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Research interests
My main research interests comprise environmentally sensitive development of tourism in the Arctic, humanistic study of nature-based tourism, reflective ethnographic methodology and new materialist approaches.
Field of science
- Tourism research
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Northern Tourism 2025
Rantala, O. (Principal Investigator), Nousiainen, M. (Collaborative Investigator), Martin, P. (Other) & Viden, S. (Other)
Finnish National Agency for Education
01.05.2025 → 01.10.2026
Project: Co-funded project
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Northern Tourism 2024
Rantala, O. (Principal Investigator), Nousiainen, M. (Collaborative Investigator), Martin, P. (Other) & Viden, S. (Other)
Finnish National Agency for Education
01.05.2024 → 01.10.2025
Project: Co-funded project
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PROFI 7: Competitive funding to strengthen university profiles
Rantala, O. (Principal Investigator), Similä, J. (Principal Investigator), Valkonen, J. (Principal Investigator), Nystén-Haarala, S. (Principal Investigator), Ballardini, R. (Principal Investigator), Lindblom, S. (Principal Investigator), Höckert, E. (Collaborative Investigator), Cahoon, N. (Collaborative Investigator), Aikio, Á. (Collaborative Investigator) & Popovaitė, V. (Collaborative Investigator)
01.01.2023 → 31.12.2028
Project: Co-funded project
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Northern Tourism 2023
Rantala, O. (Principal Investigator), Nousiainen, M. (Collaborative Investigator), Martin, P. (Other) & Viden, S. (Other)
Finnish National Agency for Education
15.05.2023 → 01.10.2024
Project: Co-funded project
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Northern Tourism 2022
Rantala, O. (Principal Investigator), Nousiainen, M. (Collaborative Investigator) & Viden, S. (Other)
Finnish National Agency for Education
15.05.2022 → 01.10.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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Ecological Pilgrimage: Repairing Human-Forest Relations
Höckert, E., Cahoon, N., Rantala, O. & Vlasov, M., 2025, (In preparation) S. Poole, D. Schrire, & D. Valisena (Eds.) Conference Proceedings: ‘Mobile Heritage: Walking and the environment through future and historical Perspectives’ September 16-19, 2024, in Hanaholmen, Finland.. p. 47-55 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific
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Kosketuksissa metsän kanssa
Rantala, O., 2025, In: Kleio (Historian ja yhteiskuntaopin opettajien liitto HYOL ry:n jäsenlehti). 2025, 2, p. 16-17 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
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Reconceptualising adventure tourism
Rantala, O., Pomfret, G. & Doran, A., 28 Feb 2025, Routledge International Handbook of Adventure Tourism. Pomfret, G., Doran, A. & Cater, C. (eds.). Routledge, p. 7-26 20 p. (Routledge International Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Arctic tourism in the 21st century
Müller, D. K. & Rantala, O., 2024, A Research Agenda for Arctic Tourism . Rantala, O. & Müller, D. K. (eds.). Massachusetts: Edward Elgar, p. 199-208 (Elgar research agendas).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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A Research Agenda for Arctic Tourism
Rantala, O. & Müller, D. K., 2024, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar. 236 p. (Elgar research agendas).Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Scientific › peer-review
Prizes
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Tiedepalkinto Anu Valtonen ja tutkimusryhmä
Valtonen, A. (Recipient), Rantala, O. (Recipient), Rantala, P. (Recipient), Meriläinen, S. (Recipient), Laine, P.-M. (Recipient), Salmela, T. (Recipient), Kuure, E. (Recipient) & Miettinen, S. (Recipient), 28 Feb 2014
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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SuMu Summer Day
Cahoon, N. (Organiser), Höckert, E. (Organiser), Äijälä, M. (Organiser), Rantala, O. (Organiser) & Popovaitė, V. (Organiser)
5 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
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Being-in-common in the changing Arctic
Nousiainen, M. (Speaker), Rantala, O. (Speaker) & Tuulentie, S. (Speaker)
30 May 2024Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Arctic Congress
Müller, D. (Organiser) & Rantala, O. (Organiser)
30 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
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Envisioning tourism futures with the concept of proximity
Rantala, O. (Speaker)
23 May 2024Activity: Presentation › Keynote or plenary presentation
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Becoming fragile
Jutila, S. (Invited speaker), Rantala, O. (Contributor) & Höckert, E. (Contributor)
10 May 2024Activity: Presentation › Keynote or plenary presentation
Press/Media
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Korouoma on ystäväni, mutta meno siellä on ylittänyt jo kriittisen notkahduspisteen
11.12.2024
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Society
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Miten sopeutua kesän päättymiseen ja pysyä ulkona? Onko meistä tullut liian mukavuudenhaluisia – tai jopa laiskoja?
08.09.2024
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Society
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Matkailijamäärien ennustetaan jälleen rikkoutuvan – "Miten varmistaa matkailun kestävyys tässä mittakaavassa?"
14.08.2024
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Research
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Joulupukki ja viileä sää houkuttelevat matkailijoita Rovaniemelle – kesämatkailun kehittäminen tasaisi talven painetta
02.07.2024
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Research
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Arktinen matkailu kaipaa sääntöjä
Tuulentie, S., Inkilä, E. & Rantala, O.
25.06.2024
1 Media contribution
Media contents: Society