The first Finnish Sex Work Research Network (FSWRN) Conference "Governing and navigating everyday life – Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sex Work and Commercial Sex" will be held at the University of Helsinki, Finland, as an onsite conference on October 22–23, 2026.
This interdisciplinary conference on sex work research has a special focus on various forms of governance and welcomes papers that engage with themes that go beyond governance. The conference aims to explore how the different forms of governance shape and affect the everyday lives of sex workers, and how sex workers navigate, negotiate, and resist these forms of governance around the world. We welcome any empirical, methodological and theoretical contributions.
We invite submissions from researchers, activists, and artists with and without lived experience of sex work, who explore sex work from feminist, anti-racist, decolonial, and trans-inclusive perspectives. The conference provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and insights among researchers, activists, and artists working on sex work and commercial sex. Contributions from all career stages are warmly welcomed.
We hope to see you in Helsinki!