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Published10.9.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista News Videos

“Who will carry the voices of the land into a court that rules them silent?”

Published10.9.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista News Videos

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

Published24.8.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista News

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

Published18.8.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista News

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

Published10.8.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista News

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

Published6.7.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista News

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 […]

Professor Sanna Valkonen invited to join the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

Published3.7.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista News

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 […]

New publication explores listening with mosquitoes across time and place

Published3.7.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista

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 […]

Martta Alajärvi’s article selected as Ympäristöjuridiikka Article of the Year 2025

Published3.7.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista

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 […]

New publications on ethnographic research with more-than-humans

Published3.7.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista News

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 […]

Saara Alakorva comments on Sámi Parliament’s new reporting framework

Published16.6.2026 tiinaseppala Ajankohtaista News

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 […]

A new publication by the Ministry of the Environment provides guidance on ethical negotiations with Sámi reindeer herders

Published12.6.2026 mariafedina Ajankohtaista News

“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 […]

The media literacy education policy in Finland is published

Published12.6.2026 mariafedina Ajankohtaista News

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 […]

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