Welcome to the Geography Days in Helsinki in October 2025!
On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to thank all participants of the Geography Days, and especially the speakers and the students who helped with the arrangements. Geography united!
Tervetuloa Maantieteen päiville Helsinkiin lokakuussa 2025!
Geography United – Geography Days 2025 will bring together geographers from across Finland at the Kumpula Campus in Helsinki. Come and listen to inspiring keynote speeches, engaging thematic sessions, and enjoy the evening festivities at the University of Helsinki on October 23–24, 2025.
Important dates
- Doctoral researchers united pre-meeting Wednesday 22.10.2025 Helsinki, City center campus
- Geography days, Day 1, Thursday 23.10.2025 at 9:30-16:00 and evening gala at 18:30-21:30, Kumpulan campus.
- Geography days, Day 2, Friday 24.10.2025 at 9:15-13, Kumpulan campus
- Call for Papers, link on top of the page (Tiivistelmien jättämisen määräaika): 22.9.2025
- Doctoral researcers united - Wed 22.10. pre-meeting 15.9.2025 (separate call for papers)
- Notification of presentation acceptance (Ilmoitus esityksen hyväksymisestä): 1.10.2025
- Ilmoittautuminen viimeistään: 7.10.2025 (Registration at latest, link on top of the page)
- Programme published (Konferenssin lopullinen ohjelma julkaistaan): 10.10.2025: See programme-sub page
Key notes
- James Riding, School of Geography Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University
Cartotherapy: trauma-informed participatory mapping in conflict affected societies
- Prof. Petri Pellikka, Department of Geo science and geography, University of Helsinki
Taita Hills Kenya, research-based knowledge for the benefit of the whole world
- Prof. Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen, Russian and Eurasian Studies (Aleksanteri Institute), university of Helsinki
Euroopan energiapolitiikka kolmen suurvallan ristipaineessa (on Friday, in Finnish/suomeksi)
Doctoral Researchers United
A session by doctoral researchers, for doctoral researchers at Geography Days 2025. Get to know doctoral researchers from around Finland, present your research, get feedback and hear what others are working on!
The session will happen on Wednesday 22.10. at 12–18 at the city centre campus (P114 Urbarium, Porthania), followed by an evening hang-out.
To attend the session, you will need to submit an abstract by 15.9. (see Call for papers)