloc, which includes notable SF author Charlie Stross
•His fiction is relevant to AI safety discourse through its imaginative exploration of posthuman cognition, identity, and advanced technology risks

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# Hannu Rajaniemi

Hannu Rajaniemi

Finnish businessman and writer

This article is about the writer. For the footballer, see [Hannu Rajaniemi (footballer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannu_Rajaniemi_(footballer) "Hannu Rajaniemi (footballer)").

| Hannu Rajaniemi |
| --- |
| [![Rajaniemi in 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Hannu_Rajaniemi.jpg/500px-Hannu_Rajaniemi.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hannu_Rajaniemi.jpg "Rajaniemi in 2011")<br>Rajaniemi in 2011 |
| Born | (1978-03-09) 9 March 1978 (age47)<br>[Ylivieska](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ylivieska "Ylivieska"), [Finland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland "Finland") |
| Occupation | Writer, entrepreneur |
| Language | English, Finnish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Genre | [Science fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction "Science fiction"), [fantasy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy "Fantasy") |

**Hannu Rajaniemi** (born 9 March 1978) is a [Finnish American](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Americans "Finnish Americans") author and biotechnology entrepreneur. He has published literary works in [science fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction "Science fiction") and [fantasy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy "Fantasy"), and writes in both English and [Finnish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_language "Finnish language"). He lives in [Oakland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland "Oakland"), California. He is the founding director of a commercial research organisation ThinkTank Maths.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannu_Rajaniemi#cite_note-TTM-1) He cofounded the biotechnology company [Helix Nano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nano?action=edit&redlink=1 "Helix Nano") with Nikolai Eroshenko in 2013.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannu_Rajaniemi#cite_note-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannu_Rajaniemi#cite_note-3)

## Early life

Rajaniemi was born in [Ylivieska](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ylivieska "Ylivieska"), Finland, in 1978. He holds a BSc in Mathematics from the [University of Oulu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oulu "University of Oulu"), a [Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Advanced_Study_in_Mathematics "Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics") from the [University of Cambridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge "University of Cambridge") and a PhD in [Mathematical Physics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_Physics "Mathematical Physics") from the [University of Edinburgh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Edinburgh "University of Edinburgh"). Prior to starting his PhD candidature, he completed his [national service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_service "National service") as a research scientist for the [Finnish Defence Forces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Defence_Forces "Finnish Defence Forces").[

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