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The page Ethnology and folkloristics in the Nordic countries is a portal made for sharing information regarding things of interest to researchers and others active within the field. https://blogs2.abo.fi/etnologi-folkloristik-norden/
CALL FOR PAPERS – ‘Folklore on the Move’ The Folklore Society’s Annual Conference 2026
Friday, 5 June to Sunday, 7 June 2026, King’s College, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Online conference day: Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Deadline for proposals: Sunday, 14 December 2025
CALL FOR PAPERS: 'Folklore on the Move' The Folklore Society’s Annual Conference 2026 5 June 2026 - 7 June 2026 : The Folklore Society
www.folklore-society.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Sleepless Plains. Fossilisation and Peasant Kinship in Scandinavia
Doctoral dissertation in ethnology (Lund University) 12 December 2025, Simon Halberg
Doctoral defence: Simon Halberg. ”Sleepless Plains. Fossilisation and Peasant Kinship in Scandinavia” | Etnologi & folkloristik i Norden
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December 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
International Society of Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF) organizes a Summer School for PhD students, advanced master’s students and recent postdoctoral researchers October 4-11, 2026 in Athens, Greece. Theme is The Living Things, Lasting Forms, Narratives: co-creating Heritages.
SIEF Summer School 2026
The SIEF Summer School 2026 will take in Greece. More information will be provided soon.
www.siefhome.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Call for Papers: Past Legacies, Present Tensions, Future Visions: Anthropology and Ethnology in and of the Baltic Sea Region

When: 30 March – 1 April 2026
Where: Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract Deadline: 17 November 2025
Call for Papers: Past Legacies, Present Tensions, Future Visions: Anthropology and Ethnology in and of the Baltic Sea Region | Etnologi & folkloristik i Norden
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October 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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CFP! Journal of Festive Studies is inviting abstracts for an issue on TINY/giant: Playing with Scale. Themes include giant puppets, toy theatres, effigies for celebration or excoriation, miniature collectibles... Deadline 15 Nov, more info here: networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
Journal of Festive Studies Issue Nine Call for Papers: TINY/giant: Playing with Scale | H-Net
TINY/giant: Playing with Scale Guest Editors: Dawn Tracey Brandes & Martha Radice, Dalhousie University Deadline for abstracts and short bios: November 15, 2025In addition to our guest-edited section ...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
11th Folklore Fellows' Summer School 2026
Interdisciplinarity and Involvement: Enduring and Emerging Sites of the Vernacular. Deadline for submissions extended to 31 October 2025
Summer School 2026 - Folklore Fellows
11th Folklore Fellows' Summer School: Interdisciplinarity and Involvement – Enduring and Emerging Sites of the Vernacular. Helsinki and Tvärminne, Finland, 17th–21st August 2026.
www.folklorefellows.fi
October 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Forskere ved Norsk Folkemuseum og Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge ber om artikkelforslag til en kommende antologi om dødens kulturhistorie. Både fagellevurderte vitenskapelige artikler og fagtekster av mer beskrivende slag er velkomne.
CFA: Dödens kulturhistorie i Norge | Etnologi & folkloristik i Norden
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September 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The Call for Papers to ISFNR 2026 in Reykjavik is open now
Call for Papers: ISFNR 2026 Nature(s) in Narrative | Etnologi & folkloristik i Norden
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August 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Post Doc Pool's Autumn application round will be open from 15th August until 15th September, 2025
Säätiöiden post doc -pooli – Postdoc Pooli
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August 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Kone Foundation’s annual grant call will be held 1–15 September 2025! Would you like to learn more about our grant call criteria and practicalities?

Sign up for the open info session on 27 August or book a 20-minute advice session: koneensaatio.fi/en/events/
August 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Gjekk du glipp av føredraget til senterleiaren vår for Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi sist veke, Hvem er redd for #kjønn og #mangfold? Sjekk det ut her:
Kari Jegerstedt: Hvem er redd for kjønn og mangfold?
YouTube video by Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi
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June 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The call for panels to ISFNR 2026 will soon close, but you still have time to propose a panel. The theme of the conference is Nature(s) in Narrative
Reykjavík, Iceland - The International Society For Folk Narrative Research
ISFNR 2026 Reykjavík – Nature(s) in Narrative. We welcome you to the 2026 interim ISFNR conference in Reykjavík, Iceland, June 13th to 16th
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June 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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'Folklore and the Senses', our hybrid conference in collaboration with the Department of Folklore & Ethnology
@ucc.ie, is fast approaching and the deadline for booking to attend in person is 6 June 2025. View the programme & download the booking form here: folklore-society.com/event/folklo...
Folklore and the Senses - The Folklore Society
Folklore and the Senses: Hybrid conference of The Folklore Society in collaboration with the Department of Folklore and Ethnology, University College Cork, Ireland The Folklore Society’s Annual Confer...
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May 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Aida Jobarteh will defend her thesis "Routes and Ruptures of the Mediterranean Backway: An ethnography of Gambian men navigating the European border regime" at Stockholm University on May 28th
Thesis Defence: Aida Jobarteh - Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies
Thesis Defence: Aida Jobarteh. Aida Jobarteh defends her thesis in Ethnology
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May 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Call for papers: Words and concepts
CfP Ethnologia Fennica 1/2026: Words and Concepts | Ethnologia Fennica
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May 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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SIEF speaking up in solidarity with US scholars: "...call for an immediate halt to intimidation, de-funding, and the ongoing delegitimization of vast areas of research based on political ideologies and expediency."
#folkloristics #ethnology #sief
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May 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Save the date: ISFNR 2026 - Nature(s) in Narrative will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland, June 13th to 16th
ISFNR 2026 Reykjavík – Nature(s) in Narrative - The International Society For Folk Narrative Research
We welcome you to the 2026 interim ISFNR conference in
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May 8, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Oooh the programme is out!

#nefk2025 #ethnology #folklore
Conference programme | nefk2025
(Registration desk open from 15.00 to 18.00)
nefk2025.fi
April 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
On May 17th there will be a public defence at University of Turku: Johanna Latva will publicly defend her doctoral dissertation "Hiuksetko naisen kruunu? Suhtautuminen naisten kaljuuteen ja naisten kokemukset hiuksettomuudesta Suomessa" blogs2.abo.fi/etnologi-fol...
Public defence Johanna Latva: Hiuksetko naisen kruunu? Suhtautuminen naisten kaljuuteen ja naisten kokemukset hiuksettomuudesta Suomessa (2025) | Etnologi & folkloristik i Norden
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April 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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In och svara på projektet Osäkra tiders frågelista! Projektet utgår från upplevelser av Covid19-pandemin och de överlappande kriser som följt. link.webropolsurveys.com/Participatio...
Pandemin - fem år senare: Undersökningen genomförs via Webropol
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April 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The journal Ethnologia Fennica is looking for subeditors
Call for Editors and Subeditors: Ethnologia Fennica | Etnologi & folkloristik i Norden
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April 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Call for Papers: ‘Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History’. The Ninth ‘Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation’ joint seminar of The Royal Anthropological Institute & The Folklore Society, Thurs 23 Oct 2025. Proposal deadline 30 Jun 2025. folklore-society.com/blog-post/ca...
Call for Papers: ‘Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History’ - The Folklore Society
Call for Papers: ‘Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History’Ninth ‘Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation’ Symposium Joint SeminarThe Folklore Society and The Royal Anthropological Institute
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February 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Call for Papers: Lying in Legend and Tradition: The Nineteenth Legendary Weekend of The Folklore Society will be held on Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th September 2025 at Tullie House, Carlisle. Submission deadline: 1st July 2025. folklore-society.com/event/lying-...
Lying in Legend and Tradition: Call for Papers - The Folklore Society
Lies, liars and lying in legend and tradition are the subject of our 19th Legendary Weekend, 6-7 Sept, Tullie House, Carlisle. Come and join us!
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February 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Doktorandbefattningar finns att söka vid Åbo Akademi
Doctoral positions at the Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology / Doktorandbefattningar vid Fakulteten för humaniora, psykologi och teologi
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April 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
På vår aktuellt-sida kan du följa med vad som händer inom etnologi och folkloristik i Norden
Aktuellt | Etnologi & folkloristik i Norden | Ethnology and folkloristics in the Nordic countries
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March 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM