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22.1.2026 FIBS blog by Heli Karhi (in Finnish): Yhteistyö tutkijoiden kanssa avaa yrityksille uusia polkuja kohti kestävyysmurrosta – FIBS

15.1.2026 Young environmental activists’ activist identities are multidimensional and partly contradictory | University of Eastern Finland

5.1.2026 Ehrmann, Charlotte and Vesa, Seita (2026) Legal coherence in the European Green Deal: the relationship between the Critical Raw Materials Act and the EU biodiversity law Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, 1-28.

Holma, Silja (2025) In search of planetary inclusion. Guided mindfulness exercise in the built environment. Article in Finnish. Sosiaalipedagogiikka vol. 26, p. 141-154.

13.12.2025 Hyvään kiinnittyminen kannattelee elämää SnellmanEDUn lauantaiseuran blogi: Arto O. Salonen  – SnellmanEDU

19.11.2025 Sinkkonen, Juni and Mustalahti, Irmeli (2025): Narrative Construction of Activist Identities Among Young Finnish Environmental Activists. Youth and Globalization, special edition.

Nesterinen, Niko (2025): Citizen Actors as Participants in Collaborative Watershed Governance in the Koitajoki Catchment Area (article in Finnish), Alue ja Ympäristö theme journal “Pohjoinen H20 antroposeenin aikakaudella”, 54:2

4.12.2025 Podcast – Kudelma (jakso 3, in Finnish) Satu Aavanranta & co., “Ketkä kaikki ovat kunnan asukkaita?”

19.11.2025 Holma, Silja, Laininen, E. & Joutsenvirta, M.: Planetaarinen opettajuus ja oppiminen : työkirja kestävän tulevaisuuden rakentajille (A workbook in Finnish on Planetary Leadership and Learning)

28.10.2025 Toikka, Miia and Autioniemi, Jari. Voiko virkamies olla kestävyystoimija? – Politiikasta –tiedeverkkolehti (webjournal of the Finnish Political Science Association with the aim of popularizing social science and political science)

28.9.2025 Taloussanomat, interview of Arto O. Salonen in Finnish: Professori näkee, miten ihmiset suorittavat ja suorittavat, vaikka nyt tarvittaisiin jotain ihan muuta

22.9.2025 Blog by Kristiina Tolvanen and other researchers from Univ. of Turku / Biodiful: Kurkistus metsiemme menneisyyteen – ja tulevaisuuteen? – Biodiful

18.8.2025: Blog by Vilma Ristikangas: The OSCE´s resilience to what? Blogiarkistot – Wider Security Network

5.6.2025 A joint PhD course “Sopuli” by SusTra, the online lectures can be followed also as #StudiaGeneralia, Sustainability transformations by the best experts – an open lecture series and doctoral course in the autumn | University of Eastern Finland

25.2.2025 Sustainability Transformations Team wins UEF’s first-ever Impact Award | University of Eastern Finland

16.2.2025 (in Finnish): Metsäsuru on Suomessa kielletty tunne, sanoo psykologi Juni Sinkkonen | Kotimaa | Yle

9.12.2024: Feature story about SusTra doctoral researcher Juni Sinkkonen (in Finnish) Kestävyyskriisi haastaa myös psykologian | Itä-Suomen yliopisto

11.11.2024: UEF blog, in Finnish Kestävyysmurros-tohtoripilotti suuntaa yhteistyöhön työelämän kanssa

6.9.2024 Two open SusTra Doctoral Researcher positions at Oulu University – apply by 6.10.24: Planetary Health, Sustainability Transformations Doctoral Education Pilot

7.6.2024 The Nessling Foundation starts a collaboration with the Sustainability Transformations Doctoral Education Pilot – “We are in a hurry to overcome the eco-crisis” – Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation

27.5.2024 Meri Löyttyniemi appointed as the Research Manager of the Sustainability Transformations Doctoral Education Pilot | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi)

25.4.2024 Recruitment for the doctoral education pilot draws extensive interest | University of Jyväskylä (jyu.fi)

1.3.2024 Doctoral education addressing sustainability transformations will start in Finland | University of Eastern Finland (uef.fi)

7.2.2024 Universities receive additional funding for training a thousand new doctoral graduates – Ministry of Education and Culture