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Call for proposals | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki The Aleksanteri Institute welcomes applications for its Visiting Fellowships for the academic year 2026-2027. The Aleksanteri Institute is the Finnish Centre for Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern Europea...

We now welcome applications for Visiting Fellowships for the academic year 2026-2027!

Visiting Fellows Programme's Call for Proposals and link to the application form here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Please submit your application by 28 March 2026.

The Call for Proposals of the 25th Aleksanteri Conference "Mapping Security in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Fault Lines and Frontlines" is now open!
Learn more and send in your proposal here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
Co-organised with the @centrepeace.bsky.social project 🌐

Preliminary information: The call for applications for ExpREES studies opens in March | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki ExpREES – your route to become an expert in Eastern European, Russian and Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Studies.

Would you like to incorporate expertise in Russian and Eastern European Studies into your Master’s degree? Read more about this opportunity for students at Finnish universities here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Ukrainian Studies Research Community's launching event: roundtable discussions on 24 February 2026, 10-13.30 | Ukrainian Studies Research Community | University of Helsinki Welcome to join us for the event "Making Sense of the Unthinkable: Four Years After the Full-Scale Invasion. Roundtable discussions to commemorate four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukra...

Welcome to join us for the launching event of the Ukrainian Studies Research Community!
The roundtable discussions "Making Sense of the Unthinkable: Four Years After the Full-Scale Invasion" on 24 Feb at 10-13.30, Kaisa library and online. Info and registration⬇️ www.helsinki.fi/en/networks/...

The new Director, Anna-Liisa Heusala: “At the heart of our work is passion for what we do and mutual support" | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki Anna-Liisa Heusala assumed the role of the Director of the Aleksanteri Institute in January 2026. In this interview, she reflects on the successes, opportunities, and challenges of the Aleksanteri Ins...

Anna‑Liisa Heusala takes the lead at the Aleksanteri Institute. She began her tenure as Director this January, with Senior University Lecturer Sirke Mäkinen stepping in as Deputy Director. Get to know the new Director in this interview: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies | Master’s programme | University of Helsinki Study in the multidisciplinary programme to know Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe in a global context.

The application period for our MAREEES Master's Programme starts soon. Find out what the Master's Programme in Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies at the University of Helsinki has to offer via the link below!
💡Application period: 2–16 January 2026

www.helsinki.fi/en/degree-pr...

Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikan tutkimusta sodan varjossa – Professori Katri Pynnöniemen juhlaluento | Aleksanteri-instituutti | Helsingin yliopisto Helsingin yliopiston uudet professorit kertovat tieteenalojensa tuoreista tutkimustuloksista keskiviikkona 3.12. Aleksanteri-instuutin ja Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulun tutkija, professori Katri Pynnönieme...

Viime viikolla professori Katri Pynnöniemi @katri.bsky.social piti juhlaluentonsa "Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikan tutkimusta sodan varjossa" Helsingin yliopiston juhlasalissa. Juhlaluento on nyt julkaistu Aleksanteri-instituutin nettisivuilla: www.helsinki.fi/fi/aleksante...

The recordings of our Aleksanteri Conference 2025 keynote plenaries are now published online! Find the keynote addresses with subtitles on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
For more photos from the conference, see the gallery on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AleksanteriI...

Thank you for the #Aleksanteri2025! Stay tuned for the #Aleksanteri2026 Conference, “Mapping Security in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Fault Lines and Frontlines,” organized in collaboration with the @centrepeace.bsky.social project 21-23 October 2026!

I had the pleasure of giving a keynote address at the Aleksanteri Conference. Many thanks to Brendan Humphreys for his thoughtful and sensitive hosting, to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for the invitation, and to everyone who came along and joined the discussion. 📷 Miranda Jakiša.

Streams and events open to the public in the Aleksanteri Conference 2025 | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki In the Aleksanteri Conference of 2025, there are sessions and plenaries open to the public without a fee. Welcome!

Welcome to follow the streams of the keynote plenary by Andrea Pető @petoandrea.bsky.social and the closing ceremony on the third and final day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025, Friday 24 October!

Find the links to the live streams and the full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Powerful talk yesterday by @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on Russia's war against Ukraine - against autonomy, identity and resilience of Ukraine - thank you for visiting Finland & @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social

Streams and events open to the public in the Aleksanteri Conference 2025 | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki In the Aleksanteri Conference of 2025, there are sessions and plenaries open to the public without a fee. Welcome!

Welcome to follow the plenaries of Olesya Khromeychuk and Dmitry Dubrovsky and the roundtable 2C-1 on the second day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025, Thursday 23 October! Find the schedule and the links here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Studying the Extreme | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki Researchers’ ability to navigate societal polarisation, deal with limitations on scholarly interpretations and face political targeting have been identified as the main challenges for research on the ...

The Aleksanteri Insight for this year's #Aleksanteri2025 conference "Extremisms: ambiguities, ideologies, agency" written by the Chair of the organizing committee, Katalin Miklossy, has been published! Read the piece titled “Studying the Extreme” at the link below. www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Streams and events open to the public in the Aleksanteri Conference 2025 | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki In the Aleksanteri Conference of 2025, there are sessions and plenaries open to the public without a fee. Welcome!

Join us online for the opening ceremony and keynote plenaries by Dina Sharipova and Daunis Auers, live streamed on Wednesday, 22 October, the first day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025!
Find the live stream links and full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Tomorrow at the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference opening ceremony, we have the great honour of giving the floor to Leena Malkki, the Director of the Centre for European Studies, UH and the RADIA Knowledge Centre!
You can stream the opening ceremony 10:00-10:30 here: video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...

In her keynote plenary at #Aleksanteri2025 23 Oct 13:30-14:45 historian and writer @okhromeychuk.bsky.social explores how we decide what to carry into an uncertain future, and how we can carry it together.
Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...

Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: panels with a focus on media and information. See the whole programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
The media accreditation for the conference is now open, see the details here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: roundtables and panels discussing law and justice perspectives. Link to the full programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: roundtables and panels focusing on gender perspectives. Link to the full programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

22 October 10:30-11:45, Dina Sharipova: Extremism in Central Asia: A Real Threat and a Political Tool? 22 October 15:15-16:30, Daunis Auers: The Baltic Pivot: Internal Upheaval After Ukraine and Trump 23 October 13:30-14:45, Olesya Khromeychuk: Embracing Agency in an Age of Polarisation 23 October 15:15-16:30, Dmitry Dubrovsky: Experts and Schmexperts: Russian Academia in the State’s War on ‘Extremism’ 23 October 13:45-15:00, Andrea Pető: Why Gender is Central to Illiberal Politics

The Aleksanteri Conference 2025 is just around the corner, taking place 22–24 October. Register by 13 October as an attendee to gain insights not only from the keynote plenaries but also from a variety of roundtable and panel discussions! www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

A bias for hope: Vladimir Gel’man on research, Russia, and the challenges of studying politics | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki To mark the 60th birthday of Professor Vladimir Gel’man, we spoke with him about his journey from engineering to becoming an established political scientist. In this interview, he discusses the curren...

To mark Professor Vladimir Gel'man's 60th birthday and celebrate his academic career, the Aleksanteri Institute's blog published an interview with him about research, Russia, and the challenges of studying politics. Read it below:

www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

As one of the keynotes, we're excited to welcome Dmitry Dubrovsky, Russian historian and sociologist, a lecturer in the Boris Nemtsov Russian Studies program at Charles University (Prague), and a professor at the Free University (Riga). Among other topics, he focuses on academic freedom in Russia.

Digitalisation and Inclusion of Refugees in Healthcare | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki Digitalisation of healthcare systems creates substantial obstacles for refugees who lack digital literacy and familiarity with local contexts. Further investigation is necessary to understand whether ...

The latest Aleksanteri Insight is out! Elena Bogdanova, a grant-funded researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, reflects on how the digitalisation of public services affects refugees’ access to healthcare. www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Programme | Extremisms: ambiguities, ideologies, agency | University of Helsinki Please note that there may be changes to the programme. All programme times are Helsinki local time (UTC +03:00 EEST).

The programme for the Aleksanteri Conference 22-24 October: "Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency" has now been published! Take a look at the programme here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Katri Pynnöniemi, researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute and Finnish National Defense University, has been appointed Professor | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki Katri Pynnöniemi conducts and supervises research on Russia’s security policy. Currently, she focuses on the study of Russia’s strategic thinking, military thought, and threat analysis. Professor Pynn...

Warm congratulations to our researcher Katri Pynnöniemi @katri.bsky.social, who has been appointed Professor this week! Read more about her work as a distinguished researcher and teacher of Russian security policy here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

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Join us in Metsätalo next Thursday, 18 September, from 14:30 to 16:00 for the launch of the first-ever English translation of Alexandra Kollontai’s Finland and Socialism, translated by Cathy Porter! tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...

We have the honour to welcome Dr Olesya Khromeychuk
as a keynote speaker for the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference. Dr Khromeychuk is a writer and historian who has written for The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel.
Registration: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Dokumenttiromaani tutkijan kynästä: Gulagin viisas | Aleksanteri-instituutti | Helsingin yliopisto Kulttuurihistorian dosentti Elina Kahla pohtii tieteen ja fiktion erilaisia mahdollisuuksia kuvata herkkiä aiheita ja tuoretta teostaan, joka on lähdeaineistoon perustuva dokumenttiromaani tutkimuksen...

Miten tutkija lähestyy fiktion kirjoittamista? Aleksanteri-instituutin blogissa kultuurihistorian dosentti Elina Kahla pohtii kysymystä vastajulkaistun dokumenttiromaaninsa Gulagin viisas pohjalta. www.helsinki.fi/fi/aleksante...

Join us for a @centrepeace.bsky.social public lecture: “No War, No Peace? Rethinking Power, Violence, and the Prospects for Peace in the South Caucasus” by Dr. Zinaida Bechná, 12 August in Metsätalo and online, at 15:00. Please register by 10 August here: elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...