From 1935 to 1945 he was chancellor of the University of Turku. He was also a board member in several major Finnish corporations and a founding member of Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Universities of Uppsala, Copenhagen and Heidelberg invited him as an honorary doctor.
Between 1935 and 1945, he held the position of chancellor at the University of Turku. He was also a director on several prominent Finnish corporations and a founding member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Universities in Uppsala, Copenhagen, and Heidelberg honored him by inviting him as an honorary doctor.