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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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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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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 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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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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Aistit avoimina tien päällä: pohjoisen retkipyöräilyn elämyksellisyys
Inkilä, E., Nousiainen, M., Rantala, O. & Tuulentie, S., 2025, Hidasta matkailua kiihtyvässä maailmassa. Tuulentie, S. (ed.). Rovaniemi: Lapin tutkimusseura ry, p. 47-63 17 p. (Acta Lapponica Fenniae; No. 30, Vol. 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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A review of research into Arctic tourism
Rantala, O., Jóhannesson, G. T., Ren, C. & Tervo-Kankare, K., 23 Sept 2025, In: Annals of Tourism Research. 115, p. 1-13 13 p., 104031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Ecological Pilgrimage: Repairing Human-Forest Relations
Höckert, E., Cahoon, N., Rantala, O. & Vlasov, M., 2025, Mobile Heritage: Walking and the environment through future and historical : Perspectives. Poole, S., Schrire, D. & Valisena, D. (eds.). Gothenburg: Utopian Stories, p. 46-53 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific
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Engaging with the Earth’s voice: Data as caring attachments
Rantala, O. & Höckert, E., 5 Sept 2025, Non-representational and more-than-human research: Vitalist methodologies for the end of data. Vannini, P. (ed.). New York: Routledge, 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Kosketuksissa metsän kanssa
Rantala, O., 2025, In: Kleio : historian ja yhteiskuntaopin opettajien liitto HYOL ry:n jäsenlehti. 2/2025, p. 16-17 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Open AccessFile7 Downloads (Pure)
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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Right to roam as relational practice: rethinking rights in shared landscapes
Nousiainen, M. (Speaker), Rantala, O. (Speaker) & Tuulentie, S. (Contributor)
24 Sept 2025Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Sustainable Naturecultures and Multispecies Future Symposium
Rantala, O. (Organiser), Tikkanen, J. (Organiser), Yamagishi, D. (Organiser), Höckert, E. (Organiser), Tallberg, L. (Organiser), Äijälä, M. (Organiser), Valkonen, J. (Organiser), Valkonen, S. (Organiser), Kuusi, M. (Organiser), Popovaitė, V. (Organiser), Kinnunen, V. (Organiser) & Konttinen, H. (Organiser)
23 Sept 2025 → 25 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Membership of an organizing committee or other positions of trust of a conference or a seminar
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YTK:n tutkimusseminaari 2025 / Faculty of Social Sciences research seminar 2025
Rantala, O. (Organiser), Haapakoski, A.-E. (Organiser) & Höckert, E. (Organiser)
4 Sept 2025 → 5 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
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Correspondences between wild and domesticated landscapes in Tuntsa
Haapakoski, A.-E. (Speaker), Rantala, O. (Contributor), Nousiainen, M. (Contributor) & Jutila, S. (Contributor)
18 Jun 2025Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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One by Walking Workshop
Rantala, O. (Organiser), Cahoon, N. (Organiser) & Höckert, E. (Organiser)
23 Apr 2025 → 27 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organisation of an event › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
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