Keyword: Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC)

You have a chance to try out the Futures Consciousness test and meet our experts as part of the Futures Day 2025! 

Are you a lecturer in higher education or vocational training eager to foster entrepreneurial skills in your students? Join us for an interactive virtual workshop on Monday 18 November at 13:00 CET (Finnish time 14:00).

Welcome to the 25th Futures Conference:

"FUTURES OF TECHNOLOGIES – Mutual Shaping of Socio-Technical Transformations"
10–12 June 2025 │Turku, Finland

** Call for Papers is now open **

In a recent online seminar organized by the Nordic Comparative and International Education Society (NOCIES), Mikko Grönlund, a Research Manager at the Finland Futures Research Centre, presented the DIG-2-Inc project. This Erasmus+ initiative focuses on improving digital inclusion for marginalized groups in higher education. The seminar attracted educators and researchers of the NOCIES community keen to tackle the challenges faced by low socio-economic status (low-SES) students in the digital learning environment.

24th Futures Conference focused on the futures of sustainable management of natural resources. The event was organised in collaboration with the Natural Resources Institute of Finland (Luke). This special issue of Futuuri includes articles giving insight to the keynote speakers based on their speeches as well as introduces some of the sessions organised during the event.

Fremtenkt, CIFS, FFRC, NLA and VIA are happy to announce the launch of Futures Literacy in Teacher and Professional Education in the Nordics – a joint project between Nordic futures and teaching institutions, funded by Nordplus.

'Our World of Futures Studies as a Mosaic' introduces approaches to futures studies and foresight from different parts of the globe, appreciating and learning from the different contexts. The book is openly accessible on the website of the Finnish Society for Futures Studies.

As Brussels gears up for a decisive election week, the European Commission looks to the University of Turku for advice on the future. University of Turku is one of the main partners in a €20m framework contract on foresight services recently signed with the European Commission.

A new MOOC “Getting to Know Futures Studies” brings forth an easily accessible taste of futures studies. The course provides a peek into the field of futures studies, the often-used methods of the field and the practical applications where futures studies can be utilized.