Below you can find the preliminary programme of the Research Conference in Theology and Religion 2026.
Session descriptions and schedules can be found at the bottom of the page.
The detailed programme will be updated on the website later.
Monday, 11 May 2026
| Time |
Programme |
| 9.30-10.30 |
Registration |
| 10.30-10.45 |
Welcome and opening |
| 10.45-12.00 |
Keynote 1: Kristina Stoeckl, (Un)Democratic Religious Actors: How Far-Right Claims to Christianity Challenge Liberal Democracy and Churches in Europe |
| 12.00-13.15 |
Lunch |
| 13.15-14.45 |
1. Sessions |
| 14.45-15.15 |
The 130th Anniversary Coffee of the Finnish Journal of Theology |
| 15.15-16.45 |
2. Sessions |
| 17.00-18.15 |
Panel discussion; Reason and Emotions in Research (in Finnish, translation available for non-Finnish speakers) |
| 18.30- |
Reception by the University of Helsinki |
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
| Time |
Programme |
| 9.00-10.30 |
3. Sessions |
| 10.30-11.00 |
Coffee break |
| 11.00-12.30 |
4. Sessions |
| 12.30-13.15 |
Lunch |
| 13.15-14.45 |
Keynote 2: Elisa Uusimäki, Matkustus toiseuden tilana ja mukana kulkevat jumaluudet (in Finnish), parallel programme for non-Finnish speakers |
| 15.00-15.30 |
Coffee break |
| 15.30-17.00 |
5. Sessions |
| 17.30-18.30 |
Cultural programme |
| 19.00- |
Conference dinner at Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) |
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
| Time |
Programme |
| 9.00-10.30 |
6. Sessions |
| 10.30-11.00 |
Coffee break |
| 11.00-12.15 |
Keynote 3: Tore Johnsen, Decolonizing Theology in Times of Ecological and Indigenous Uncertainties: A Sámi/Nordic example |
| 12.15-13.30 |
Lunch |
| 13.30-15.00 |
7. Sessions |
| 15.00-15.15 |
Closing words and thank you |
Sessions 1-7 (papers and schedules)