Events
Explore upcoming seminars, workshops, public talks, conferences, and other events organised by MultiBEING or featuring members of the Centre.
Call for papers: Two MultiBEING sessions at the ISAR-9 in Japan
Our researchers Victoria Peemot, Nicola Renzi and Mikko Äijälä are organising special sessions at the 9th International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-9) in Hokkaido, Japan, on 16–20 April 2027. Photo: The Tuha (Duha) reindeer herders’ early autumn place, Üzük, in East Taiga, northern Mongolia (August 2026). 📷: Victoria Peemot Call for papers Our researchers Victoria […]
MultiBEING symposium: Indigenous relationships with time
The Centre of Excellence is organising a kick-off symposium at the University of Helsinki on 28 September 2026. It brings together internationally renowned scholars, artists and knowledge holders to engage with diverse Indigenous conceptions of time, which shape how relationships with other beings are lived, valued and understood. Event description The MultiBEING kick-off symposium at […]
Register now for the Siida Game Jam!
The Siida Game Jam will take place in the Siida Sámi Museum in Inari on 3–5 September. Only 7 places remain, and there are just a few days left to register. Registration for on-site participation closes on 27 August, at 9.00 am. Event description Would you like to develop games in an inspiring museum environment? […]
MultiBEING opening seminar with public lectures in Rovaniemi
The Centre of Excellence organises an opening seminar with public lectures on 1 September 2026, hosting four international professors as guest speakers at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi. 📸 Photo: Sarapsan (Rheum wild species in Tyvan). Photo credit: Victoria Soyan Peemot Event description At this seminar event, held in English, MultiBEING researchers will present their newly launched […]
Beyond the mother tongue: Rethinking languages, identity and belonging
MultiBEING researcher Maria Fedina will present her research at the Comparing and Contrasting Languages and Culture (CoCoLaC) community workshop on 27 August at the University of Helsinki. Event description On 27 August, the Comparing and Contrasting Languages and Cultures (CoCoLaC) community will host the workshop ’All my Tongues: Replacing the Concept of Mother Tongue with […]
Special issue launch & discussion: (Un)relating and (Un)learning with More-Than-Humans during Ethnographic Practice
The special issue on more-than-human ethnographic methodologies and knowledge production will be launched on 26 August, featuring presentations by guest editor Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen and a discussion with commenting remarks from Sarah Green and Carl Mika. We warmly invite researchers, students and interested audiences to an online launch and discussion event on the publication of […]
Mediating power through craft, ritual, and relationships: MultiBEING at ISARS 2026
Our researchers Jimena Bigá and Victoria Peemot explored the role of ritual practice, material culture, and more-than-human relationships in community life and well-being in a conference in Seoul, South Korea. Event description MultiBEING researchers Jimena Bigá and Victoria Peemot (University of Helsinki), together with Peemot’s research collaborator Chuluu Oyunbadam from Mongolia, recently participated in the […]
Saami Council celebrates its 70th anniversary at the Saami Conference in Utsjoki
Dr. Saara Alakorva will take part in the conference as an invited speaker, giving a lecture based on her doctoral research entitled “Sámekonferánsa ja Sámiráđđi huksemin sámi álbmoga ja das dahkkojuvvon dulkomat – krihtalaš reflekšuvnnat”. The Saami Council turns 70 – the anniversary year will be marked at the 23rd Saami Conference in Utsjoki, 18–21 […]
Buoremus Biigá: Čuoika bargobádji | Mosquito workshop
Welcome to listen and learn with the mosquitoes of Guhkesjávri. This workshop is about the role of mosquitoes in nature, and especially their ecological and cultural value in Sápmi – as the best biigá, čuoikanieida. The workshop will be taught by Mai Britt Utsi, Johan Sara Jr and Nicola Renzi. Event description Come and learn […]
Greetings from our researchers from the NORSIL seminar in Tromsø
MultiBEING researchers Leena Hansen, Anne-Maria Magga and Kamrul Hossain are attending the seminar of the Nordic Research Network for Sámi and Indigenous Law. Event information MultiBEING researchers from the University of Lapland, Leena Hansen, Anne-Maria Magga and Kamrul Hossain, are attending the NORSIL (Nordic Research Network for Sámi and Indigenous Law) seminar in Tromsø, Norway. […]
InRENEI 2026: Advancing ethical research in the Arctic
Researchers from MultiBEING contribute to discussions on ethical research, Indigenous knowledge systems and environmental responsibility at the Inari Symposium on Research Ethics in Nature, Environment and Indigenous Research. The global research community is increasingly recognising the need to strengthen ethical frameworks for research affecting nature and the environment – particularly in regions where these questions […]
Indigenous knowledge and food governance: Reflections from the Ecologies of Food Conference
How can Indigenous understandings of food, responsibility, and relationality contribute to more just approaches to global food governance? In June, MultiBEING doctoral researcher Cintia Cruz shared early findings from her PhD research in Perugia, Italy. Event description In June, our doctoral researcher Cintia Cruz (University of Helsinki) presented her ongoing PhD research at the Ecologies […]