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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 21d

📢 We’re #hiring: Communication Advisor – Nordic Statistics

Can you turn complex data into clear, engaging insights?

Join our international team to strengthen our statistical & data-driven communication & dissemination.

📍 Location: Stockholm
🗓️ Apply by 3 Oct 2025
🔗 nordregio.org/about/career...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 14d

💡 Land-use & transport planning go hand in hand.

🚉🏙️ A new discussion paper reviews how Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden integrate land use & transport planning, sharing tools, lessons & opportunities for urban development and cross-Nordic learning.

👉 Read more: nordregio.org/publications...

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YHYS (The Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science) @yhys.bsky.social · 21d

Call for Abstracts extended until 19 September for @yhys.bsky.social Fall Colloquium 2025!

Where: Oulu Univ. @oulu.fi
When: 24-26.11.2025

Registration is open until 31 October!

ssl.eventilla.com/yhys2025

YHYS Fall Colloquium 2025

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YHYS (The Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science) @yhys.bsky.social · 21d

Haussa kaksi päätoimittajaa Alue ja Ympäristöön

Alue & Ympäristö is looking for new Chief Editors (the positions requires Finnish language skills).

aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...

Haussa kaksi päätoimittajaa Alue ja Ympäristöön | Alue ja Ympäristö

aluejaymparisto.journal.fi

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Anna Mustonen @annamustonen.bsky.social · Aug 14

Luontokulttuurien tutkimuksen prof. Taru Peltola (UEF, SYKE) kirjoittaa Versuksen Tiededebatissa hydrososiaalisesta hoivasta. Kommentaattoreina Kestävän kehityksen toimikunnan pääsihteeri Eeva Furman, P-K biosfäärialueen Vilma Lehtovaara sekä arkkitehti Iida Kalakoski Tampereen yliopistosta.

Hydrososiaalinen hoiva – toiveikkuutta kriisien ajassa? – Versus

Vesi on paradoksi. Se on ihmiselle elintärkeää, mutta pilaamme sitä surutta. Samalla heikennämme omia elinmahdollisuuksiamme.

www.versuslehti.fi

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ymparistotiedonfoorumi.fi @ymparistotiedonfoorumi.fi · Sep 3

Tänään 3.9. uutiskirjeessä

🌳Euroopan ympäristön tila -raportin julkistus 6.10.
𖣘 Ilmasto- ja luontotavoitteiden yhdistäminen maankäytössä
🚅Rajapintauutiset

Lue täältä: ymparistotiedonfoorumi.creamailer.fi/email/689b16...
Ja tilaa täältä: www.ymparistotiedonfoorumi.fi#uutiskirje

Ympäristötiedon foorumin uutiskirje, syyskuu 2025

Uusimmat uutiset ympäristötutkimustiedon ja päätöksenteon saumakohdalta!

ymparistotiedonfoorumi.creamailer.fi

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Mika Rantanen @mikarantane.bsky.social · Sep 8

25.8 °C today in Salo Kärkkä marks the third hot day of September 2025.

For the first time on record, September has now had more hot days (3) than June (2).

[Hot day: maximum temperature > 25.0 °C somewhere in Finland]

Maximum temperatures today, 8 September in Finland. The values in S-Finland are above 23 °C and have return period of > 30 years.

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 We’re #hiring!

Nordregio is looking for:

🔹1 Senior GIS Analyst/Cartographer
(PhD + 2 years of experience / Master’s + 5 years of experience)

🔹 1-2 GIS Analysts/Cartographers
(Bachelor’s or Master’s degree + 2 years of experience)

➡️ nordregio.org/about/career/

🗓️ Apply by 15 September 2025

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Yle News @yle.naamio.social · 29d

Average temperatures in October-December will likely be one or two degrees higher than usual in Finland, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

Wednesday's papers: Finland's restless managers, Helsinki city's pricey new flats, and an early winter weather outlook

Average temperatures in October-December will likely be one or two degrees higher than usual in Finland, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).

yle.fi

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Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies @hcas.bsky.social · Sep 9

“The fellowship at the Collegium provided me with the much-needed time and freedom to explore a new field, establish important collaborations, and shape my own research identity."

Kateryna Golovina (@helsinki.fi) is one of the #HCASAlumni of the Month! Read more: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...

Portrait of Kateryna Golovina. Photo by Veikko Somerpuro.

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Corinna @corinnacasi.bsky.social · 29d

Welcome to Critical Sustainabilities (un)conference!

A Free open meeting to discuss #critical #sustainabilities, find new connections & alliances for action

Tue 30.9.25 9:30–16:30

Tekstin talo (House of text), Permantosali, Lintulahdenkatu 3, Helsinki
Info + register: criticalsustainability.com

criticalsustainability.com

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YHYS (The Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science) @yhys.bsky.social · Sep 9

Tervetuloa mukaan Yhteiskuntatieteellisen ympäristötutkimuksen seuran (#YHYS) järjestämään Kaamoskieppiin Sodankylän Sattasvaaran leirikeskukseen 7.–11.1.2026 (in Finnish).

Send your motivation letter by 21.09.25 to mikko.jalas(at)aalto.fi & marjaana.jauhola(at)tuni.fi subject "kaamoskieppi".

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YHYS (The Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science) @yhys.bsky.social · Sep 9

Alue & Ympäristö is looking for a new publishing editor,
below more info in Finnish since the position require Finnish Language skills

Alue ja Ympäristö etsii uutta taittajaa
aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/announcement...

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Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria) @urbaria.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Helsinki (@helsinki.fi) invites applications for the position of Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Urban Studies: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Urban Studies

jobs.helsinki.fi

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Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria) @urbaria.bsky.social · Aug 11

🏡 Our Neighbourhood Sustainability Indicator project is featured in Unsustainable Magazine!
The article explores how local-level data can help communities become more sustainable.

🔗 Read it here: www.unsustainablemagazine.com/sustainabili...

The Neighbourhood Sustainability Indicator Project

A project carried out in Finland by the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies collected indicators of a sustainable neighbourhood.

www.unsustainablemagazine.com

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Nesslingin säätiö / The Nessling Foundation @nessling.fi · Jul 28

Our grant calls open on 11 August, so now is the perfect time to start preparing. Start by checking out our comprehensive list of answers to your most frequently asked questions: nessling.fi/en/open-call...

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · Jul 8

📢 We're #hiring! Are you interested in contributing your expertise to applied research on topics like:
🔎 #Regionaldevelopment & #planning
🔎 #Urban #governance
🔎 #Digitalisation & #AI

Apply here:
nordregio.org/about/career/senior-research-fellows-and-research-fellows/

#Nordic #researchjobs #career

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Corinna @corinnacasi.bsky.social · Aug 15

If you what to participate to the SFS (Science for Sustainability) Conference on 01-2.10.25 in Helsinki please note:

Student (10€ for @helsinki.fi and @aalto.fi University students) & phD researcher (50€) registration opens on August 19.

www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Registration now open | Science for Sustainability 2025 | University of Helsinki

The registration for Science for Sustainability is now open. Register below. Registration with student price will open in August.

www.helsinki.fi

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Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies @hcas.bsky.social · Aug 18

How does a form of feeling become commonplace?

Join us for an afternoon of exploring the collective and psychosocial processes through which affective canons are formed, contested, and negotiated.

📅 September 8 at HCAS & Online
👉 Learn more: www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-...

Graphic with a a dark, marbled blue texture background. The main text reads "Affective Canons" in large white letters, with the subtitle "The formation and contestation of normative and resistant feelings" in smaller white letters below.

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YHYS (The Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science) @yhys.bsky.social · Aug 15

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University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi · Aug 4

Ilmastonmuutos aiheuttaa konkreettisia ongelmia alkuperäiskansoille. Globaalit kriisit osuvat yhteisöihin, jotka muutenkin kärsivät yhteiskunnallisesta epätasa-arvosta.

Kasvatustieteilijä Tuija Veintietä kiinnostaa kollektiivinen resilienssi, yhteisön kyky selviytyä ja oppia haasteista.

Mitä Etelä-Amerikan alkuperäiskansojen nuoret ajattelevat tulevaisuudestaan? | Helsingin yliopisto

Ilmastonmuutos aiheuttaa jo ongelmia sademetsissä. Tutkija toivoo alkuperäiskansojen kokonaisvaltaiselle tiedon filosofialle parempaa näkyvyyttä tiedeyhteisössä.

www.helsinki.fi

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YHYS (The Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science) @yhys.bsky.social · Aug 5

The importance of taking proper holidays and healthy breaks for academics

Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · Aug 1

"In academia, for many, overwork is normalized — rest appears optional, and the moral currency is productivity. This culture inevitably, leads to burnout."

Read more about Roohi Ghosh’s thoughts on the myth of the #academic summer break on The Scholarly Kitchen blog.

#ScholarlyWork

The Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · Jul 24

The Myth of the Academic Summer Break (And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves) scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/24/t...

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · Aug 1

"In academia, for many, overwork is normalized — rest appears optional, and the moral currency is productivity. This culture inevitably, leads to burnout."

Read more about Roohi Ghosh’s thoughts on the myth of the #academic summer break on The Scholarly Kitchen blog.

#ScholarlyWork

The Scholarly Kitchen @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social · Jul 24

The Myth of the Academic Summer Break (And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves) scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/24/t...

The Myth of the Academic Summer Break (And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves) - The Scholarly Kitchen

Summer has officially become a time to catch up on writing, editing, reviewing, hiring, upskilling, compliance, and all the administrative work that you kept putting off throughout the year. Is the id...

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Anna Mustonen @annamustonen.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hei sinitaivas!

Kestävyysmurroksen marginaalit Argumenta-hanke on tulossa pian päätökseen. Täältä voit kesäpuuhina katsoa hankkeen järjestämän ministeriötapaamisen (YM, STM ja MMM) tallenteen:

www.versuslehti.fi/videot/video...

Videotallenne ministeriötapaamisesta: Ekologisesti ja sosiaalisesti reilu kestävyysmurros – Versus

Ministeriötapaamisen tallenteessa käydään keskustelua reilusta kestävyysmurroksesta julkisen hallinnon näkökulmasta.

www.versuslehti.fi

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Minna Kaljonen @minnakaljonen.bsky.social · May 19

We designed, almost by accident, a #PlanetaryPlatePuzzle, that supports deliberation on eco-culturally sufficient diets. The serious game was designed for research, but fostered reasoned dialogue among citizens so well, that we wanted to publish it as an open source for further use and development 👇

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