Science Tuesday: Beyond Competition: Dominant Party Affiliation, Seniority, and Legislative Shirking in Committees

Alma Ritvaniemi April 28, 2026 No Comments

In his presentation, Nordström explores how factors like party affiliation and electoral safety shape legislative behavior. Drawing on data from Japanese prefectural assemblies between 2003 and 2019, the findings offer…

Science Tuesday: To Grow or to Degrow – Is That the Question? The Limits to Growth and Civilizational Collapse

Alma Ritvaniemi March 25, 2026 No Comments

The debate between Green Growth and Degrowth is one of the defining controversies in interdisciplinary sustainability discourse — and one where empirical disagreements are deeply entangled with questions of value.…

Finland–Japan Horizon Europe Webinar: Fostering Joint Research Collaboration

Alma Ritvaniemi March 19, 2026 No Comments

Join us for an online webinar exploring Finland–Japan research collaboration and the new opportunities arising from Japan’s association with the Horizon Europe programme. The webinar is in collaboration with the…

Science Tuesday: Finnish Equality in Focus: A Prelude to Minna Canth Day

Alma Ritvaniemi March 3, 2026 No Comments

Minna Canth (1844–1897) was a pioneering Finnish writer and social activist, whose works focused on women’s rights and equality. This event with Japanese and Finnish academics explores how the issues…

Science Tuesday: Architecture as a Space for Renegotiating Cultural Relationship with Nature

Alma Ritvaniemi February 10, 2026 No Comments

The weakening of nature connection narrows well-being and a responsible relationship with the living environment, yet architecture can act as a force of repair if its underlying values change. An…

Imagine Everyday! Outsider Art Finland Seminar

Nina Loimusalo-Lipiainen November 19, 2025 No Comments

SEMINAR: Art as a catalyst for societal change – disability employment and socially sustainable business models Date & Time: December 4th at 5-8PMVenue: Tokyo Midtown, Design Hub, International Liaison Design…

AI and arts seminar

Erika Masalin October 16, 2025 No Comments

The seminar explores how AI reshapes artistic creation, featuring talks on collaboration, ethics, and identity in art. Speakers include Trivial Zero, Ashizawa Kamome, Dr. Kristiina Jokinen, and Prof. Yoshitaka Mōri.

Raising the child together – Insights from research on (co)parenting and fertility in Finland, Japan and Portugal

Erika Masalin September 22, 2025 No Comments

This webinar focuses on parenting of today - the challenges new parents face and ways to support gender equal parenting and family wellbeing. As one key issue enhancing gender equal…

The Story of the Finnish Welfare Society

Nina Loimusalo-Lipiainen August 29, 2025 No Comments

Discussion event in Helsinki, Tiedekulma September 10th 2025

Category: Seminars and Conferences

Science Tuesday: Beyond Competition: Dominant Party Affiliation, Seniority, and Legislative Shirking in Committees

Science Tuesday: To Grow or to Degrow – Is That the Question? The Limits to Growth and Civilizational Collapse

Finland–Japan Horizon Europe Webinar: Fostering Joint Research Collaboration

Science Tuesday: Finnish Equality in Focus: A Prelude to Minna Canth Day

Science Tuesday: Architecture as a Space for Renegotiating Cultural Relationship with Nature

Imagine Everyday! Outsider Art Finland Seminar

AI and arts seminar

Raising the child together – Insights from research on (co)parenting and fertility in Finland, Japan and Portugal

The Story of the Finnish Welfare Society

Finnish Institute in Japan
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Category: Seminars and Conferences

Finnish Institute in Japanフィンランドセンター

Finnish Institute in Japan
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