Projects per year
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Kaarina Aitamurto
- Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies - Grant-funded researcher
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Arts) - Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Russian and Eurasian Studies (Aleksanteri Institute)
Person: Visiting scholar
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Sari Autio-Sarasmo
- Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies - Senior University Lecturer
- Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Russian and Eurasian Studies (Aleksanteri Institute)
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Gwenaëlle Bauvois
- Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies - Visiting scholar
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Diversity in Society and Life (DIVSOL)
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Helsinki Hub on Emotions, Populism and Polarisation
- CEREN (The Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism)
Person: Visiting scholar
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Una Bergmane
- Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies - Academy Research Fellow
- Eastern European Studies (Aleksanteri Institute)
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Elena Bogdanova
- Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies - Grant-funded researcher
Person: Visiting scholar
Research units
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Hidden Harm: Mapping State Response to C
Muravyeva, M. (Project manager)
01/12/2025 → 30/06/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Hidden Harm: Mapping State Response to Child Abuse in Russia
Muravyeva, M. (Co-Principal Investigator)
10/11/2025 → 10/11/2026
Project: External funding: Other promotion of science
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Wartime Putinism (WARPUT): The Ideologization of Russian Politics and Society
Kangaspuro, M. (Project manager)
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2029
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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Collective memory and the collapse of the USSR 1986-1991 (SOVMEMO)
Bergmane, U. (Project manager)
01/05/2025 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Research Fellow's research expenses
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Regime Complexity and EU-China (EHEA-BRI) knowledge policies in Kazakhstan
Mäkinen, S. M. (Project manager) & Leskina, N. (Principal Investigator)
01/04/2025 → 30/09/2026
Project: Research project
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Ethnically Blind or Covertly Ethnicized? Minority Prisoners and Construction of Their Ethnicity in the Soviet Penal System, 1921-1991
Nakonechnyi, M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Continuity and Change in the prison systems of the former Soviet Union, East Central Europe and the Balkans. Palgrave MacmillanResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Islands of Humanity or Born of the Devil’s Blood? New Debates on Gulag Medicine
Nakonechnyi, M., 2026, (Submitted) Volume honoring Dan Healey's work (title pending): St Antony's Series (University of Oxford). Palgrave MacmillanResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The (Post)Soviet Views on Respect Meet Neoliberal Policy of Dignified Ageing (in print).
Bogdanova, E., 2026, The De Gruyter Handbook of Eurasian Societies. Walker, C., Cook, L., Kulmala, M. & al., E. (eds.). Berlin: de GruyterResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The GULAG in the “national republic”: death, ethnicity, and bureaucratic rivalries in the Azerbaijani penal system, 1941-1945
Nakonechnyi, M., 2026, (Submitted) In: Russian Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The Gulag Is Not a Simile: Towards a More Rigorous Comparative History of the Soviet Penal System
Nakonechnyi, M., 2026, (In preparation) In: Journal of Modern History.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Esitelmä ja kirjakeskustelu
Kahla, E. (Speaker)
1 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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“Exploring Archives: An Overview of Collections, Family Violence Resources, and Archival Practices in Post-Soviet Contexts”
Černevičiūtė, S. (Speaker: Presenter)
26 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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“Exploring Archives: An Overview of Collections, Family Violence Resources, and Archival Practices in Post-Soviet Contexts”
Černevičiūtė, S. (Chair of organizing committee)
26 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Sergii Pakhomenko
Kangaspuro, M. (Host)
23 Jan 2025 → 11 Feb 2025Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Academic visit at UH
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European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) 2025
Muravyeva, M. (Speaker: Chair)
26 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Prizes
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Academician: International Academy of Pedagogical Sciences (Moscow) 2001
Kivinen, M. (Recipient), 2001
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Best paper award at ISMI 2017 conference
Villi, M. (Recipient), Grönlund, M. (Recipient), Linden, T.C.-G. (Recipient), Lehtisaari, K. (Recipient), Mierzejewska, B. (Recipient), Picard, R. (Recipient) & Röpnack, A. (Recipient), 17 Oct 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Best Poster Award for Early Career Researchers
Gritsenko, D. (Recipient), Jan 2016
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Datasets
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Vosprijatie i perevod romana Lavr Jevgenija Voolazkina v Finljandii
Kahla, E. (Creator), Wydawnictwo universytety Krakow, 2 Jan 2020
Dataset
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“Flexible Authoritarian Governance in Russia, v. 1.0.” Discuss Data.
Khmelnitskaya, M. (Creator), Sätre, A.-M. (Creator) & Pape, U. (Creator), Quality Press of the Southern Tier Inc, 3 Feb 2022
DOI: 10.48320/57E4C704-7073-496E-84D2-F4BA89BC47E3
Dataset
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Tietäisipä Herodes
Kahla, E. (Creator), Simeon ja Hanna, 25 Dec 2017
https://simeonjahanna.com/2017/12/25/tietaisipa-herodes/
Dataset
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Martti Kahla 1928 - 2019 Kielentutkija ja kirjavarainhoitaja
Kahla, E. (Creator) & Grünthal, R. (Creator), Helsingin Sanomat, 12 Nov 2019
DOI: https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000006304065.html
Dataset
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https://kirjallisuus.suomivenajaseura.fi/kirjailija/jevgeni-vodolazkin/
Kahla, E. (Creator), Suomi-Venäjä-seura, 11 Nov 2021
https://kirjallisuus.suomivenajaseura.fi/kirjailija/jevgeni-vodolazkin/
Dataset
Press/Media
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Lithuanian TV3 Televizija: Zinios (News) - commenting on the Hungarian foreign policy
15/11/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Helsingin Sanomat: Euroopassa käännetään selkää naisten oikeuksille: ”Pois tällaiset ulkomaiset ideologiat”
03/11/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kremlin media vaikeni Putinin syntymäpäivästä
07/10/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media