PEOPLE – CULTURE – SOCIETY

We want to know why

This century, we will face a range of societal challenges both in the Nordic countries and globally. These challenges should be solved by people with insights about the societal, cultural and political processes that brought us here. We need those who understand the human being and our interactions with the environment, and are able to answer the question “why?”.

We want to give experts in humanities and social sciences a prominent position in societal debate. Our seven-year-long research programme will provide the basis for unique cooperation where the goal is to offer new information for decision-makers. We believe that social and human sciences can give us the answers we are looking for.

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  • Abstract illustration of heart and butterflies
    • Marika Hedin
    • 26.8.2021
    • Eng
    What made Riksbankens Jubileumsfond join the funding of Future Challenges in the Nordics? “I firmly believe that the only way to approach the great challenges of the future is collaborating between all science domains,” said CEO Marika Hedin.
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  • Abstract illustration
    • Antti Arjava
    • 29.7.2021
    • Eng
    Why does the Finnish Cultural Foundation want to finance Future Challenges in the Nordics? “We especially wish to encourage interaction between the humanities or social sciences and the natural or technical sciences,” said Secretary General Antti Arjava. “This is an opportunity to learn from each other on both sides.”
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  • Abstract illustration of thinking person
    • Sören Lillkung
    • 8.7.2021
    • Eng
    Why does The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland want to participate in the funding of Future Challenges in the Nordics? “In a post-industrial society we should not focus on achieving growth alone, but also on pure knowledge and the wellbeing of people,” said CEO Sören Lillkung. “We value the holistic view on the surrounding world.”
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  • Abstract illustration of iPad and fish
    • Nina Edgren-Henrichson
    • 28.5.2021
    • Eng
    “Without exception, these projects represent new ways of looking at how we in the Nordic countries, and in a broader global perspective, position ourselves in relation to the major issues of the future. Many of the projects combine issues and theoretical approaches in a way that we have not really seen before.”
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  • Abstract illustration of iPad and fish
    • Nina Edgren-Henrichson
    • 28.5.2021
    • Fin
    “Nämä projektit ovat sellaisia, että ne poikkeuksetta edustavat uusia avauksia liittyen siihen miten me Pohjoismaissa ja laajemmassa globaalissa perspektiivissä asetumme suhteessa suuriin tulevaisuuden kysymyksiin. Useat projekteista yhdistelevät sekä kysymyksenasetteluja että teoreettisia näkökulmia tavalla, jota emme oikeastaan ole aiemmin nähneet.”
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  • Abstract illustration of iPad and fish
    • Nina Edgren-Henrichson
    • 28.5.2021
    • Swe
    “De här projekten är sådana att de utan undantag representerar nya öppningar med tanke på hur vi i de nordiska länderna och i ett vidare globalt perspektiv placerar oss i förhållande till de stora framtidsfrågorna. Många av projekten kombinerar både frågeställningar och teoretiska infallsvinklar på ett sätt som vi inte riktigt har sett kombinerade förut.”
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