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A new study investigates the acoustics of Pirunkirkko and explores whether the acoustic properties of the cave could explain the beliefs associated with it.

Research Manager Eevi Laukkanen re-joined the academic community in Finland after years spent abroad.

Speakers will discuss the impact of border infrastructure and politics on the natural environment as well as in the context of migration management and security.

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies’ very own Staff Scientist is tasked with developing the faculty’s data-intensive research infrastructures and methodological expertise.

Tunnustus myönnetään poliittisen maantieteen tutkijoille alan tutkimuksen edistämisestä ja uusien tutkimusalueiden avaamisessa.

The narrative relating to the fence to be built on Finland’s border with Russia is manipulative – and one that has become hegemonic in Finland, says Professor Jussi P. Laine.

Experts have raised concerns about the impact of the fence and the legal reforms on human rights.

Awards were presented to Researcher Andrew Agbaje, Professor Larisa Leisiö, Postdoctoral Researcher Piritta Torssonen and the Karelian Institute.

For pupils and teachers spending a large part of their day in the school, the school soundscape is an important factor of well-being.

There is a clear positive association between publicly subsidised RDI funding and regional innovation capacity, a recent study funded by Business Finland shows.