Career
He was professor in Nordic history 1957–1962 at the University of Turku and professor in Finnish and Scandinavian history and church history at Helsinki University 1962–1978. In his youth Mikko Juva took part in the Christian student movement and was student minister 1948–1950. He was archbishop of Finland 1978–1982.
He also published writings in historical and church historical subjects.
He was the son of Einar West. Juva.