News Archive

Arctic Variety opens up Finland as an Arctic country

1.11.2016 12:27

Finland will chair the Arctic Council in 2017 – 2019 but what makes Finland an Arctic country? Answers to that can be found in a new book “Arctic Variety” published by the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland and Europeinformation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Arctic fairy tales in the Arctic Fury Film Festival 1–4 November in Rovaniemi

25.10.2016 10:27

Arctic fairy tales and mysticism are the theme of this year's edition of the Arctic Fury Film Festival. From the 1st to the 4th of November magical stories will be presented in Arktikum, Rovaniemi (Pohjoisranta 4).

Encyclopedia of the Barents Region

20.10.2016 12:28

​ The Encyclopedia of the Barents Region contains comprehensive knowledge about the history, economy, and culture of the Barents Region. The Encyclopedia is an outcome of an international academic project with participants mainly from Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.

Working for the new UArctic thematic network on migration

12.10.2016 14:44

Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland, Nordregio, University of Akureyri and The Chiba University organized the Migration in the Arctic workshop on the 19th of September 2016 in Stockholm. The goal was to share the knowledge and expertise in migration and to establish a research group on Arctic Migration under the thematic network status of UArctic.

Publication: Public engagement is a key part of research

28.9.2016 10:22

Professor Timo Aarrevaara and researcher Kirsi Pulkkinen are authors of a recently-published report in which thirteen societal interaction plans of projects funded by the Strategic Research Council have been examined.

What if? Photo exhibition visualizes the imagined impacts of climate change

16.9.2016 13:00

In the Arctic, average temperatures are rising due to climate change almost twice as fast as in the rest of the world, but what does it mean for Arctic communities and nature? The photo exhibition Nanoq – Imag(in)ing Climate Change by Ilona Mettiäinen in Rovaniemi, Arktikum Science Centre visualizes some imaginary, possible and even impossible worlds that may result from climate change. Through displaying a polar bear figure in different natural environments, the exhibition challenges to think about the consequences of climate change and asks: what if?

First ever UArctic Congress in St. Petersburg

14.9.2016 16:10

From September 12 to 16, St. Petersburg State University hosts the first ever UArctic Congress, the University of the Arctic’s largest meeting to date – with over five hundred participants. The UArctic Congress 2016 includes a science section with over 250 oral and poster presentations and world-renowned keynote speakers from across the circumpolar world. In addition, UArctic’s various governance and organizational bodies will convene together to expand cooperation in higher education and science in northern regions.

The new book addresses the human security challenges of indigenous peoples

29.8.2016 9:01

The new book addresses different aspects of human security challenges facing the indigenous peoples of the Arctic and sub-Arctic region, including Ainu, Inuit, Nenets, Sámi and the Mongolian indigenous peoples. The book highlights the increased changes of natural and social environment and their effects on the indigenous peoples of the region, in particular on the effects concerning their unique and nature-based livelihood practices.

New research project on elderly living Nordic Arctic region

12.8.2016 13:52

The Unit for Gender Studies has received funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers for an international research network project to study challenges facing elderly people in the Nordic upper north area.

Seminar on food security in the Barents region

11.8.2016 10:33

Open seminar on “Globalization and Food Security in the Barents region” will be arranged in Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland (Arktikum, Pohjoisranta 4, Rovaniemi) on Tuesday, 16th August2016 at 9.30–12.40. In the afternoon there will be meeting for invited stakeholders.

Public lectures on climate intervention to be held in Rovaniemi and Sodankylä

9.8.2016 14:40

Climate intervention (also climate engineering, geoengineering) means deliberate, man-made strategies for reducing global temperatures by utilizing different technologies; for instance by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it, or by increasing the amount of sunlight being reflected back into space. Climate intervention does not, however, replace the need to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Universities from Bangladesh and Finland address a refugee's security issues in a seminar

6.7.2016 13:56

Hundreds of thousands Rohingya refugees are fully outside from all the aid schemes and are fallen on a continuous threat of food insecurity in the Bangladesh border. There is an emergency needs of protracted displacement of Rohingyas in Asia and create sustainable strategy for rethinking Rohingya issues. The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland, Finland and the Faculty of Law at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh will organize common human rights seminar September 2016 in cooperation with several human rights institutions and Universities in Bangladesh to disseminate knowledge and best practices among a wider audience.

Have a great summer vacation!

1.7.2016 21:00

Arctic herbivore diversity is mostly determined by plants and predators

22.6.2016 15:10

Diversity patterns of Arctic herbivores are only partly determined by temperature; interactions with plants and predators are more important. The diversity of herbivores varies across the Arctic, and until now, no one knew whether this was shaped by physical environmental factors, like temperature, or biotic factors, such as plant productivity.

Funding from the Academy of Finland for studying power, rights and indigeneity

7.6.2016 10:38

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Culture and Society has granted 480.000 euros funding for a research project that examines changes in the ways in which power is exercised in the context of indigenous issues. The project is led by Julian Reid, Professor of International Relations, and it employs post-doctoral researchers Marjo Lindroth, Arctic Centre, and Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen, Gender Studies.

Diving into the Arctic diet of meat

30.5.2016 8:00

Get inspired by Inuit ice cream, be surprised of fat percentage of caribou meat and be startled by the smell of dried fish. Welcome to enjoy some Arctic aromas in Nam nam, the new temporary exhibition of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland.

Professor Glen Coutts receives International Ziegfeld Award

23.5.2016 13:40

Professor Glen Coutts has been honoured with the International Ziegfeld Award by the United States Society for Education through Art (USSEA).

Doctoral thesis: The European Union seal regime disregards a science-based approach

16.5.2016 16:26

The so-called commercial seal hunt as carried out on the Canadian East Coast has for many decades been labelled as cruel, inhumane and unnecessary. As a response to public pressure and campaigns to shut down the hunt, the European Union adopted a regime in 2009 effectively shutting down the EU’s internal market for products stemming from seal products other than indigenous communities. In his doctoral dissertation MA Nikolas Sellheim shows how the regime disregards a science-based approach.

Uusiautti and Määttä edited a new book on caring research

16.5.2016 12:00

Associate professor Satu Uusiautti and Professor Kaarina Määttä have edited a book that describes the foundations and idea of caring research. The book is titled The Basics of Caring Research. The book is published by a respected international publisher Sense Publishers in the publisher's special series Bold Visions in Educational Research.

The University of Lapland started WWF Green Office collaboration

16.5.2016 11:45

​The University of Lapland strives to preserve the diversity of nature and to slow down climate change. The aim of the newly signed collaboration agreement with WWF is to reduce our environmental load and consumption of natural resources, to slow down climate change, and to promote sustainable lifestyles.

Call for papers: Everyday life in the Arctic Symposium

13.5.2016 15:10

The University of Lapland will organize the sixth Northern Political Economy symposium in September 8th-9th 2016 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The symposium will discuss Arctic everyday life and various tactics of tackling changes in it.

Northern Impressions photo show opens the new exhibition in Arktikum

9.5.2016 9:15

Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland organizes Barents Café on Thursday 12th May at 5 PM about impressionistic nature photography. Northern Impressions is the nature photo cooperation project by Irma Varrio and Ari-Matti Nikula, presenting the Nordic nature with an impressionistic twist.

Top guest lecture and seminar on Chinese outward investments, rule of law and financial reforms

21.4.2016 15:46

Professor Shen Wei from the Shanghai Jiaotong University Law School will lecture with a title "China's bilateral investment treaty Law and Practice: Status Quo and Shifting Trend" at the University of Lapland on 4 May. In addition, Professor Shen will hold a research seminar for researchers and master level students on 6 May. The seminar will discuss the rule of law and financial reforms. Professor Shen Wei is one of leading scholars on international investment and financial law, corporate governance and financial regulations in China.

Interactive design exhibition Kaiku by design students in the Milan Design Week

12.4.2016 13:40

Interactive design exhibition Kaiku will be present in the Milan Design Week from 12 to 17 April. It is created by design students of the University of Lapland in collaboration with The Naked Approach Tekes project. The exhibition is named Kaiku, which means echo in Finnish. Kaiku combines the knowledge of the Arctic, design and technical skills, and is a showcase of multidisciplinary design collaboration. Inspired by the uniqueness of the Arctic areas, Kaiku looks at Arctic beauty and everyday life from different angles.

Studia Generalia lecture on copyright law and fair use doctrine

5.4.2016 14:36

Kenneth Crews, US attorney of Counsel at Gipson Hoffman & Pancione, Faculty Member at Columbia Law School and Faculty Member at Munich Intellectual Property Law Center, provides analysis on the fair use doctrine in U.S. Copyright law at a Studia Generalia lecture at the University of Lapland on April 26, 2016.

Open lecture: China's policy development towards the Arctic governance

30.3.2016 15:57

Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, is organizing Study Circle lecture on China's policy development towards the Arctic governance in April 14th. The guest lecturer of the Study Circle is Dr. Baozhi Cheng from Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), China.

Restaurant Felli closed for the summer

30.3.2016 15:39

Felli will be closed for the summer from Monday 4 April onward. The recess is due to a kitchen renovation that is scheduled to last until the end of August.

Art exhibition Mapping the World in Gallery Hämärä

29.2.2016 16:32

Sebastian Reis will host his exhibition "Mapping the World" in Gallery Hämärä from 2 March to 10 March.

Open seminar on Human Security

18.2.2016 10:48

The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland will organize open research seminar “Towards Arctic Security: Northern Aspects of Human Security” on Thursday 25th February 2016 at 10. The seminar will open the concept of human security for example from the dimensions of climate change and cyber security.

Tackling questions of indigeneity and inclusion in international politics

8.2.2016 14:41

The University of Lapland and the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, will organise a workshop in London on 12 February 2016 to address the current claim that political power is being redistributed and exercised in new ways in indigenous issues. The workshop is part of the international research project "Indigeneity in Waiting: Elusive Rights and the Power of Hope" funded by Kone Foundation.