Wednesday 28.10.2026, preconference

9.00 Starting on campus

14.30 Departing Vaasa-Umeå, Aurora Botnia ferry

17.30 Docking to Umeå (Swedish time)

19.00 Undocking from Umeå (Swedish time)

00.00 Arrival back to Vaasa

Thursday 29.10.2026

8.45 Registration starts

9.45 Opening Geography Days 2026, Adam Smale, Dean, School of Management

9.55 Ville Savoranta, the president, Geographical Society of Finland

10.05 Helka Kalliomäki, professor, regional studies

10.15 Keynote, Louise Kempton, moderator Sampo Ruoppila
The Regional Role of Universities: from aspiration to effective action (additional info)

11.15 Lunch

12.15 Working group sessions I: WG3,  WG4,  WG6,  WG7,  WG9  &  WG10

13.45 Coffee, refreshments & snack

14.15 Keynote, Charlotta Hedberg, Fennia Lecture introduction Roosa Wingström, commentary Eija Meriläinen
InfraMig place production: Temporary migrants in the making of a New Green North

15.15 Transition break

15.30 Working group sessions II: WG1,  WG3,  WG4,  WG5,  WG6  &  WG7

18.00 Conference dinner at Bacchus

Friday 30.10.2026

9.00 Working group sessions III: WG2,  WG5,  WG8  &  WG10

10.30 Coffee, refreshments & snacks

11.00 Panel discussion, Antti Mäenpää, Johanna Leino, Sami Moisio ja Hanna Smith.
Kriittiset mineraalit, kriittiset ajat (in Finnish)

12.00 Closing words

12.05 Geography days 2027, Kaj Zimmerbauer, University of Oulu

12.15 Lunch

13.15 Project meetings / City excursion & walk to the train station