Sobio days 2025

Culture, nature and biosociety in past and future 

SOBIO DAY 2025 in the Finnish Forest museum Lusto in Punkaharju

7th of October 2025, Tuesday, in LUSTO, Punkaharju

We are pleased to invite scholars of the SOBIO network as well as all those engaged in social scientific environmental research to present your current papers at the annual SOBIO seminar. The 2025 seminar will take place on the 7th of October in the Finnish Forest Museum Lusto in Punkaharju, an inspiring location that embodies the themes of nature, culture and heritage at the heart of our discussions.  

We welcome a wide range of research contributions that explore the complex dynamics of human-nature relationships through cultural, historical, societal, and organizational lenses. Participants are encouraged to reflect on how these dimensions shape bioeconomy and biosocietal realities and how such insights can inform and guide sustainable transitions. You can register and submit your abstract here: https://link.webropol.com/s/SOBIOdays2025registration Further information from SOBIO network coordinators: Olga Sydd [email protected] and Elli Arvola [email protected]

We especially invite early-stage researcher to join the event. By fostering knowledge exchange and collaboration across disciplines, the SOBIO seminar offers a platform to receive constructive feedback on your current manuscript, including questions of theory-building grounded in empirical research and strengthening of the interdisciplinary dialogue.

Link to the registration form: https://link.webropol.com/s/SOBIOdays2025registration

Programme:
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee and welcome words from the Lusto museum
11.30 – 11:45 Opening of the SOBIO day and welcome words from University of Eastern Finland
11:45 – 13:00 Keynote speaker: Harry Fisher, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences “Building restorative futures for more sustainable and thriving landscapes”
13:00 – 13.45 Lunch (self-funded)
13.45 – 15.15 Research workshop I
15.15 – 16.30 Museum visit. Excursion: The Land of Forestfulness
16.30 – 17.00 Sandwich break
17.00 – 18.00 Research workshop II
18.00 – 18.30 Closing session