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The agency of ice in Arctic geopolitics:An autoethnography of the Northwest Passage
No full textIce is not static: it moves, melts, freezes, changes – ice acts. Ice has a meaning beyond its materiality. The geopolitical imagination, including the utilisation of Arctic maritime routes and other ‘possibilities’ of the Arctic, has been built on the reality of the melting sea ice. However, the ice itself is rarely considered an equal actor, even though all human activities in the Arctic Ocean are still largely determined by ice. Drawing on posthumanist work on agency, this article takes the agency of ice in the Arctic waterway of the Northwest Passage (NWP) seriously, focusing on the embodied geographical reality of the ice. By sailing the route myself, with a sailboat, I ask: How is the agency of ice manifested and present in the Northwest Passage? During the voyage, I conducted an autoethnography on the agency of ice over our voyage. In addition, I analysed ice charts and satellite images to complement the analysis. This article demonstrates how the overarching agency of ice over our journey was manifested by determining the route and schedule, dominating both the land- and mindscape, forcing various interactions and by surprising us constantly. The agency of ice is relevant also to the wider geopolitical context of the Arctic maritime routes: ice actively participates in shaping how it is understood, thereby influencing the geopolitical reality of a space like the NWP.</p
Impact Assessment of a Rural Tourism Mobility Service
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to present an impact assessment of the new Apukka Shuttle Bus service in Finnish Lapland. The service was created to serve both overnight and activity customers at a remote tourist destination. Tourism mobility in rural areas is challenged e.g. by limited services and insufficient information. The new Apukka Shuttle Bus service was aimed to offer an easy and ecological access to a remote destination. The service was created in collaboration between the destination (Apukka Resort), a transport operator (Kutilan liikenne) and a Mobility as a Service operator (Matkahuolto). Based on the results the service has several benefits on user, organizational and societal levels.</p
Caring fathers in the global context
No full textDespite growing recognition of fathers' involvement in family life, dominant narratives still marginalise men's caring roles. Caring Fathers in the Global Context addresses a pressing gap in our shared understanding: how care is practised and experienced by men across diverse cultural, social and policy settings. Drawing on wide-ranging, international research, this timely edited collection offers a rich, comparative exploration of how men become 'caring fathers' and the pathways leading to this. It connects fatherhood studies with care scholarship to provide new theoretical and empirical insights into how care is shared, negotiated and made meaningful in everyday life. A vital and interdisciplinary resource for anyone studying families and social change, this book invites readers to rethink care, masculinity and intergenerational relationships in a rapidly changing world
Why study fathers and care?
No full textThis introductory chapter sets the scene for the book by exploring why it’s important to study fathers and care. It highlights the gaps in existing research that the book aims to fill and outlines its conceptual approach, beginning with an overview of what is already known about how fathers engage in caregiving. After this, factors that according to earlier research facilitate fathers’ involvement in care are discussed. Finally, it presents the book’s four thematic sections and introduces the 19 chapters that follow
Uudistunut saamelaiskäräjälaki ja viranomaisten velvollisuus neuvotella saamelaiskäräjien kanssa:Mikä muuttui?
No full textClimate adaptation in northern communities:The value of framing, flexibility, and knowledge
No full textSomeasiakaspalvelusta autojen Tinderiin:Suomalaisten matkailuasiantuntijoiden näkemyksiä teknologioiden roolista matkailuelämysten tuotannossa
Get PDFDigitalisaatiolle on yhteiskunnassamme asetettu jo pitkään suuria odotuksia. Myös matkailualalla digitalisaatio on ollut kehittämistoimien keskiössä valtakunnallisesti. Tämän artikkelin tavoitteena on kuvata suomalaisten matkailun asiantuntijoiden ymmärrystä teknologioiden roolista ja mahdollisuuksista matkailualalla ja osana matkailuelämyksiä. Tutkimuskysymyksemme on: Millainen ymmärrys alan toimijoilla on digitalisaatiosta ja teknologian roolista elämysten tuotannossa? Teoreettisen viitekehyksemme muodostavat teknologiavälitteisyyden ja fygitaalisuuden käsitteet. Aineistona on kaksitoista asiantuntijahaastattelua, joihin osallistui yhteensä seitsemäntoista haastateltavaa. Aineisto on analysoitu aineistolähtöisellä laadullisella sisällönanalyysilla. Analyysin perusteella aineistosta muodostettiin neljä teknologiavälitteisyyttä käsittelevää teemaa: Markkinointi - teknologiavälitteisesti kohti personointia ja saavutettavuutta, supermonikanavaistunut myynti, robotisaatio ja automaatio sekä tulevaisuuskuvia teknologiasta. Analyysimme pohjalta matkailualan asiantuntijoiden ymmärrys digitalisaatiosta ja teknologian roolista elämysten tuotannossa keskittyy pitkälti tuotantolähtöiseen näkökulmaan sekä on toisaalta pirstaleinen ja nykyhetkeen keskittyvä. Pääosa teknologiasta keskustelevasta aineiston sisällöstä kuvaa matkailun markkinointia, myyntiä sekä jakelua kohdekokemusten jäädessä keskustelussa huomattavan pieneen rooliin
VillaInno: Patterns between Cultures : Rova, 2025
No full textSana rova merkitsee kivikkoista, korkeaa harjua ja juontuu saamenkielisestä roavvi-sanasta, josta myös Rovaniemi on saanut nimensä. Kirjoneulekuvioni mukailee harjujen ja rakkamaiden rytmisyyttä, ja ammentaa inspiraationsa myös Rovaniemen puvun hamekankaasta, tummansinisine pohjineen ja värikkäine raitarytmeineen. Mukana on myös häivähdys perinnepuvun tykkimyssyn ornamentiikkaa. <br/
VillaInno: Co-designing through Wool : Woo!box + Weaving with the Sheep, 2025
No full textWoo!box is a DIY wool weaving kit paired with a picture booklet, combining hands-on craft with storytelling. Weaving with the Sheep (Kudontaa karitsan kanssa) is a kit designed to help you start heddle weaving. They offer an educational experience, introducing the basics of wool craft while sparking creativity. Through making, children learn to appreciate wool and the ecocultural knowledge in traditional wool crafts, and they encounter how crafted objects embody care and intention
