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Follow the latest updates from MultiBEING, including research highlights, publications, visits, collaborations, and other current developments across the Centre.
Áile Aikio receives Kindred Peoples’ Research Award 2026
Our researcher Áile Aikio has received the Kindred Peoples’ Research Award 2026 in the Uralic Studies category. The award, announced by the Eesti Keele Instituut on 21 October, recognises outstanding scholarly work by Uralic researchers. We are delighted to share that MultiBEING researcher Áile Aikio (University of Lapland) has received the Kindred Peoples’ Research Award […]
Strong turnout for Helsinki kick-off symposium
The CoE’s kick-off symposium at the University of Helsinki attracted exceptional interest and brought together a large and diverse audience of scholars, artists, knowledge holders, students and members of the public. The event offered a rich programme of internationally renowned speakers and vibrant discussions on Indigenous conceptions of time, relationality and more-than-human flourishing. Our CoE’s […]
Opening seminar in Rovaniemi attracts a large audience
The CoE’s opening seminar and open lectures at the University of Lapland attracted a large and engaged audience both in Rovaniemi and online on 1 September. The CoE’s Rovaniemi opening seminar brought together researchers, students and members of the public at the University of Lapland and online to discuss Indigenous justice, knowledge, rights and more-than-human […]
“Who will carry the voices of the land into a court that rules them silent?”
This is the question at the heart of “Advocate of Yoik”, the new film by MultiBEING researcher Nicola Renzi, co-produced with Sámi jurist and juoigi Ánde Somby. The film will premiere in December 2026 in Venice, Italy. “Who will carry the voices of the land into a court that rules them silent?” This is the question at the […]
New international project explores verbal art and biocultural heritage through Indigenous knowledge
Professor Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen has received a grant for the project Verbal Art and Biocultural Heritage through the Team Finland Knowledge Programme (TFK) 2026 of the Finnish National Agency for Education. Professor Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen (University of Helsinki) has been awarded funding through the Team Finland Knowledge (TFK) Programme of the Finnish National Agency for […]
New Nature study reveals Amazonia’s monumental forest architecture
MultiBEING researchers Martti Pärssinen, Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen and Francisco Apurinã have contributed to a new study that maps an extensive concentration of precolonial earthworks across Southwestern Amazonia. MultiBEING researchers Martti Pärssinen, Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen and Francisco Apurinã (University of Helsinki) have contributed to a study that offers new insights into the scale and complexity of […]
Connecting Sápmi and La Araucanía through learning, research and Indigenous participation
Funded by the Team Finland Knowledge Programme and led by Dr. Saara Alakorva, the LAIC project will develop collaborative learning and research on Indigenous governance, political participation and public decision-making in Sápmi and La Araucanía. The collaborative project Learning Across Indigenous Contexts: Advancing Community Participation in Public Policy, Chile–Finland (LAIC) of the University of Lapland […]
Strengthening Amazonian research partnerships in Belém
Professor Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen’s EDGES exchange visit to UFPA in Belém, Brazil, strengthened collaboration on Indigenous languages, biocultural heritage, and multispecies justice. In mid-June, Professor Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen (University of Helsinki) visited the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) in Belém, Brazil, as part of the EDGES programme. During the visit, she reconnected with researchers, doctoral […]
Saara Alakorva comments on Sámi Parliament’s new reporting framework
The first annual report submitted under the revised Sámi Parliament Act represents a key development in the safeguarding of Sámi rights. At a recent event, MultiBEING researcher Dr. Saara Alakorva shared her perspectives on the report and its broader significance. Under the revised Sámi Parliament Act, the Sámi Parliament is now required to submit an […]
The media literacy education policy in Finland is published
One of the contributors to Finland’s new policy is Dr. Outi Kaarina Laiti, who works as a researcher at the MultiBEING CoE. A broader international shift is emerging at the same moment: Finland’s new national media literacy education policy strengthens Sámi visibility and participation, while Canada’s newly drafted national AI strategy highlights the role of […]
A new publication by the Ministry of the Environment provides guidance on ethical negotiations with Sámi reindeer herders
“Rivttes vuohki, Olmâ vyehi, Õlmmvueʹǩǩ – The Right Way: Ethical Guidelines based on the UN Convention on Biological Diversity for negotiations and cooperation with reindeer herders in Sámi reindeer herding cooperatives” offers practical guidance for collaboration with Sámi reindeer herders. The guidelines have been developed as part of the project MÁHTUT – Sámi Knowledge and […]
Professor Sanna Valkonen invited to join the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
We warmly congratulate our CoE leader, Professor Sanna Valkonen, on being invited to become a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Our CoE leader, Sanna Valkonen, Professor of Sámi Studies at the University of Lapland, has been invited to become a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. Valkonen leads […]