Projects per year
Organization profile
Human in Digital and Sustainable Economies research group examines emerging sustainable practices from the perspectives of people, digital technologies and economies.
Research projects draw from the sustainability framework and combine three primary themes:
1) Emphasis on consumers’ and end-users’ perspectives
2) The extensive utilisation of novel digital technologies
3) Examination of principles, prospects and alternatives of emerging economies
Research emphasis is on the perceptions of the people and stakeholders, revolutionary technologies ranging from digital solutions to biotechnologies, and novel forms of emerging economies such as platform economy, sharing economy and bioeconomy.
Aspiration to understand better individual, social and cultural practices characterise the research conducted within the group. Research projects combine the approaches of the social sciences as well as qualitative research methods and data.
Fields of Science
- 5200 Other social sciences
- Consumer research
- Digitalisation
- Digital applications
- Platform economy
- Sharing economy
- Bioeconomy
- Circular economy
- Sustainable economies
- Food systems
- Qualitative research
- Sustainability
- 512 Business and Management
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Torsti Hyyryläinen
- Ruralia Institute, Mikkeli - Research Director
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria)
- Human in Digital and Sustainable Economies
Person: UH , U4 Research and teaching staff
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Päivi Pylkkänen
- Ruralia Institute, Mikkeli - Project Manager
- Human in Digital and Sustainable Economies
Person: M4 Administrative staff
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Niko Räty, PhD Student
- Ruralia Institute - Grant-funded researcher
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Future Sustainable Food Systems
- Human in Digital and Sustainable Economies
- Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change
Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher, Teaching and research personnel
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Ryo Umeda
- Ruralia Institute - Grant-funded researcher
- Human in Digital and Sustainable Economies
- Doctoral Programme in Political, Societal and Regional Change
Person: Visiting scholar, Doctoral Researcher
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INNOCAP: Building public sector innovation capacity towards digital-driven NPA communities - INNOCAP
Ryynänen, T., Pylkkänen, P. & Tuomaala, A. E.
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: EU funding
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Cultured meat in post-animal bioeconomy – changing relationships between humans and farmed animals
Ryynänen, T., Heinonen, V., Hyyryläinen, T., Järviö, N., Moritz, J., Tuomisto, H., El Wali, M. & Toivanen, A. I.
01/01/2019 → 30/11/2024
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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Transforming agriculture with agroecological symbiosis combined with cellular agriculture - Environmental impacts and perceptions of farmers and consumers
Tuomisto, H., Hyyryläinen, T., Maljanen, N., Ryynänen, T., Räty, N., Dalmau Arredondo, L. & Omotosho, T. O.
27/02/2018 → 31/01/2024
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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INNOCAP: Building public sector innovation capacity towards digital-driven NPA communities
Ryynänen, T., Pylkkänen, P. & Pylkkänen, P.
18/12/2021 → 30/06/2022
Project: EU funding
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Towards sustainable servicescape – tourists’ perspectives of accommodation service attributes
Väisänen, H-M., Uusitalo, O. & Ryynänen, T., Apr 2023, In: International Journal of Hospitality Management. 110, April 2023, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Datan arkeologiaa - yhteistä oppimista uutta tietoa luomalla
Hyyryläinen, T., 20 Dec 2022, In: Ruralia. 2022, 2, p. 2 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Hocus-pocus tricks and moral progressions: The emerging meanings of cultured meat in online news comments
Ryynänen, T. & Toivanen, A. I., 27 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Food, Culture, and Society. 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access -
Kuinka alustatalous kesytetään? Tapaustutkimus Higashikawan maaseutukunnasta Japanista
Umeda, R., Ryynänen, T. & Hyyryläinen, T., 25 Aug 2022, p. 40. 1 p.Research output: Conference materials › Abstract
Open AccessFile -
Ruoka-alan yritysten ja yliopistokeskuksen yhteistyön väylät tarkastelussa.
Pylkkänen, P., Dec 2022, In: Ruralia. 2022, 2, p. 12-13 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Open Access
Activities
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The 18th Scancor PhD Workshop on Institutional Analysis
Ryo Umeda (Attendee)
29 Aug 2022 → 2 Sep 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Kuinka alustatalous kesytetään? Tapaustutkimus Higashikawan maaseutukunnasta Japanista
Ryo Umeda (Speaker), Toni Ryynänen (Speaker) & Torsti Hyyryläinen (Speaker)
25 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Voiko olla aluekehittämisen Androidia? Alustaekosysteemin kulmat ja pulmat
Ryo Umeda (Speaker)
20 Jan 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Maaseutupolitiikan neuvosto (MANE) (External organisation)
Päivi Pylkkänen (Board member)
1 Nov 2021 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Membership types › Membership or other role in public Finnish or international organization
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Cultured Meat workshop for stakeholders
Toni Ryynänen (Attendee)
12 Apr 2021 → 13 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Japanin kotiseutulahjoitusmalli osana kuntien elinvoiman vahvistamista
Torsti Hyyryläinen & Ryo Umeda
25/05/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Some suitsimaan ruokahävikkiä
Toni Ryynänen, Päivi Pylkkänen & Anna Karoliina Kuusela
06/09/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Japanilainen innovaatio tuo elinvoimaa pieniin kuntiin
Toni Ryynänen, Torsti Hyyryläinen & Ryo Umeda
01/04/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Alustataloudesta syrjäseutujen pelastus?
Toni Ryynänen, Torsti Hyyryläinen & Ryo Umeda
25/02/2021 → 26/02/2021
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Saamen kielen opiskelu palautti omille juurille
20/12/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media