8–9 October 2026 – Tampere University, Finland
About the conference
The Nordic Network for LGBTQ+ research on Health and Living Conditions aims to gather the Nordic LGBTQ+ research on health and living conditions in a wide sense, to share research results, and to organize network meetings and conferences. The network coordinator is Kiin Catrine Andersson, Associate professor in Social Work at Malmö University.
The network’s next conference will be held at the City Centre campus of the Tampere University in Finland on 8–9 October 2026. The event is organized in collaboration with the Nordic Network for Trans Studies. The theme of the conference is Creating new spaces. The conference invites us to think together about how we can create and sustain new spaces for collaboration, research ideas, theoretical development and public engagement.
This conference is an opportunity for both established and early-career researchers to share ideas, present their work, forge new partnerships, and collectively reflect on Nordic LGBTQI+ health and welfare research. You can find the Call for Papers here. The conference is free for all participants.
The speakers at the conference include
- Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Professor at the School of Social Work, Université de Montréal
- Michael Barron, social scientist, activist and human rights researcher
- E. Kale Edmiston, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
- Matilda Wurm, Associate Professor in Health Psychology and a Lecturer in Social work, School of Behavioral, Social, and Legal Sciences at the University of Örebro
- Miia Koskela, Executive Director at Pirkanmaan SETA (LGBTIQ Rights in Finland) – Sinuiksi ry
Key dates for the conference
- Call for Papers opens 20 April 2026
- Call for Papers closes 31 May 2026
- Notification of acceptance by 15 June 2026
- Registration opens on 4 June 2026. We kindly ask you to register by the end of August 2026 to ease the organinizing process, but the registration stays open until the end of September.
We look forward to meeting you in Tampere!
The Organizing Committee
- Kiin Catrine Andersson, Malmö University
- Emilia Brusila, University of Lapland
- Mats Christiansen, Uppsala University
- Kris Clarke, University of Helsinki
- Joa Hiitola, Tampere University
- Madeleine Kirsch, Stockholm University
- Amanda Klysing, Lund University
- Venla Koivuluhta, Tampere University
- Ylva Odenbring, University of Gothenburg
- Ilo Söderström, Tampere University
- Thomas Wimark, Uppsala University
- Valtteri Vähä-Savo, Tampere University (event coordinator)
QR-code for the conference website:
Image by Laura Vanzo/Visit Tampere
Organizers
