The Nordic Institute of Folklore, internationally well known by its abbreviation NIF, left a last... more The Nordic Institute of Folklore, internationally well known by its abbreviation NIF, left a lasting imprint on the history of Nordic and international folkloristics despite its relatively short operation period of less than four decades. The present article, first in a series of forthcoming articles on NIF, examines Lauri Honko’s directorship in the 1970s and 1980s and focuses on the changing of the institute’s field of operation from folkloristics to ‘tradition science’. The term ‘tradition sci- ence’ (traditionsvetenskap in Swedish, perinnetiede in Finnish) was never clearly defined in NIF, but was used – and it has continued to be used in folkloristics and ethnology in Finland – in three meanings: an approximate synonym for folkloris- tics, a joint term for folkloristics and ethnology, and (in plural) an umbrella term for an unspecified number of fields in the study of history, vernacular religion, and culture. The possible earlier history of the term is beyond the scope of this research, but there are indications that the term came into use in both Finnish-lan- guage and Swedish-language folklore research in the early 1970s, while the similar term ‘tradition research’ (traditionsforskning in Swedish, perinteentutkimus in Finn- ish) has a longer history. The term ‘tradition science’ was adopted into NIF’s stat- utes around the same time as the Nordic Council of Ministers – through which the inter-governmental funding of NIF was administered – initiated the expansion of NIF’s profile to cover folk culture “in its entirety”, suggesting specifically the extension of NIF’s field of operation to include ethnology. Whether NIF imple- mented this expansion or not, and to what extent, is a matter of debate, and the topic of this article.
Historia mirabilis 2, Historioita ja historiallisia keskusteluja , 2004
Piispa Henrikin surma viimeaikaisen suomalaisen historiankirjoituksen valossa
Myth and Historical... more Piispa Henrikin surma viimeaikaisen suomalaisen historiankirjoituksen valossa Myth and Historical Probability: The Killing of Bishop Henrik in Light of Recent Finnish Historiography Sami Louekari & Anna Sivula (eds.), Historioita ja historiallisia keskusteluja [Histories and Historical Discussions]. Historia mirabilis 2. Pp. 93–127. Turku: Turun historiallinen yhdistys ry.
Biographical Approach to the Kalevala Epic – Presentation at the Sharjah International Narrator F... more Biographical Approach to the Kalevala Epic – Presentation at the Sharjah International Narrator Forum “Sagas and Epics” in 2017. Marhaba 42. Finnish Arabic Society Yearbook 2018. Pp. 88–91.
Korkeempi kaiku. Sanan magiaa ja puheen poetiikkaa., 2009
Seppo Knuuttila ja Ulla Piela (toim.), Korkeempi kaiku. Sanan magiaa ja puheen poetiikkaa. Kaleva... more Seppo Knuuttila ja Ulla Piela (toim.), Korkeempi kaiku. Sanan magiaa ja puheen poetiikkaa. Kalevalaseuran vuosikirja 88 (2009), ss. 86–96.
Elämäni biisi (Song of My Life), produced by Yellow Film & TV, is a highly popular prime-... more Elämäni biisi (Song of My Life), produced by Yellow Film & TV, is a highly popular prime-time game show/music entertainment program broadcast live on Saturday evenings by the publicly funded Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in Finland. It won in its second season in 2020 the Golden Venla prize, awarded by the Finnish Television Academy, for the best music entertainment program. It is now one of the most watched programs on the Yle channels.
Reading Matters: An Unfestschrift for Regina Bendix, ed. by Ulrich Marzolph., 2023
Elämäni biisi (Song of My Life), produced by Yellow Film & TV, is a highly popular prime-time gam... more Elämäni biisi (Song of My Life), produced by Yellow Film & TV, is a highly popular prime-time game show/music entertainment program broadcast live on Saturday evenings by the publicly funded Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in Finland. It won in its second season in 2020 the Golden Venla prize, awarded by the Finnish Television Academy, for the best music entertainment program. It is now one of the most watched programs on the Yle channels.
The Nordic Institute of Folklore, internationally well known by its abbreviation NIF, left a last... more The Nordic Institute of Folklore, internationally well known by its abbreviation NIF, left a lasting imprint on the history of Nordic and international folkloristics despite its relatively short operation period of less than four decades. The present article, first in a series of forthcoming articles on NIF, examines Lauri Honko’s directorship in the 1970s and 1980s and focuses on the changing of the institute’s field of operation from folkloristics to ‘tradition science’. The term ‘tradition sci- ence’ (traditionsvetenskap in Swedish, perinnetiede in Finnish) was never clearly defined in NIF, but was used – and it has continued to be used in folkloristics and ethnology in Finland – in three meanings: an approximate synonym for folkloris- tics, a joint term for folkloristics and ethnology, and (in plural) an umbrella term for an unspecified number of fields in the study of history, vernacular religion, and culture. The possible earlier history of the term is beyond the scope of this research, but there are indications that the term came into use in both Finnish-lan- guage and Swedish-language folklore research in the early 1970s, while the similar term ‘tradition research’ (traditionsforskning in Swedish, perinteentutkimus in Finn- ish) has a longer history. The term ‘tradition science’ was adopted into NIF’s stat- utes around the same time as the Nordic Council of Ministers – through which the inter-governmental funding of NIF was administered – initiated the expansion of NIF’s profile to cover folk culture “in its entirety”, suggesting specifically the extension of NIF’s field of operation to include ethnology. Whether NIF imple- mented this expansion or not, and to what extent, is a matter of debate, and the topic of this article.
Historia mirabilis 2, Historioita ja historiallisia keskusteluja , 2004
Piispa Henrikin surma viimeaikaisen suomalaisen historiankirjoituksen valossa
Myth and Historical... more Piispa Henrikin surma viimeaikaisen suomalaisen historiankirjoituksen valossa Myth and Historical Probability: The Killing of Bishop Henrik in Light of Recent Finnish Historiography Sami Louekari & Anna Sivula (eds.), Historioita ja historiallisia keskusteluja [Histories and Historical Discussions]. Historia mirabilis 2. Pp. 93–127. Turku: Turun historiallinen yhdistys ry.
Biographical Approach to the Kalevala Epic – Presentation at the Sharjah International Narrator F... more Biographical Approach to the Kalevala Epic – Presentation at the Sharjah International Narrator Forum “Sagas and Epics” in 2017. Marhaba 42. Finnish Arabic Society Yearbook 2018. Pp. 88–91.
Korkeempi kaiku. Sanan magiaa ja puheen poetiikkaa., 2009
Seppo Knuuttila ja Ulla Piela (toim.), Korkeempi kaiku. Sanan magiaa ja puheen poetiikkaa. Kaleva... more Seppo Knuuttila ja Ulla Piela (toim.), Korkeempi kaiku. Sanan magiaa ja puheen poetiikkaa. Kalevalaseuran vuosikirja 88 (2009), ss. 86–96.
Elämäni biisi (Song of My Life), produced by Yellow Film & TV, is a highly popular prime-... more Elämäni biisi (Song of My Life), produced by Yellow Film & TV, is a highly popular prime-time game show/music entertainment program broadcast live on Saturday evenings by the publicly funded Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in Finland. It won in its second season in 2020 the Golden Venla prize, awarded by the Finnish Television Academy, for the best music entertainment program. It is now one of the most watched programs on the Yle channels.
Reading Matters: An Unfestschrift for Regina Bendix, ed. by Ulrich Marzolph., 2023
Elämäni biisi (Song of My Life), produced by Yellow Film & TV, is a highly popular prime-time gam... more Elämäni biisi (Song of My Life), produced by Yellow Film & TV, is a highly popular prime-time game show/music entertainment program broadcast live on Saturday evenings by the publicly funded Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle) in Finland. It won in its second season in 2020 the Golden Venla prize, awarded by the Finnish Television Academy, for the best music entertainment program. It is now one of the most watched programs on the Yle channels.
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Myth and Historical Probability: The Killing of Bishop Henrik in Light of Recent Finnish Historiography
Sami Louekari & Anna Sivula (eds.), Historioita ja historiallisia keskusteluja [Histories and Historical Discussions]. Historia mirabilis 2. Pp. 93–127. Turku: Turun historiallinen yhdistys ry.
Myth and Historical Probability: The Killing of Bishop Henrik in Light of Recent Finnish Historiography
Sami Louekari & Anna Sivula (eds.), Historioita ja historiallisia keskusteluja [Histories and Historical Discussions]. Historia mirabilis 2. Pp. 93–127. Turku: Turun historiallinen yhdistys ry.