Research at the University

Research at the Department is based on the idea of freedom of scholarly inquiry. We carry out high-quality research, co-operate internationally and work...

European ethnology research is characterised by its wide-ranging understanding of culture and comprehensive humanities-oriented research approach. The...

Study of Religion approaches religion as traditions, institutions and lived vernacular religiosities. Non-religious worldviews, values and identities can...

The research interests of the staff at the Department of Russian Studies include modern Russian linguistics, contemporary literature, children’s literature...

The Department of German trains language experts and conducts research on language, culture and translation. One of the central research topics in the department is...

Our research activities focus on the Iron Age and recorded history, and we conduct our research in Finland and the Baltic Sea region. Our department is also an...

Landscape Studies researches places, landscape and their change from a cultural point of view, combining a humanistic approach with the theory and...

A cultural heritage researcher examines the historical culture of the institutions and communities that produce and preserve cultural heritage...

The Department of Digital Culture studies human activities (use and design, as well as discussions and meanings) related to digital technologies (for...