Happiness? Politics, Promises, and Practices

Name: Happiness? Politics, Promises, and Practices
Start: 2026-01-22T17:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-01-22T20:45:00+02:00
Location: Fabianinkatu 24 A

Schedule

Thu Jan 22 2026 at 05:15 pm to 08:45 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Fabianinkatu 24 A | Helsinki, ES

An open office hour invites guests to learn about Collegium fellows’ research in the humanities and social sciences. Afterwards, a roundtable discussion addresses the question of happiness. What does it mean to live in the ‘happiest nation’? What does it have to do with how people feel? The theme is further pursued through a musical performance Camino Dreaming: Songs from the Way.
The event is free and open to everyone.
Program:
17.15–18.15: Open offices at the Collegium!
Walk through the corridors of the Collegium and get to know our fellows and their projects.
18.30–19.30: Roundtable discussion: Happiness? Politics, Promises, and Practices
Collegium Fellows Acer Chang, Amanda Lagerkvist, Olesya Khanina, Satu Venäläinen, and Rob Boddice explore the conceptual and practical complexities of happiness, drawing on diverse perspectives in the humanities, social sciences, and neuroscience.
19.45–20.45: Camino Dreaming: Songs from the Way
Singer-songwriter and cultural anthropologist Kristina Jacobsen (Core Fellow) shares songs inspired by mindful walking and ethnographic fieldwork along Spain’s Camino de Santiago. Joined by Emma Polyakov (Core Fellow) on fiddle, Jacobsen invites listeners into the soundscape of the Camino. An interactive discussion moderated by Amanda Lagerkvist will follow the performance.
More information is available on the event website: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-collegium-advanced-studies/news/night-science-helsinki-collegium-happiness-politics-promises-and-practices