Malin Brännström

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 […]

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 […]

Our researcher Nicola Renzi has published a chapter “An Ode to Culex: Listening with Mosquitoes, from Virgil to Sápmi” in a collection that explorwa how more-than-human sounds have been narrated and understood across oral and written traditions throughout history. We are delighted to highlight a beautiful new publication by our researcher Nicola Renzi (University of […]

We are delighted to congratulate our research community member Martta Alajärvi, whose article on the assessment of impacts of mining activities on Sámi culture in Finland has been named as Ympäristöjuridiikka’s Article of the Year 2025. We are delighted to congratulate our research community member Martta Alajärvi (University of Lapland), whose article “Kaivostoiminnasta saamelaiskulttuurille aiheutuvien […]

A research article “Speaking and Singing Firmly: Beings (Un)related and (In)activated by Language in Amazonian Academic Research” by Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen has been published in the Journal of Finnish Anthropological Society (Suomen Antropologi). The full special issue entitled “(Un)relating and (un)learning with more-than-humans during ethnographic practice” has been co-edited by Virtanen. An article by Professor […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

Our research team member, Victoria Peemot completed her EDGES secondment at the Universidad Nacional de San Martín in Buenos Aires, Argentina (23 February–27 March 2026), combined with fieldwork in San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province. During this research visit, MultiBEING researcher, Dr. Victoria Peemot (University of Helsinki) focused on two interconnected themes: tourism in […]