Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies

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An independent institute for advanced study within the University of Helsinki. We focus on blue-skies research in the humanities and social sciences and promote innovative multidisciplinary interaction.

HCAS Director Hanne Appelqvist welcoming guests.
Blue newsletter cover with a building photo, titled “NEWSLETTER – Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies.”
Janne Mattila giving the opening words. Behind him there's a Powerpoint slide showing medieval depictions of personifications of virtues.
Runaway Capitalism.
HCAS Fellows listening to a panel discussion in a Tallinn University seminar room.
Artifice and Its Insecurities. 9–10 June 2026. Symposium at HCAS.
A medieval triptych shows three allegorical figures in sculptural niches: one figure holding a cross and scroll, one seated under a gothic arch, and one holding a bowl of objects.
Anton Kontenko sitting outside, hands crossed.
Virpi Mäkinen leaning her face against her hand.
Three fellows enjoying Finnish mead.
A painted wooden tiger automaton pinning a uniformed figure on his back, with visible keyboard-like mechanisms in the tiger’s side.
Portrait of Milda Ališauskienė, standing with arms crossed, smiling.
People exploring a white room filled with dense black strings forming large web‑like shapes.
A medieval triptych shows three allegorical figures in sculptural niches: one figure holding a cross and scroll, one seated under a gothic arch, and one holding a bowl of objects.
HCAS facade.
Human Interaction in the Age of the Internet. May 11–12, 2026. Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies.
SLOW SALON: temporal encounters between two archipelagoes, May 7 at HCAS.
People exploring a white room filled with dense black strings forming large web‑like shapes.
Kirby Deater-Deckard seated on a park bench, arms resting on the backrest, wearing red glasses and a gray suit.
Annette Arlander standing in front of a pine tree and sniffing a branch with a curious look on her face.
Gray concrete road with painted black lines.
Group photo of workshop participants.
Sirpa Wrede in a blue blazer with black dots, smiling.
Arto Laitinen in the HCAS Common Room, holding a coffee mug.
HCAS Director Hanne Appelqvist opening the Winter School.
Walkabout album cover. A blurry, red‑tinted photograph of a park with trees in the foreground and an ornate, multi‑domed building in the background.
Tetiana Kalytenko stands in a dim room with candles while a slide about the film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is projected.
Portrait of a person wearing glasses and a black blazer, smiling.
A person standing on a sandy beach with calm ocean water and a small, dome-shaped island in the background.
A panel discussion in a lecture room with HCAS Research Coordinator Juhana Toivanen standing at the front holding a microphone, while five seated panelists face an audience. A large projected slide behind them displays the title “Happiness? Politics, Promises, and Practices".
HCAS Director Hanne Appelqvist and Fellow Annastiina Kallius with representatives of the Human Rights Committee of the German Bundestag.
A group of over 60 fellows from the Finnish Institutes for Advanced Study smiling at the camera.
Kristina Jacobsen and Carolina Stenbäck performing in the HCAS Common Room. Kristina is playing acoustic guitar and singing, while Carolina is playing the cello.
A blue-toned poster featuring the silhouette of tree. Overlayed text reads "Happiness? Politics, Promises, and Practices. 22.1.2026 at HCAS."
Friedrich Stadler standing in front of a full bookshelf, wearing a gray blazer and eyeglasses.
Walter Rech sitting outside in a blue button-up and eyeglasses, smiling.
Headshot of Alan Warde. Photo by University of Manchester.
Natalya Bekhta sitting outside, smiling. Photo by Veikko Somerpuro.
Screenshot of Annastiina Kallius giving a comment in Yle A-Studio.
A blue-toned poster featuring the silhouette of tree. Overlayed text reads "Happiness? Politics, Promises, and Practices. 22.1.2026 at HCAS."
HCAS Fellows seated in comfortable red armchairs in a warmly lit room decorated with LED candles and string lights, watching the opening credits of the film Eila Babushka.
Juliette Kennedy looking to the side, smiling.
Headshot of Frog. Photo by Veikko Somerpuro.
Headshot of Kevin Durrheim smiling widely. Overlaid text reads: Polarization – In mind, social media and public life. Photo by Veikko Somerpuro.
Portrait of Mikko Tolonen looking directly at the camera, arms crossed. Photo by Maarit Kytöharju.
Black and white photo of Anat Pick, looking off to the side with light shining behind. Photo by Veikko Somerpuro.
A group of people gathered around an outdoor table displaying various mushrooms.
HCAS Director Hanne Appelqvist and SCAS Principal Christina Garsten talking behind a podium.
Poster for the 'Post-Civil-War Societies' symposium, featuring a black-and-white photo of people crossing a damaged bridge in a city. Event date: 19 September 2025 at Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies.
Portrait of Kateryna Golovina. Photo by Veikko Somerpuro.
Portrait of Adrian Blau. Photo by Veikko Somerpuro.
Joyous HCAS Fellows and Staff on a ferry ride to Furuvik.
Erkko Professor Kevin Durrheim giving his short presentation.
Dritëro Ferri smiling at the camera while testing out the Common Room AV setup.
Fellows having lunch together in the HCAS Common Room.
Graphic with a a dark, marbled blue texture background. The main text reads "Affective Canons" in large white letters, with the subtitle "The formation and contestation of normative and resistant feelings" in smaller white letters below.
Cover for Elena Cirkovic's book "The Law of Complex Earth and Outer Space Systems: The Cosmolegal Proposal" (Routledge).
Mendel's peas.
Portrait of Margit Sutrop.