Events
Explore upcoming seminars, workshops, public talks, conferences, and other events organised by MultiBEING or featuring members of the Centre.
MultiBEING opening seminar with open lectures in Rovaniemi
The Centre of Excellence organises an opening seminar with open lectures in September, hosting four international professors as guest speakers at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi. Event description In the MultiBEING opening seminar on 1 September 2026 at the University of Lapland, MultiBEING researchers will present their newly launched research and visiting lecturers will address […]
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 […]
Summer School in Climate Change, Indigenous Perspectives and Artistic Utopias in
The Summer School examines how cultural practices can generate responses – speculative, concrete, political and communal – to the multiple crises of climate change, from perspectives beyond Western paradigms. CoE researchers Outi Laiti and Nicola Renzi contribute to the course through lecture-based sessions and interactive workshops. Summer School description The Summer School “Climate Change, Indigenous […]
Victoria Peemot presenting at the “Conservation in shared landscapes” seminar
Join us to hear MultiBEING researcher Victoria Peemot present her latest work on human–nature relations as part of the “Conservation Reimagined” seminar series. Event information The seminar will take place on Tuesday, 9 June from 13.00 to 14.00 at the Kumpula Campus, Helsinki (Auditorio E204, Physicum, Gustaf Hällströminkatu 2). Our MultiBEING community member, Dr. Victoria […]
Contributing to a symposium on climate crisis, learning, and epistemic plurality
Our researchers Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen and Victoria Soyan Peemot presented their work in the Climate Crisis, Learning and Epistemic Plurality symposium in Helsinki. The event brought together scholars to explore how diverse knowledge systems, learning practices, and epistemological perspectives can help address the climate crisis and advance climate justice. Event description MultiBEING researchers Pirjo Kristiina […]
Presentations in Paris and Bruxelles
Professor Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen of our research community recently participated in two international academic events, Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference in Paris and the EDGES Conference in Bruxelles. At the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Conference in Paris, Professor Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen (University of Helsinki) delivered two invited presentations in the panels “Problemas ambientales […]
Participation in roundtable on Sámi cultural heritage in Inari
MultiBEING researchers contribute to a roundtable on Sámi cultural heritage, focusing on the repatriation and rematriation of traditional knowledge. Researchers from the MultiBEING community are taking part in a roundtable workshop on Sámi cultural heritage, highlighting questions related to the repatriation and rematriation of traditional knowledge. The event brings together researchers and practitioners to engage […]