The excursion was organized by Professor Juha Janhunen, Dr. Ekaterina Gruzdeva and Dr. Riikka Länsisalmi. As the result of the excursion and the associated events, an article volume was published in the series Studia Orientalia.
Travel reports:
Helsinki-Tokio-Sapporo-Wakkanai-Korsakov-Juzhno-Sakhalinsk (2 – 7 August, Eeva-Maria Heinonen)
Nogliki (8 – 12 August, Ksenia Shagal)
Okha (12 – 19 August, Merja Salo & Erika Sandman)
Hokkaido (19 – 24 August, Juha Luukkonen & Turo Ylitalo)