Exploring the potential of proximity at the Tunturiaapa mire in Pyhä Text: Outi Rantala* * This blog-writing is based on field work conducted together with Piotr Damski, Katja Karjalainen, Kaisa Kotkajärvi, Jaana Liukkonen-Karvosenoja, Senni Malila, Taija Mäkelä, Doriana Plesa, Elina Puhakka, Shizuka Tanaka, Kaarina Tervo-Kankare and Juulia Tikkanen – and on the discussions and presentations…
Read moreInto a crowded air again Text: Outi Rantala After a long brake in flying, I flied to Iceland this September to attend the 29th Nordic Symposium on Tourism and Hospitality Research[i] and to participate in a field work gathering organised by the Mobilities in Margins project run by professors Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson and Katrín…
Read moreRealities and contrasts Three weeks ago, I walked the snowless streets of Helsinki in the dark, beautiful early morning. I admired two swans that slowly entered the shore of Töölönlahti. I took off my gloves as the weather felt so warm, until a chilly breeze reminded me that it is still January, after all….
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