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Anni-Helena Ruotsala

Master of Science (Geoinformatics), Master of Science (Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology), Master of Arts (Archaeology)

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    Anni-Helena Ruotsala is a PhD Candidate at the Sámi University of Applied Sciences in the Department of Language, Duodji and Social Sciences. She is pursuing a Doctor of Science (Technology) degree in the field of spatial planning and transportation engineering at the Aalto University, Finland.

    Ruotsala’s PhD research focuses on investigating how and based on which evidence the legal concepts of minor, significant and substantial harm, caused by other land use on the reindeer herding Sámi, are being assessed, defined and argumented in three different knowledge systems – judicial, spatial data and the traditional knowledge of reindeer herding Sámi - which together form the current land use decision making system in Finnish Sápmi. The key concept through which harm is being analyzed in this research is the Sámi concept of birgejupmi. Her research is multidisciplinary and is deriving from multiple theoretical frameworks, such as political ontology. 
     

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 15 - Life on Land

    Education/Academic qualification

    Dipl.ins., maanmittaustekniikka

    Award Date: 28 Sept 2020

    External positions

    PhD candidate , Sámi University of Applied Sciences

    1 Sept 20201 Jan 2026

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