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Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
Diversity in Society and Life (DIVSOL) is a strategic profile building area at the University of Helsinki funded by the Research Council of Finland (2025–2030).
It forms a multidisciplinary research community dedicated to exploring and understanding ethnic, cultural, linguistic, religious, and socio-ecological diversity from a multitude of perspectives. The community brings together researchers across Faculties of Arts, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Educational Sciences, Law, Science, Social Sciences, Theology, and the Swedish School of Social Science, as well as the Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities.
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Profiles
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Nima Mohamed Ahmed
- Academic Disciplines of the Faculty of Social Sciences - Grant-funded researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences
- Diversity in Society and Life (DIVSOL)
Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher
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Noora Ahola
- Department of Languages - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral programme in the Humanities
- General Linguistics
- Diversity in Society and Life (DIVSOL)
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Terhi Ainiala
- Department of Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies - Professor
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Humanities) - Title of Docent
- Finnish Language
- Diversity in Society and Life (DIVSOL)
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Teachers' Academy
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, UH , Teaching and research personnel, U4 Research and teaching staff
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Tiina Airaksinen
- Department of Cultures - Senior University Lecturer
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Humanities) - Title of Docent
- Asian Studies
- Diversity in Society and Life (DIVSOL)
- Teachers' Academy
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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TRANSFER Horizon Project
Toom, A. (Project manager), Tuononen, T. (Co-Principal Investigator), Kleemola, K. (Co-Principal Investigator) & E, L. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/09/2026 → 31/08/2029
Project: Research project
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COHOUSE: Convivial labour in mass housing in times of financialisation: A critical reframing of neighbourhood-making beyond methodological neighbourhoodism and migration lenses
Tkach, O. (Principal Investigator), Tuominen, P. (Participant), Juvenius, J. (Participant) & Kujapelto, K. (Participant)
01/07/2026 → 30/06/2030
Project: Research project
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Neurodivergent experiences in university
Kleemola, K. (Project manager)
01/05/2026 → …
Project: Research project
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Multilingualism, African literature and translation before and after AI
Lüpke, F. K. E.M.-L. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/05/2026 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research project
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Spiritual Worlds of Forests: Cultivating Meaning Beyond Material Consumption in Early Childhood Education
Kurenlahti, E. A. (Principal Investigator), Poulter, S. (CoIlaborator), Chimirri, N. (CoIlaborator), van Kessel, C. (CoIlaborator) & Niinistö, H. (CoIlaborator)
01/05/2026 → …
Project: Research project
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TAKUMI – A Journey into Japanese Craftsmanship and the Pursuit of Perfection
Lindblom, A., Lindblom, T. S. & Valkama, H., Jun 2027, (Accepted/In press) Brill.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review
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(Un)relating and (un)learning with more-than-humans during ethnographic practice
Virtanen, P. K. (Editor) & Opas, M. (Editor), Apr 2026, Helsinki: The Finnish Anthropological Society. 275 p. (Journal of Finnish Anthropological Society ; vol. 50, no. 1)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review
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(Un)relating and (un)learning with more-than-humans during ethnographic practice [Special Issue Introduction]
Virtanen, P. K. & Opas, M., Apr 2026, In: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society. 50, 1, p. 9-19 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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12 käsitettä maailmasta: Käsikirja etenevän ympäristökriisin aikakaudelle
Lähde, V., Vaden, T., Ala‐Lahti, T., Ahokas, J., Eronen, J. T., Haataja, A., Hakala, E., Hukkinen, J. I., Järvensivu, P. H., Lummaa, K., Majava, A. & Toivanen, T., 2026, Tampere: Niin & näin. 340 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › General public
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25 years of education policy changes for Equity and Inclusion in Europe
Ślusarczyk, M., Iversen, S. N., Świątkiewicz-Mośny, M., Hansen, R. S., Michcik, J. & Wiksten, S. (Editor), 2026, European Commission. 149 p. (EU Open Resarch Repository)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open Access
Activities
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Development Days
Lundell, E. (Speaker: Presenter)
26 Feb 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Nuorten Tiedeakatemia - Young Academy Finland (External organisation)
Huotari, R. (Member)
2026 → 2030Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in research network
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Studio conférences publiques: "Ecologies of learning for climate Transformations in the lives of young people in Ngor, Senegal"
Lundell, E. (Speaker)
16 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Luentotilaisuus: Yhteiskunnan kriisinkestävyys
Huotari, R. (Speaker)
26 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Manicuring Intimacy: Labour, Racialisation and Care in Nail salons
Krivonos, D. (Speaker)
23 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Prizes
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AHRC Research in Film Award: Best film produced by a researcher or research team
Lüpke, F. K. E.M.-L. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Bragdpriset för främjandet av tvåspråkigheten vid Helsingfors universitet
Ainiala, T. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Maikki Friberg Equality and Diversity Award
Lüpke, F. K. E.M.-L. (Recipient), 25 May 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
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The European Digital Skills Awards 2026
Davies, S. (Recipient), Kangas, K. (Recipient), Sormunen, K. (Recipient), Roos, T. (Recipient), Faisal, K. (Recipient), Ignatius, J. E. (Recipient), Lindroos-Hovinheimo, S. (Recipient), Sormunen, M. (Recipient), Tedre, M. (Recipient), Mäkitalo, K. (Recipient), Vartiainen, H. (Recipient), Iwata, M. (Recipient), Jormanainen, I. (Recipient), Kahila, J. (Recipient), Laru, J. (Recipient), Lopez-Pernas, S. (Recipient), Pope, N. (Recipient) & Silvennoinen, E. (Recipient), 30 Jun 2026
Prize: Prizes and awards
Datasets
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Food for the Senses: Eating Language in Contemporary Japan
Länsisalmi, R. (Creator), Cwiertka, K. (Creator), Giolai, A. (Creator) & Yoshioka, K. (Creator), Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities and Japan Past & Present, 27 Aug 2026
Dataset
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Electronic corpus of two Baïnounk languages
Lüpke, F. (Creator), The Language Archive, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, 2014
https://hdl.handle.net/1839/00-0000-0000-0016-3656-0
Dataset
Press/Media
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Guest at the 'Member of parliament asks' podcast by Matias Mäkynen
05/10/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Ovatko suomalaiset ylpeitä ruoastaan? YLE Ykkösaamu, radio, 4.9.
04/09/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Onko suomalaiset ylpeitä ruoastaan? YLE Aamu, TV1, 4.9.2026
04/09/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media