University of Oulu invites you to join the annual colloquium of the Finnish Society for Environmental Social Science (YHYS)! The event will be held in Oulu, Finland, on 24th–26th of November 2025.

The theme of this year's colloquium is “Applied, Alongside, Against: Participatory, transdisciplinary, and critical approaches to environmental knowledge and action”. Our aim is to draw attention to transformative research that tackles environmental problems by transcending disciplinary boundaries and challenging injustices. Read more about the theme. 

In addition to exciting discussions and workshops, the colloquium will include presentations from two keynote speakers: Rebecca Lave, Professor of Geography at Indiana University Bloomington, US, and Patrick Devine-Wright, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter, UK.

Registration is open until 31 October

Scroll to the bottom of this page to select your tickets and register for the Colloquium. There are four ticket categories available:

• Regular ticket: 50,00 €
• Student ticket: 20,00 €
• Ticket for YHYS members: free
• Ticket for staff at University of Oulu: 50,00 € / free with YHYS membership (this is a separate category due to internal invoicing)

During registration, you can also reserve a spot at the Colloquium dinner, which will be hosted by Zestii Kitchens on Tuesday, 25 November. Please note that seating is limited.

If you encounter any issues with registration or payment, you can contact us at admin.yhys2025@oulu.fi. 

About the event

The annual YHYS Fall Colloquium is Finland’s flagship international scientific meeting in the field of environmental social science. It supports the development of the field by bringing together researchers from a wide range of disciplines, inviting internationally accomplished researchers to present their work, and providing opportunities for junior researchers to build their academic skills and networks.

This year's event has received funding from the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, Eudaimonia Centre as well as three research programmes at the University of Oulu: ANTS, FRONT, and SAFIRE.

Details about registration and practical information to be announced.

Important dates

Call for sessions: 1 April – 15 May

Call for a special session on artistic research: 5 May – 15 June

Call for a post-conference PhD Day: 15 June – 8 September

Call for abstracts: 4 August – 19 September

Registration: 1 September – 31 October

(These dates are preliminary and subject to change.)