Samira Saramo

Fire has not ceased

Congratulations to my dear friend, colleague and mentor-supervisor @samirasaramo.bsky.social for the completion of her exciting and ground-breaking @koneensaatio.fi funded project. I was honoured to give a presentation at the final seminar. Here’s to more life changing projects!

Thank you @lottaleiwo.bsky.social for being part of the event and the process, overall 🩷

On Thursday I got to reflect on the past years of working on my "Deep Mapping the 'Uncharted Territories' of Finnish Migrant History" project with wonderful colleagues near and far. Without exaggeration, this project has changed my life. Thank you @koneensaatio.fi!
Photo: @lottaleiwo.bsky.social

I had the pleasure of hosting a workshop for MA and PhD researchers working on Finnish North American topics as the final event of my @koneensaatio.fi project at @infomigration.bsky.social. Really great to build our research community.

Picture is too funny, had to participate. You've just died. 6th picture in your gallery is what killed you.

Sound+Purpose poster on stand in foyer of Lund University's Lux Building

Ready for day two of the excellent transdisciplinary Sound + Purpose at Lund!

This is going to be super cool!!!

Still time to register!

Call for Papers: Cultural Appropriation in Context Symposium | approfi Cultural Appropriation in Context: Histories, Encounters, and Power International Symposium Date: 22 May 2026 Location: University of Turku, Finland & O ...

Call for Papers! Join us on 22 May in Turku (and online) for the symposium Cultural Appropriation in Context: Histories, Encounters, and Power. Our featured speakers/discussants are Pirita Näkkäläjärvi, Renae Watchman & David Stirrup. Deadline 15 Jan. @koneensaatio.fi

sites.utu.fi/approfi/en/n...

A light dusting of white snow on the ground. A little bit of sun peeking through the trees in the distance. Two parallel pines in the foreground. A meeting of small dirt roads behind them.

The beauty of the first snow

"The disappearance of extended time from the university changes the texture of intellectual life. It narrows how we think and what we are able to notice."

Madiha Tariq asks whether “the opportunity to linger over #research” still has a place in today’s #academic environment.

Access ALL of our OPEN-ACCESS @ucalgarypress.bsky.social Canadian History and Environment titles here: press.ucalgary.ca/series/canad...

#envhist #cdnhist #envhum #books

I can't believe it's happened but I've gotten so used to Calibri that now Times New Roman looks unpleasant. For years I would cringe at Calibri (and the like) and do all that I could to avoid it.

I have a lot of font thoughts but I'm trying to overcome them for the sake of accessibility.

Queering Mi’kma’ki: Sharing the Story of the Puoinaq In the Mi’kmaw language, puoin (boo-oh-in) refers to a shaman or witch. In Mi’kmaki — the area we now call Atlantic Canada and parts of Maine and Québec—these puoinaq (plural of puoin) are sa…

Inspired by Mi’kmaq History Month Emily Pictou-Roberts and Jess Wilton explore Mi’kmaq queer culture and history for our Queering Atlantic Canada Series.

I love Jesse. A forever regret is that I missed my interview time with him years ago when I had a media pass for Winnipeg Folk Fest. The one time I didn't check my mail slot first thing in the morning and was too slow getting to media tent from his set. He was gone by the time I got there. 😭

Such cute double bagels! 😍

PROGRAM:

Chair: Tuire Liimatainen

Saara Pellander, Migration Institute of Finland Welcome

Lotta Leiwo: “Ontario in Finnish Migrant-Settler Women’s Toveritar Writing”

Samira Saramo: "Thinking, Doing & Feeling Entangled Finnish Migrant-Settler History in Ontario”

Aleksi Huhta: Commentary

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"Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” Project Final Seminar

(Kone Foundation, 2020-2025)

Thursday, Nov. 27th
13:00-16:00
At Migration Institute of Finland (Hämeenkatu 13, Turku) & Zoom

Register by Nov. 20: q.surveypal.com/deepmapping-...

Event poster with program: "Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” Project Final Seminar (Kone Foundation, 2020-2025) Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025 Time: 13:00–16:00 Place: Migration Institute of Finland (Hämeenkatu 13, Turku) and Online (hybrid seminar) Program: Chair: Tuire Liimatainen, Migration Institute of Finland Saara Pellander, Migration Institute of Finland: Director’s Welcome Lotta Leiwo, University of Helsinki: “Ontario in Finnish Migrant-Settler Women’s Toveritar Writing” Samira Saramo, Migration Institute of Finland: "Thinking, Doing, and Feeling Entangled Finnish Migrant-Settler History in Ontario” Aleksi Huhta, University of Helsinki: Commentary Discussion

Excited about the program for my @koneensaatio.fi project's final seminar! Join us at @infomigration.bsky.social or online on Thursday, Nov. 27th. Register: q.surveypal.com/deepmapping-...
@tuirelii.bsky.social @lottaleiwo.bsky.social

"A crop we call manomin. A crop we plant. A crop we harvest. But, 'wild' rice encourages us to see this Anishinaabe crop as an incident of nature." - Brittany Luby

niche-canada.org/2018/12/10/k...

#Indigenous #foodstudies #agriculturalhistory #cdnhist #envhist

Oh no. I hadn't heard of Selma's death. Condolences to her family and friends. And also congrats on the article. The collection sounds great!

Kiva päästä keskustelemaan tästä tärkeästä uudesta kirjasta tiistaina!

Archival image of houses being constructed with same text on top as in post

Save the Date:

“Deep Mapping the ‘Uncharted Territories’ of Finnish Migrant-Settler History” @koneensaatio.fi Project Final Seminar

Thursday, November 27, 2025, 13:00–16:00

Place: @infomigration.bsky.social & Online

Program details and registration to follow.

More info: www.samirasaramo.com

Reminder! There's still time to join!

Muistutus! Vielä ehtii!

CFP: WORKSHOP FOR MA & PHD RESEARCHERS WORKING ON FINNISH NORTH AMERICAN TOPICS

Friday, Nov. 28 at Migration Institute of Finland in Turku @infomigration.bsky.social

More info & apply by Oct. 15: siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/en/events/cf...

@koneensaatio.fi

KUTSU: TYÖPAJA POHJOISAMERIKANSUOMALAISUUTTA TUTKIVILLE PRO GRADU- JA TOHTORITUTKIJOILLE.

Pe. 28. marraskuuta 2025, Siirtolaisinstituutissa Turussa @infomigration.bsky.social

Hae mukaan viim 15.10: siirtolaisuusinstituutti.fi/events/kutsu...

@koneensaatio.fi

The question of whose responsibility is it to ensure senior researchers/professors (let alone ecrs!) have time to research & write is a big one. There are deep funding & structural issues (and I am referring much more broadly than my institution) and it's not about an individual's time management.

In my current role, which I love, I mostly enable research - from developing projects, building teams/ collabs, applying for funding, supervising... - but Im further away from doing research. To feed my nerdy soul AND to be able to do those things, I need to make more time for researching & writing.