 In 1966, he published "Finnish Literary Reader", a selection of prosaic and lyrical texts by representative Finnish authors.As a university administrator, Ravila had significant influence on Finnish research and university policy in the 1950s and 1960s.In 1958, in a speech to the Finno-Ugrian Society, he suggested establishing a professorship in general linguistics at the University of Helsinki, which became a reality in 1966.