The Finnish Science Society, together with the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), the Swedish Literature Society of Finland (SLS), Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, the National Archives and the Finnish Historical Society, is organizing a collection of the experiences and stories of Finnish researchers or researchers working in Finland. The collection is part of theHistory of Science in Finland project.

The purpose of the oral historical element of this project is to collect information about the development of practices across scientific disciplines in Finland. We are interested in hearing about the respondents’ own descriptions, definitions and demarcations of their respective fields of expertise. “Narrating by writing” is an excellent way of accessing information about processes to which the respondents themselves have contributed. Documented experiences by scientific practitioners are valuable sources for historical studies of science and knowledge.

The collection can be found here.

You can participate in the collection until December 31, 2024.