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Arctic Centre has new Scientific Advisory Board
3.4.2024 13:20
Term of the Advisory Board covers the period 2024–2026. Chair of the board is professor Reetta Toivanen.
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Renovation of the Arctic science exhibition in Arktikum begins – other exhibitions are open as usual
26.3.2024 8:47
During the renovation, visitors can explore the other exhibitions with a reduced price. The Arktikum Café and Arktikum Shop are also open normally.
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Documentary 'Sherpas Amidst the Mist' has been nominated for London Himalayan Short Film Festival
19.3.2024 10:57
As part of a project coordinated by the Arctic Centre's Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM), a documentary film titled 'Sherpas Amidst the Mist' was produced. Now, the film has been nominated for the London Himalayan Short Film Festival 2024.
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When everything affects everything, can Arctic policies keep up?
12.3.2024 15:08
The Arctic region is currently undergoing many changes. The interest they arouse is reflected in the number of reports and studies on the region. Are the reports able to look at complex phenomena as interrelated entities, and can the results of these studies feed into decision-making?
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Nature Photographs of the Year 2023 in Arktikum Science Centre
12.3.2024 10:00
The Nature Photograph of the Year is a classical and strong picture of a fell landscape. Last year's most amazing nature photos are on display at Arktikum Science Centre until early May.
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Dissertation on young people’s wellbeing in Northern Finland
4.3.2024 10:14
Ria-Maria Adams focuses on her ethnographic study on young people’s perspectives on wellbeing in northern Finland, arguing for a shift from rigid definitions of wellbeing towards a more fluid understanding of the concept.
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Finnish Arctic Spirit was well received in Canada and the USA
21.2.2024 13:06
Two Arctic Spirit themed conferences were held in Ottawa and Washington DC, the capitals of Canada and the United States, on the 13th and 15th of February. In both countries, it was the first time that Finland was presented as an Arctic country by specialists from the University of Lapland and its Arctic Centre.
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Arctic Spirit goes to Ottawa and Washington DC
6.2.2024 10:03
Finland's leading Arctic event, the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference organized by the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, is taking a significant new international step to North America.
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Exhibition of old maps: Glory with a death on your heels
5.2.2024 13:45
What did the Great North look like from the southern point of view hundreds of years ago? From whose point of view history is written? Is the land really found only when a white man discovers it? The exhibition at the Arktikum science center leads visitors to wonder big questions.
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Johanna Ikävalko nominated to the Board of ARCUS
1.2.2024 14:21
The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) facilitates cross-boundary Arctic knowledge, research, communication, and education in the US, and with partners across the globe.
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