Personal profile
Fields of Science
- 513 Law
- Human Rights
- Penal sistem in the Nordic countries
- Multiculturalism
- Race, ethnicity, and politics
- Migration and Inclusion
- 615 History and Archaeology
- Russian and Eurasian Studies
- Penal History
- Russian Empire
- Grand Duchy of Finland
- Public Opinion
- Legal History
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Guest Editor of the upcoming special issue of the journal Region, indexed in Scopus: Post-Soviet Migration to Western Countries: Between Integration and Transformation
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Editor), 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Region.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Russian Identity Abroad: Challenges and Transformation Post-2022
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. & Mieriņa , I., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Region.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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Russian migration in Finland amid new geopolitical fault lines
Kangaspuro, L., 23 Dec 2025, In: Australian & New Zealand journal of European studies. 17, 2, p. 79-103 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Negotiating Space and Sovereignty in the Russian Empire: Finnish Katajanokka (Nokka) Prison in the 19th Century
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L., 9 Jul 2026, Society and the Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Change. Seidel, A. & Hiemer, E.-M. (eds.). Lexington Books, p. 1-31 31 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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One Empire, Multiple Prison Systems: How the Grand Duchy of Finland Pulled Ahead of Russia in the Prison Reform Movement of the 19th Century
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L., 2024, (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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MARS: Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Participant)
01/02/2024 → 31/01/2028
Project: EU Horizon Europe: MSCA Staff Exchange (HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE)
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IMPACT: ”Post-Soviet Immigration in the Wake of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Its Repercussions for the Finnish Immigration Policies”
Eraliev, S. (Principal Investigator), Urinboyev, R. (Participant) & Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Participant)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: Research project
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MOCCA: Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Participant)
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2026
Project: EU Horizon Europe: MSCA Staff Exchange (HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE)
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Project leader "Parallel Societies: Post-Soviet Immigration in the Nordic and Baltic"
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Principal Investigator)
01/06/2024 → 30/09/2025
Project: Research project
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Project leader "Multinational Migrants: Ways of Adaptation in the Nordic and Baltic Countries”, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers`
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Principal Investigator)
01/06/2023 → 31/10/2024
Project: Research project
Activities
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Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) 2025 Annual Conference
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Speaker: Presenter)
19 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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ASEEES 2024
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Speaker: Presenter)
20 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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The Urban Narrative of Prisons in the Russian Empire: The History of One Finnish Prison
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Speaker)
21 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Inclusivity or Marginalization in Urban Environments: The Case of Russian-speaking Migrants in Helsinki
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Speaker)
13 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Beyond Borders: Post-Soviet Immigration in the Wake of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in the Nordic and Baltic Regions
Kangaspuro ( Orfinskaya), L. (Speaker)
29 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation