

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Happiness? Politics, Promises, and Practices
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 05:15 pm – Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 08:45 pm
- **Event Description**: An open office hour invites guests to learn about Collegium fellows’ research in the humanities and social sciences. Afterwards, a roundtable discussion addresses the question of happiness. What does it mean to live in the ‘happiest nation’? What does it have to do with how people feel? The theme is further pursued through a musical performance Camino Dreaming: Songs from the Way.

The event is free and open to everyone.

Program: 

17.15–18.15: Open offices at the Collegium!
Walk through the corridors of the Collegium and get to know our fellows and their projects. 

18.30–19.30: Roundtable discussion: Happiness? Politics, Promises, and Practices 
Collegium Fellows Acer Chang, Amanda Lagerkvist, Olesya Khanina, Satu Venäläinen, and Rob Boddice explore the conceptual and practical complexities of happiness, drawing on diverse perspectives in the humanities, social sciences, and neuroscience.

19.45–20.45: Camino Dreaming: Songs from the Way
Singer-songwriter and cultural anthropologist Kristina Jacobsen (Core Fellow) shares songs inspired by mindful walking and ethnographic fieldwork along Spain’s Camino de Santiago. Joined by Emma Polyakov (Core Fellow) on fiddle, Jacobsen invites listeners into the soundscape of the Camino. An interactive discussion moderated by Amanda Lagerkvist will follow the performance.

More information is available on the event website: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-collegium-advanced-studies/news/night-science-helsinki-collegium-happiness-politics-promises-and-practices
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/helsinki/happiness-politics-promises-and-practices/200029491881420
- **Event Categories**: music, art, fine-arts, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 23

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Helsinki
- **state**: ES
- **country**: Finland
- **location**: Fabianinkatu 24 A
- **lat**: 60.17062
- **long**: 24.94862
- **full address**: Fabianinkatu 24 A, Fabianinkatu 24, FI-00100 Helsinki, Suomi, Helsinki, Finland

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS) (https://allevents.in/org/helsinki-collegium-for-advanced-studies-hcas/27144016)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 05:15 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fabianinkatu 24 A, Fabianinkatu 24, FI-00100 Helsinki, Suomi, Helsinki, Finland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (HCAS)
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, art, fine-arts, live-music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Happiness? Politics, Promises, and Practices ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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