Department of History and Ethnology

Department of History and Ethnology

The Department of History and Ethnology (DHE) studies the activities of people and human communities, their conditions and consequences over time. We offer a well-rounded education that emphasises analytical skills and critical evaluation of knowledge. DHE offers Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in History, Ethnology and Anthropology.

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The Department of History and Ethnology is a multidisciplinary community of work and study that aims to conduct socially relevant and scientifically high quality research and to train experts in the fields of ethnology, anthropology and history.

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Can ticks love back? Questions from Interview Participants That Shaped My Research

Alicja Staniszewska's blogtext from May 2025

Does the tradwife phenomenon threaten equality?

The past serves as an argument for the supporters of conservative intimate relationship models as well as for the advocates of equal ones, writes Academy Research Fellow Riina Turunen from the Ģ��ֱ��.

Finnish study on the decline of Nokia’s mobile phone business draws record readership

The article in Business History has attracted significant interest internationally. It has more than 106,000 unique views to date and is by far the journal’s most frequently read article.

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Studying at the Department of History and Ethnology

Welcome to the Department of History and Ethnology!

For exchange studies we have an International Programme from which we offer a number of varying courses every term. Please see the contact teaching courses for Academic year 2023-2024 here. Our staff will help you, and you can use the expertise of our professors and other teachers and researchers.

The Department has bilateral agreements with several other European universities under the Erasmus Programme. Come and join us as an exchange student!

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A new page turns in the forest industry

Forests have provided a livelihood for Finns and kept industry running for centuries. The value of forests has long been measured in terms of economy and raw material prices, but now environmental protection and nature conservation have gained in importance. According to experts on the history of the forest industry, the field’s next major transition is already underway.

Research at the Department of History and Ethnology

The Department of History and Ethnology's unique combination of disciplines - history, ethnology, and anthropology - allows for fresh perspectives and new scientific openings. The department's research focuses on the following themes: power, structures and crises, temporal complexity and well-being, sustainability and education.

The department's methodological strengths include memory studies, the development and application of digital methods in humanities research and ethnographic research. Historical research focuses on the early modern to modern period. Regionally, the Department of History and Ethnology's research extends from Finland to the global context and almost all continents.

Research at the Department of History and Ethnology