Coffins in Finland : the history of production, design and attitudes

2017

AbstractCoffins as death-related objects have changed in Finland during the past 150 years and the Finnish funeral industry has been created to answer the changing needs of customers. No longer do people build coffins in the household, or only buy a coffin and some other items from the funeral company: now professionals manage entire funerals. Coffin designs have become simpler and less socially discriminating and the colour formerly reserved for children and young people, white, has become the most popular colour for a coffin. Attitudes towards coffins have also changed, from mild dislike of having a coffin in the home to general demand of hiding coffins even in funeral companies’ premises…

Seebach and Willerslev (eds), Mirrors of Passing

2020

Introduction to the Nordic issue ofMortality

2013

The Nordic countries – Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland – are a cultural, geographical and historical entity. The countries vary widely in their own perspectives, but to an outsider, th...

Myyttinen historia suomalaisissa oppikirjoissa

2019

Arvio teoksesta Ahonen, Sirkka. Suomen historian monet myytit. Kansallinen katse historian kirjoissa. Gaudeamus. 2017. 247 s. ISBN 978-952-495-430-3. nonPeerReviewed

Kuolema koronan aikaan

2020

Book Review : Seebach and Willerslev (eds), Mirrors of Passing

2019