Keyword: Italian

The members of the staff and doctoral students have their individual projects, in some cases shared with other researchers in team projects, in the Utuling doctoral programme and in research groups. The research areas are presented in more detail below. The scientific yearbook of the department was founded in 1989, with the name of “Settentrione”.

Italian Studies explore the Italian language and culture comprehensively. The teaching of Italian began at the University of Turku, Faculty of Humanities in 1972. In 1981, the Academic Council of the University of Turku founded the chair of Italian Language and Literature. In the beginning, the department's focus was on teaching the Italian language and culture extensively – later it was extended to other scientific areas as well.

Italian Studies explore the Italian language and culture comprehensively. The teaching of Italian began at the University of Turku, Faculty of Humanities in 1972. In 1981, the Academic Council of the University of Turku founded the chair of Italian Language and Literature. In the beginning, the department's focus was on teaching the Italian language and culture extensively – later it was extended to other scientific areas as well.