Jaakko Nousiainen valittu Suomen Japanin Instituutin uudeksi johtajaksi
Kuva: Sara Nguyen
Suomen Japanin Instituutin Säätiö on valinnut taiteen tohtori Jaakko Nousiaisen Suomen Japanin instituutin johtajan toimeen kolmivuotiskaudeksi 1.1.2025 alkaen nykyisen johtajan FT, VTM Anna-Maria Wiljasen kauden päättyessä.
Instituutin johtaja vastaa tieteen ja kulttuurin ohjelma- ja hankesuunnittelusta, yhteiskuntasuhteiden hoitamisesta ja verkostojen laajentamisesta Japanissa ja Suomessa. Instituutin toimipaikka on Tokio.
Jaakko Nousiainen on väitellyt Lapin yliopistossa taiteiden tiedekunnassa 2015. Nousiainen on aiemmin toiminut Suomen Britannian- ja Irlannin-instituutin johtajana. Nousiaisella on monialainen tausta taiteen, kulttuurin ja digitaalisten medioiden parissa.
“Suomen ja Japanin välillä on erityinen yhteys. Yhteiskuntamme ovat kiinnostavissa taitekohdissa, ja olen iloinen voidessani olla mukana vahvistamassa ekologisesti, sosiaalisesti ja taloudellisesti kestävää kehitystä sekä yhteistyötä maittemme välillä kulttuurin ja tieteen alueilla”, toteaa Jaakko Nousiainen.
Suomella on kaikkiaan 17 tiede- ja kulttuuri-instituuttia eri puolilla maailmaa. Suomen Japanin instituutti on tällä hetkellä ainoa toimipiste Itä-Aasiassa.
“Instituuttimme tunnetaan Japanissa laajasti ja sillä on tärkeä rooli Suomen ja Japanin yhteistyöverkostojen ja -hankkeiden synnyttämisessä. Japanilaiset ja suomalaiset tekevät yhteistyötä yhteiskunnallisten ja ympäristön murrosten parissa ja tässä sekä tiede että kulttuuri ovat tärkeitä”, kertoo Suomen Japanin instituutin hallituksen puheenjohtaja, professori Antti Ahlava.
Suomen Japanin instituutti on Tokiossa toimiva tiede- ja kulttuuri-instituutti. Instituutti tehtävänä on tunnistaa ja ennakoida Suomen ja Japanin kehitys- ja yhteistyötarpeita tieteessä, korkeakouluyhteistyössä ja kulttuurissa, sekä toimia siltana potentiaalisten yhteistyötahojen välillä.
Jaakko Nousiainen appointed as the new Director of the Finnish Institute in Japan
The Foundation of the Finnish Institute in Japan has chosen DA Jaakko Nousiainen to be the Director of the Finnish Japan Institute for a three-year term starting on January 1, 2025, when the term of the current Director Ph.D., MSc. Anna-Maria Wiljanen, ends.
The director is responsible for the institute’s science and culture program and project planning, managing social relations, and expanding networks in Japan and Finland. The Institute is based in Tokyo.
Jaakko Nousiainen completed his dissertation at the University of Lapland in the Faculty of Arts in 2015. Nousiainen has previously worked as the Director of the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland. He has a multidisciplinary background in art, culture, and digital media.
“There is a special connection between Finland and Japan. Our societies are at an interesting turning point, and I am happy to be able to take part in strengthening ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable development and cooperation between our countries in the areas of culture and science”, says Jaakko Nousiainen.
Finland has a total of 17 science and culture institutes in different parts of the world. The Finnish Japan Institute is the only institute in East Asia.
“Our Institute is widely known in Japan and plays an important role in the creation of cooperation networks and projects between Finland and Japan. Japanese and Finns collaborate on social and environmental upheavals, and here both science and culture are important,” says Professor Antti Ahlava, Chairman of the Board of the Finnish Japan Institute.
The Finnish Japan Institute is a scientific and cultural institute operating in Tokyo. The institute’s task is to identify and anticipate the development and cooperation needs of Finland and Japan in science, university cooperation, and culture, and to act as a bridge between potential cooperation parties.
Kuva: Sara Nguyen
TelepART applications processing on hold until August 12
Due to the Finnish Institute in Japan’s summer vacation season, the processing of Telepart grant applications will be on hold until August 12th. In urgent matters, kindly contact us at info@finstitute.jp.
Sansou research project
New interdisciplinary research project in collaboration with the Finnish Institute in Japan and Associate Professor Taishi Watanabe from Waseda University: The Finnish Artists’ Colonies villas and the Japanese Sansou in modern Age – their similarities through the lense of National Romanticism and togetherness with nature.
Upcoming events:
Sansou research seminar May 13th, 2024
Past events:
Sansou research lecture series
May 20th, 2022: “Finnish Artists’ villas, their mise-en-place and interaction with surrounding nature“, Dr. Anna-Maria Wiljanen
April 25th, 2022: “Paimio sanatorium”
April 4th, 2022: ”Nation of Sorrow in Japanese Modern Sanso”, Dr. Taishi Watanabe
March 28th, 2022: Dr. Anna-Maria Wiljanen
Almost Perfect 2024: Emmi Jormalainen
Emmi Jormalainen has been chosen to participate in the 2024 Almost Perfect -residence program.
Emmi Jormalainen is a visual artist and a silent book creator, who has illustrated dozens of children books. She has an MA in Graphic Design from Aalto University, Finland. In her work she focuses especially on visual storytelling, creative drawing and art education. She is inspired by surrounding nature, plants, animals and everyday life. Her illustration work has been awarded in Italy, Finland and Japan.
Photos: Karolina Kotnour, Aidan Brooks
Runeberg Torte Recipe
Today is the Runeberg Day that pays tribute to Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 – 1877), Finland’s national poet. Runeberg was an epic poet who also wrote the lyrics to Finland’s National Anthem.
On this day the Finns traditionally eat Runeberg torte, a sweet pastry said to be created by Runeberg’s wife Fredrika Runeberg (1807 – 1879). She in turn was a journalist, an author and a spokesperson for women´s rights.
Poems, 1830
Elk Hunters, 1832
Second note, 1833
Hanna, 1836
Christmas night, 1841
Third note, 1843
King Fjalar, 1844
The Tales of Ensign Stål part 1, 1848
The Tales of Ensign Stål part 2, 1860
Kings of Salam, 1863
Ingredients
125 g of unsalted butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 dl wheat flour
50 g of almond crumb
1.5 dl breadcrumbs
1.5 dl gingerbread crumbs
a teaspoon of ground cardamom
1 egg,
1 dl sugar
1 dl of cream
bitter almond oil
raspberry jam
punch or almond liqueur
1 dl icing sugar
1 teaspoon water
Directions:
Preheat oven to 125°F. Soften the butter without melting it. Combine baking powder, flour, crushed almonds, bread crumbs, crushed gingerbread and cardamom. Beat the beaten eggs and sugar together and mix with the cream, melted butter and flour. Finally, add two drops of bitter almond oil.
Place the resulting batter in a silicone or paper container and fill the center with raspberry jam. Add the dough to the top of the jam, a little more than halfway up the container.
Place in the oven and bake at 125 degrees for the first few minutes, then increase the temperature to 200 degrees for about 20 minutes, until the tart is a beautiful brown color.
When the baked tart is cool, remove it from the container (you can leave the paper container in place). Add punch or almond liqueur to the tart to moisten it. (For families with small children, substitute sugar water.) Make the icing by adding a drop of water to the icing sugar and top the tart with a circle. Fill the inside of the rings with raspberry jam.
Serve with coffee or punch.
Enjoy!
FINNISH LANGUAGE COURSES
The Finnish Institute in Japan will host three Finnish language courses this spring (2024).
Timetable for the Finnish language courses
Beginners Course
- February 9th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- February 16th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- February 23rd 03.00 – 05.00 pm (Online due to Public Holiday)
- March 1st 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- March 8th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
Intermediate Course
- March 15th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- March 22nd 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- March 29th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- April 5th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- April 12th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
Conversation Course
- May 10th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- May 17th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- May 24th 03.00 – 05.00 pm
- May 31st 03.00 – 05.00 pm
Literary Salon
Hiroko Suenobu
Graduated from Tokai University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Nordic Literature and gained M.A. in Finnish Literature from the University of Tampere, Finland. She is a part-time lecturer at Shirayuri Women’s University. She has translated many Finnish contemporary literature and children’s books, including “Things That Make One’s Heart Beat Faster” and was awarded the 2007 Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators.
Photo: Hiroko Suenobu
OPEN CALL – A RESEARCHER´S ROOM
The Finnish Institute in Japan offers a working space for a Japanese or Finnish researcher, whose topic is related either to Japan or to Finland. The working period can be one month or two months starting from February 1st, 2024. Kindly send your application by January 8th, 2024 to info@finstitute.jp.
Warmly welcome!
Photo: Finnish Institute in Japan
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