A British Anthropologist in Finland

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Abstract

I am a social anthropologist born, raised and educated in the United Kingdom. I have however carried out fieldwork in Finnish Lapland, first in 1971-2, for my doctorate, among Skolt Sámi people, and subsequently, in 1979-80, in the district of Salla, among farmers, forestry workers and reindeer herders of primarily Finnish heritage. I have also taught at the University of Helsinki, in 1973-4 and 1986. In this essay, I offer some personal reflections on my experience as a British anthropologist in Finland, as a fieldworker, teacher and colleague, placing it in the wider context of developments in both Finnish and British anthropology over a period of more than fifty years.

Section
Essays

Published

2025-05-16

How to Cite

Ingold, T. (2025). A British Anthropologist in Finland. Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society, 49(3), 40–49. https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.157597