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9 December 2025
Workshop: MeMI goes digi
A full-day workshop in collaboration with the National Archives of Finland on the use of digital tools and artificial intelligence in research.
12 January - 25 February 2026
MeMI course
MeMI-course Oppineisuus, uskonto ja kansanomaiset perinteet (5 op) in collaboration with the Open University
The course explores the production and transmission of knowledge and information in the Middle Ages, focusing on the interplay between scholarly thought, visual culture, and popular beliefs. Central questions include: How was information produced, justified, and disseminated in medieval society? How did different agents contribute to the construction of information? The language of instruction is Finnish. Further details are available on the
12 November 2025
Public Lecture by Adinel C. Dincă: Beyond the Master Narrative: Literate Practices of the Transylvanian Saxons (1350-1550) (the Finnish Academy of Sciences)
A lecture on the less-well known literary practices of Transylvania, intending to challenge the West-centric paradigm of medieval literate practices. Dincă is an Associate Professor at Babeș-Bolyai University and the leader of the Horizon Europe project RESTORY – Recovering Past Stories for the Future: A Synergistic Approach to Textual and Oral Heritage of Small Communities.
7 November 2025
MeMI Symposium: Translocations: People, Objects, Ideas, and Scholarly Approaches (the Faculty Hall of Theology)
A full-day interdisciplinary symposium examining the dynamic processes of translocation throughout the medieval period, with invited speakers from Finland and abroad. Keynote 1 by Sigbjørn Sønnesyn (University of Bristol, Intellectual History) and responses to the keynote by Kaarlo Havu (UH, Intellectual History), Adriana Luna-Fabritius (UH, Intellectual History), and Jesse Keskiaho (UH, Medieval History); keynote 2 by Agnieszka Patała (University of Wrocław, Art History); keynote 3 by George Haggrén (University of Turku, Archaeology).
9 September 2025
Public Talks:
Public event at the Järvenpää city library. Presentations by Sanna Supponen, Tuomas Heikkilä, Kirsi Vikman, and Antti Ijäs.
5 September 2025
Public Talk: Keskiajan Suomi -syrjäistä rajamaata vai kultturi(n)en kohtauspaikka?
Public lecture by Tuomas Heikkilä on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of Olavinlinna Castle in Savonlinna.
5 June 2025
Excursion: Archeological Excavations at Pöykäri Castle Hill
MeMI summer excursion to the archaeological excavation site of Pöykäri castle hill. The expedition also visited the churches of Lohja and Sammatti. Led by Joanna Veinio and Elina Räsänen.
14 May 2025
Project Presentation: RESTORY (the Finnish Academy of Sciences)
Marko Lamberg presented his latest research related to the RESTORY project.
24 February 2025
Funding Workshop (Culture Centre Sofia)
A full-day event presented funding opportunities in Finland and abroad and helped participants refine their application texts.
21 February 2025
Excursion: Medieval Turku
A visit to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit and the Turku Cathedral. Their collections were introduced from an archaeological viewpoint by Dr. Liisa Seppänen.
26 November 2024
Project Presentation: CHARM (the Faculty Hall of Theology)
Prof. Tuomas Heikkilä and Dr. Tuuli Kasso presented their research RCF project
20 September 2024
Excursion: Medieval Tallinn
A walking tour through the history of medieval Tallinn, led by Docent Tapio Salminen, and a visit to the Niguliste museum.
14 August 2024
Workshop: Re-using and re-writing now and then: digital approaches to pre- and early modern textual practices
An international workshop with eight speakers in collaboration with NOS-HS.
19 June 2024
Excursion: Medieval Church of Espoo
Janika Aho gave a lecture on the wall paintings of the Espoo Church, the material of her doctoral dissertation. The lecture was part of the course “Keskiajan taidehistorian tutkimus”.
12 June 2024
Excursion: Medieval Porvoo and the archaeological excavations at Iso Linnamäki
Tuuli Heinonen presented the excavation site of Iso Linnamäki. The group also visited the medieval church of Porvoo.
14 May 2024
MeMI kick-off event
Invited keynote lecture by prof. Visa Immonen (Archaeology, University of Bergen): The Networks of Narrativity and Materiality: The Sarcophagus of St. Henry as Part of Ecclesiastical Space.
26 April 2024
Excursion: Tallinn and medieval shipwrecks
Led by Eero Ehanti.
24 April 2024 Project Presentations
Tuuli Heinonen, Frida Ehrnsten, and Jaakko Tahkokallio present their research projects Europeanization of Finland and Karelian Isthmus AD 1200-1600 (RCF), Tradition and Variation. Medieval Chant in the Diocese of Turku (RCF), and Books of the Medieval Parish Churches (ERC).
6 March 2024
Dies Medievales: Pre-Conference Reception at Topelia