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Remembering President Martti Ahtisaari

The Finnish Institute warmly remembers President Martti Ahtisaari who passed away yesterday on October 16th. Ahtisaari served as the President of Finland during the years 1994–2000, and received a Nobel Peace Prize in 2008. The President and his wife Eeva Ahtisaari made an official state visit to Greece in 1998,...
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Remembering President Martti Ahtisaari

The Finnish Institute warmly remembers President Martti Ahtisaari who passed away yesterday on October 16th. Ahtisaari served as the President...
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Rethymno Hilly Countryside Archaeological Project

Rethymno Hilly Countryside Archaeological Project (ReHCAP) is an interdisciplinary regional archaeological project of the Finnish Institute at Athens, co-directed by...
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Active field research

Melitaia Archaeological Programme

The Melitaia Archaeological Programme (MELAP) is a co-operation between the Ephoreia of Antiquities of Phthiotida and Evrytania and the Finnish...
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“Someone will remember us, I say, in another time”- A discussion about Lesbian Sappho

Greece has a long history of documented relationships between people of the same sex. This Pride Month, I would like...
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FIA thanks Maria Martzoukou for her time at the Institute!

Last Wednesday and Thursday, the Finnish Institute at Athens paid tribute to Maria Martzoukou, on the occasion of her retirement.
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MA, M.Soc.Sci Lassi Jakola appointed as the next Assistant Director

MA, M.Soc.Sci Lassi Jakola has been appointed as the Finnish Institute’s next Assistant Director. The current post holder Antti Lampinen...
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Viime viikonloppuna Suomen Ateenan-instituutin henkilökunta suuntasi Domokoksen kylään Fthiotiksen maakuntaan. Kunnan alueella sijaitseva muinainen Melitaia on yksi instituutin kenttätyöprojekteista, ja lauantaina viime kesän kenttäkauden tuloksia esiteltiin paikallisille asukkaille Domokoksen kulttuurikeskuksessa. Tilaan pystytettiin myös Ateenan pohjoismaisten instituuttien ja Pohjoismaisen kirjaston yhteisnäyttely "Greece through the Eyes of the Travellers from the North". Sunnuntaina pääsimme paikan päälle Melitaiaan tutkailemaan kesän löytöjä sekä tutustumaan kaivausalueeseen syysaurinkoisissa maisemissa alhaalla siintävien laaksojen yläpuolella.________________________Last weekend, the staff of the Finnish Institute at Athens embarked on an excursion to Domokos in the region of Phthiotis. Within the municipality lies the site of ancient Melitaia, one of the Institute’s field projects. The results from its latest field season were presented to the local community at the Domokos cultural centre, where we also set up a joint exhibition "Greece through the Eyes of the Travelers from the North", a collaboration with the Nordic institutes in Athens and the Nordic Library. On Sunday, we visited Melitaia to inspect the finds from last summer and explore the archaeological site with beautiful views over the green plains below. ... See MoreSee Less
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