Introduction

The Finnish Society on Media Education
(Sällskapet för mediefostran rf., Mediakasvatusseura ry.)

The Finnish Society on Media Education, founded in 2005 by Finnish researchers and practitioners within media education, is an association operating nation-wide in two main languages (Finnish and Swedish). The society and its activities are funded by the Ministry of Education and culture. Our aim is to support and develop the field of research and practices concerning media education, contribute to the public debate and provide opportunities to share media educational experiences online and offline. We have about 200 personal members from all over the country (teachers, early childhood pedagogues, social workers, librarians and more). In 2011 we have nearly 50 community members, among them are film centres, youth centres, culture centres, associations, companies and so forth.

Finnish Society on Media Education is a member of UN-Alliance of Civilizations Media Literacy Education Clearinghouse and in co-operation with International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media.

Read more about finnish media education here.

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The board of 2011

  • Ph.D. Ritva-Sini Merilampi, Chair of the Finnish Society on Media Education (Helsinki)
  • Executive director Outi Freese, Koulukinoyhdistys/Skolbioföreningen (Helsinki)
  • Coordinator Jaana Fedotoff, The Centre of Youth Affairs (Oulu)
  • Senior Researcher Sol-Britt Arnolds-Granlund, Åbo Akademi (Vaasa)
  • Professor Teemu Leinonen, Media Lab / Aalto University (Helsinki)
  • Dierctor of Youth work Suvi Tuominen, The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (Helsinki)
  • Editor in Chief Peppi Tervo-Hiltula, Curly ry (Helsinki)
  • Project Planner Mika Mustikkamäki, Tampere City Library (Tampere)
  • Counsellor for Education Pirjo Sinko, Finnish national board of education (Helsinki)

Deputy

  • Project coordinator Hanna Niinistö, University of Helsinki (Helsinki)
  • Director Gun Oker-Blom, Nordic Institute in Finland, Nifin (Helsinki)
  • Researcher, project manager Sanna Vahtivuori-Hänninen, University of Helsinki
  • Professor Sirkku Kotilainen, University of Tampere (Jämsä)
  • Manager of Intercommunication Jonna Tolonen, Finnish Newspapers Association (Helsinki)

Publications

Publications of the Finnish Society on Media Education: www.mediaecuation.fi/publications

Staff

The home position of the association is the Faculty of Humanities/The Research Center for Contemporary Culture in the University of Jyväskylä. Additionally, the society has an office in Helsinki: Pohjoisranta 6, 00170 Helsinki.

Staff in 2011
Coordinator Rauna Rahja, firstname.surname(a)mediakasvatus.fi
Coordinator (Swedish) Hanna Wahlman, firstname.surname(a)mediakasvatus.fi
Researcher Saara Pääjärvi, firstname.surname(a)mediakasvatus.fi

Trainees, email harjoittelija(a)mediakasvatus.fi:

Minna Hägg (2007)
Rauna Rahja (2008)
Katri Koskinen (2008)
Maaret Räikkönen (2009)
Sara Peltola (2010)
Sanna Rissanen (2011)

Previous chairmen of the Finnish Society on Media Education

assisstant professor/lecturer Sirkku Kotilainen, University of Jyväskylä / University of Turku ( 2006-2008)
doctor Sara Sintonen, University of Helsinki (2008)
researcher, doctor Reijo Kupiainen, University of Tampere (2009-2010)