Research at the Department of Italian

The most central fields of research in culture and history

• The history of travel and tourism (both journeys made to Finland and other Nordic countries by Italians and journeys made to Italy and the Mediterranean region by Finns)
• The history and development of Italian and Scandinavian orders of knighthood
• The history of Italian emigration
• Bilateral relations between Italy and Finland
• The perception of Finland amongst Italians and the perception of Italy amongst Finns

The most central fields of research in linguistics

• Foreign words in Italian, Italianisms in Finnish
• Bilingualism in Finnish-Italian families
• The terminology of various special fields

The most central fields of research in literary studies

• The Italian novel and the urban context
• Literary tradition and non-native Italian writers

The most central fields of research in translation studies

• The translation of children's literature
• Political language in Italy
• The translation of culture items and realia