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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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  • 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 proceedingConference contributionScientific

  • 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 journalArticleProfessional

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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 proceedingChapterScientificpeer-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 proceedingChapterScientificpeer-review

    3 Citations (Scopus)
  • A Research Agenda for Arctic Tourism

    Rantala, O. & Müller, D. K., 2024, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar. 236 p. (Elgar research agendas).

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyScientificpeer-review