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Eco-clubs to be set up in schools are central to self-sufficiency education, as they allow participants to engage in farm-to-fork practices.

Young forest owners in Finland find it difficult to deviate from prevailing forest industry norms, a recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and the Natural Resources Institute Finland finds.

The study found that companion animals and horses experience a wide range of experiences related to transportation and interpreted by humans, which appear entangled with human activities.

The awards were presented to Heidi Linnanmäki, Immi Kovanen, Julia Lempola, Pinja Räisänen and Veera Korhonen.

Research offers increasingly accurate tools for identifying anti-democratic rhetoric and disinformation.

Fifteen doctoral researchers will be recruited to the University of Eastern Finland’s new multidisciplinary doctoral programme.

Pasi Tuunainen, the University of Eastern Finland’s new Professor of Modern History, points out that although technology and surveillance capabilities relating to the northern regions have evolved over the decades, geography still matters in warfare.

The study examines the underexplored adaptive and resilience-building roles of artisanal and small-scale mining.

The University of Eastern Finland has taken on the role of coordinator for the Finnish University Partnership for International Development, UniPID, effective from the beginning of 2026.

The researchers identified five key activist identities.