Sobio days 2025

SAVE-the-Date of the SOBIO Seminar 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. Call for papers will be opened in August, so keep following the SOBIO updates or further information from SOBIO network coordinators: Olga Sydd olga.sydd@uef.fi and Elli Arvola (elli.arvola@uef.fi)

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.

Save-the-Date – October 7th, 2025. More information will follow in early August!