Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria) is the first multi-disciplinary urban research unit in Finland. As a majority of the world's population lives in cities, a major part of all social phenomena, problems and amenities will take on an urban form and challenge the existing regional structures. The institute tackles complex problems of urban and regional development by research and education. It combines the long-standing academic excellence of research in the University of Helsinki with emerging transdisciplinary collaborations with cities and other actors. The research focuses on three interlinking fields: places, people and politics in an international setting.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Roberto Ariel Abeldano Zuniga
- Centre for Social Data Science, CSDS - University Lecturer
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Pertti Ahonen
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Social Sciences) - Prof. emer.
- Political Science
- Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Philosophy, Arts, and Society - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ)
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Helsinki Hub on Emotions, Populism and Polarisation
Person
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Terhi Ainiala
- Department of Finnish, Finno-Ugrian and Scandinavian Studies - Professor
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Arts) - Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Language Studies - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- 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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Tuomas Aivelo
- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme - Academy Research Fellow, Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki One Health (HOH)
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- The Academic Outreach Network
- Maker@STEAM
- Global Change and Conservation Lab
Person: Visiting scholar, U3 Research and teaching staff, UH , Teaching and research personnel
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Sanna Elina Ala-Mantila
- Ecosystems and Environment Research Programme - Assistant Professor
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, Teaching and research personnel
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EDUFI Fellowship/Swaroop Patankar
MacGregor Fors, I. (Project manager)
26/05/2025 → 25/02/2026
Project: Research project
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Japan Past & Present (JPP): The Jumble of the Senses: The Language of Food in Contemporary Japan 感覚のごた混ぜ：現代日本における食と言語
Länsisalmi, R. (Participant), Cwiertka, K. (Project manager), Yoshioka, K. (Participant) & Giolai , A. (Participant)
29/03/2025 → 30/01/2026
Project: Other project
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Lenska ja Suomi Hall: paikkoihin ja paikannimiin kiinnittyminen amerikankirjeissä ja videopelissä
Ainiala, T. (Project manager), Virranpää, H. O. (Participant), Hämäläinen, L. (Participant) & Juhonen, M. (Participant)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research project
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Kokemustieto kaupunkisuunnittelussa / Experiential Knowledge in Urban Planning
Olsson, P. (Project manager), Ainiala, T. (Co-Principal Investigator), Schulman, H. S. K. (Scientific coordinator), Hokka, J. (CoIlaborator), Puumala, E. (CoIlaborator), Suopajärvi, T. (CoIlaborator), Äikäs, T. (CoIlaborator), Juntunen, H. (CoIlaborator), Koskinen-Koivisto, E. (CoIlaborator), Lappi, T.-R. (CoIlaborator), Leinonen, P. (CoIlaborator), Mäki, M. (CoIlaborator), Tuominen, P. (CoIlaborator) & Valalehto, K. (CoIlaborator)
01/01/2025 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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MAGUEII: Expanding Lahti’s green vision: A novel Integrity Index for periurban inclusion in urban planning
MacGregor Fors, I. (Project manager)
05/12/2024 → 31/12/2025
Project: Other funder
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Communication, Social Media Use and Selfie Sharing of Durgapuja Festival Visitors in India and in the Indian diaspora context of Finland
Zeiler, X., 2026, (Accepted/In press) A Media Anthropology of India. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Concluding Reflections on Science Education and Sustainability
Skarstein, F., Wolff, L.-A. & Shephard, K., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Sustainability and science education: Exploring roles and challenges. SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Durga Puja Beyond Borders
Zeiler, X., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Games for Higher Education: online encyclopedia and edited volume. Katsarov, J. (ed.).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia / dictionary › Scientific › peer-review
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Editorial: Strange Activism and the Crisis of Democracy
Seppälä, T., Luoma-aho, M., Holm, E. A. & Nykänen, T., 2026, (In preparation) In: Journal of Resistance Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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Effects of training machine-learning potentials for radiation damage simulations using different pseudopotentials
Fellman, A., Byggmästar, J., Granberg, F., Djurabekova, F. & Nordlund, K., 30 Jan 2026, In: Computational Materials Science. 262, 14 p., 114398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Feminist Democracy and Buen Vivir in Latin America
Clarke, K. (Opponent)
24 Sept 2025Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Malmö University
Clarke, K. (Visiting researcher)
28 Sept 2025 → 3 Oct 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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7th Vienna Graduate Conference South Slavic Studies 2025
Tyran, K. K. (Speaker: Opponent/discussant)
17 Oct 2025 → 18 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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7th Vienna Graduate Conference South Slavic Studies 2025
Tyran, K. K. (Member of organizing committee)
17 Oct 2025 → 18 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Presented the paper titled, "Return Migrants as Transcultural Mediators: Their Role in Tourism Development and Transnational Investments in Southern Turkey" at the conference titled, "Transnational Families, Farms and Firms: Migrant Entrepreneurs in Kosovo and Serbia from the 1960s to today"
Kilinc, N. (Speaker)
15 May 2025 → 17 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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3rd prize award for the doctoral thesis at the National Contest for University Students (Natural sciences), Estonia
Karasov, O. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Best paper award
Saaristo, S.-M. (Recipient) & Bogado, D. (Recipient), 6 Dec 2020
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Best Paper Award 2021, Journal of Locaton Based Services
Järv, O. (Recipient), Tominga, A. (Recipient), Müürisepp, K. (Recipient) & Silm, S. (Recipient), May 2022
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Deborah Gerner Innovative Teaching Award
Obeng-Odoom, F. (Recipient), 2 Apr 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
Datasets
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Reception Reader: Shakespeare text reuse dataset
Tolonen, M. (Creator), Rosson, D. E. (Creator), Vaara, V. (Creator), Mäkelä, E. (Creator), Mahadevan, A. (Creator) & Ryan, Y. C. (Creator), Journal of Open Humanities Data, 2023
Dataset
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A 24-hour dynamic population distribution dataset based on mobile phone data from Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland
Bergroth, C. (Creator), Järv, O. (Creator), Tenkanen, H. (Creator), Manninen, M. O. (Creator) & Toivonen, T. (Creator), Helsingin yliopisto, Geotieteiden ja maantieteen laitos, 29 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-01113-4, https://zenodo.org/records/6106064
Dataset
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Data on public understandings of and attitudes towards carbon-smart urban green infrastructure in Kumpula, Helsinki
Lampinen, J. (Creator), García Antúnez, O. (Creator), Olafsson, A. S. (Creator), Kavanagh, K. C. (Creator), Gulsrud, N. M. (Creator) & Raymond, P. C. (Creator), Zenodo, Feb 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7664671, https://zenodo.org/records/7664671
Dataset
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Shakai gengogaku -termipankki
Länsisalmi, R. (Creator), KIM-AA304 Japanin sosiolingvistiikka/Helsingin yliopisto, 2020
https://sites.google.com/view/shakaigengogakutermipankki
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
Press/Media
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“They told me to apply for cleaning jobs”: Skilled immigrants guided toward low-level work
14/11/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Ruudun takaa: Petteri Muukkonen keskustelee lukiolaisten kanssa maantieteilijän uravaihtoehdoista
30/10/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Täältä tulee Gen Z - Nuoret kaatavat hallituksia ympäri maailmaa
28/10/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media