Department of Geographical and Historical Studies - News

Professor Sonja Kosunen leads an Academy Project in early childhood education and care, and Arjen Gerbraad and Maria Skalska-Tuomi were awarded Academy Research Fellow funding.

Study offers a novel conceptualisation of 'small-scale mining' in European context, with particular emphasis on its societal dimensions and its relationship to emerging technologies.

Astuvansalmi in Ristiina, Finland, is home to the largest collection of rock paintings in the Nordic countries. Thanks to imaging methods that are based on computer science, entirely new images may yet be discovered on the rock face.

The study focuses on mapping vegetation at different spatial scales and evaluating map accuracy.

Study shows how private actors such as NGOs and private sector can introduce new sustainable forest management discourses into national forest policies and establish non-state mechanisms for forest governance independently of the state.

Polina Abushik, Anni Hartikainen, Soila Lemmetty, Iuliia Pilipenko, Isabell Rumrich, Atte Eskelinen and Henri Hyvönen were appointed to three-year UEF Research Fellow positions.

A long-term study spanning more than 50 years illustrates how the beavers that have returned to the Evo region in southern Finland have increased habitat biodiversity.

Rector Tapio Määttä has appointed the Heads and Deputy Heads of Departments and Schools of the faculties. The Head and Deputy Heads of UEF Law School was appointed by Vice Rector Jussi Pihlajamäki.

The relationship with water is becoming problematic in Finland, and this is evident across society, Professor Taru Peltola says.

The University of Eastern Finland has been awarded over 320,000 euros of Team Finland Knowledge programme funding, and over 347,000 euros of Erasmus+ Global Mobility funding.