Dear colleagues,
We warmly invite you to Language Matters, a symposium on Language Situation, Attitudes and Practices Before and After the War, at the University of Helsinki on 25 November 2026.
25 November 2026 | 10:00–14:30 EET
Main Building, University of Helsinki
Karolina Eskelin Hall (U3032)
Fabianinkatu 33, 00170 Helsinki, Finland
Our programme will bring together perspectives on language use, attitudes and self-identification in Ukraine and among Ukrainians in Finland and Estonia. Topics for discussion include:
- Language Use and Discourses of Ukrainians in Finland in 2022–2023 — Dr Maria Frick.
- What Counts as Speaking Ukrainian: Surzhyk and Language Self-Identification before and after 2022 — Prof. Yan Kapranov.
- Direct and Indirect Measurements of Language Attitudes in Ukraine prior to the Full-Scale Invasion — Prof. Nikolay Hakimov and Mariia Robak.
- Language and War. Some Tendencies of Linguistic Behaviour of Ukrainians in Estonia — Prof. Anna Verschik.
Dr Oksana Kanerva will open the symposium with introductory remarks. The programme will conclude with a general discussion.
We are grateful to Dr Oksana Kanerva for organising the symposium and bringing us together to exchange research, perspectives and ideas.
We look forward to seeing you in Helsinki and joining the discussion!
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Symposium poster
