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Utopian book presentation in Kirkkonummi April 13, 2026Presentation
Peltoniemi, Teuvo: ”Ihannesiirtokuntia kuudessa maanosassa”. Fyyri-kirjasto, Kirkkonummi 13.4.2026.
Finnish & Norwegian utopias Peltoniemi, Teuvo: ”Suomalaisten ja norjalaisten utopiayhteisöt” – ”Finske og norske utopiasamfunn” ss. 19–22. NFF-NYTT jäsenlehti 1/2026, Oslo, Norge.
New Article on Maggie Walz Peltoniemi, Teuvo: ”Maggie Walz and her Drummond utopian community (1905–1930)”. pp. 181–202 in: AEMI Journal, Vol. 23/2026. Copenhagen 2026.
Utopian book presentation, Fuengirola, Spain October 27, 2025Presentation
Teuvo Peltoniemi: ”Suomalaisia utopiayhteisöjä kuudessa maanosassa”, Suomela 27.10.2025.
Eco communities lecture, Fuengirola, Spain October 25, 2025Presentation
Teuvo Peltoniemi: ”Ekoyhteisöt utopiayhteisöjen jatkajina”. Taide ja Tapas: Kaleva, Fuengirola, Spain 25.10.2025.
Presentation on Maggie Walz in Essen, Germany October 8, 2025Presentation
Presentation “Maggie Walz: American Finnish Suffragette, entrepreneur and utopist” at 35th AEMI conference in Ruhr Museum, Essen, Germany, 8-10.2025.
Utopian book presentation in Karkkila September 15, 2025Presentation
Utopian book presentation in Karkkila library. September 15-09, 2025.
Press visits to Lahti area Presstek visits to LAHTI area: City of Lahti, LUT-university School of Energy Systems, UDT Technologies, Kempower, Uponor Infra, Raute, Stora Enso Packaging. September 9-10, 2025.
Press Visit on Photonics at Tampere University
Press visit to PREIN (Flagship for Photonics Research and Innovation) at Tampere University, with company visits to Vexlum and Modulight. Organized by the Technology Academy Finland, the Academy of Finland, and the Union of Journalists in Finland. Tampere, September 4, 2025.
Journalists Building Finnish Utopian Communities September 1, 2025Articles
Peltoniemi, Teuvo: Journalistit suomalaisten utopiayhteisöjä rakentamassa. www.sanomalehtimiesliitto.fi/juttuja/blogit, Helsinki 1.9.2025.
Research visit to Finnish KEURUU Ecovillage
Research visit to Finnish KEURUU Ecovillage, August 6-7, 2025.
Research visit to Finnish VÄINÖLÄ Intentional Community
Research visit to Finnish Theosophical Community VÄINÖLÄ, July 22, 2025.
Utopian Book review Pertti Rampanen: ”Suomalaisten utopiayhteisöjen historiaa”. Book review:Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. KMV-lehti 25.6.2025.
Finnish and Scandinavian Utopias in NAAS2025
Teuvo Peltoniemi: “Finnish and Scandinavian Utopias” and Utopian Exhibit at NAAS2025, Turku, June 4-6, 2025.
Author talk in Migration Institute of Finland
Kirjailta, haastattelijana Pekka Kettunen, Siirtolaisuusinstituutti, Turku 14.5.2025
Marja Kytömäki: ”Uuden Suomen rakentajat”. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. www.kirjamaa.fi/uuden-suomen-rakentajat/
Utopian research tour in Northeast & Midwest USA
Research tour in Oleana New Norway, PA; Danish Socialist Colony, KS; Dancing Rabbit Eco Village, MO; LeClaire model city, Edwardsville, IL.
Nordic Utopian Communities at Hays Library
Teuvo Peltoniemi: “Danish Socialist Colony and other Nordic Utopias”, Hays Public Library, Hays,KS, May 1,2025.
Nordic Utopian Communities at SASS2025 April 26, 2025Presentation
Teuvo Peltoniemi:”Nordic utopian communities since the 1700s”, SASS2025, Minneapolis,MN, April 24-26, 2025.
Utopian book presentation, Helsinki April 17, 2025Presentation
Aikakauslehtien päätoimittajat, senioritilaisuus, Botta, Helsinki. 17.4.2025
Sanna Kähkönen: ”Maan ääriin”. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Yliopisto-lehti, 4/2025.
Article on Intentional communities and migration
Peltoniemi, Teuvo: “Intentional communities: modern heirs to utopian migration” in AEMI journal, vol. 21/22, Copenhagen 2025.
Utopian book presentation, Fuengirola, Spain March 21, 2025Presentation
Presentation ”Suomalaisutopistien jäljillä kuudessa maanosassa”, at Seurakuntakoti, Fuengirola, Spain, March 21, 2025.
Martti Linna: ”Idealismi ei yksin riitä maan ja veden viljan hyödyntämisessä”. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Martti Linnan kotisivu. kotisivukone.com/blogi/?k=EU13.3.2025.
Juha Kivelä: Aavan meren tuolla puolen. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Uusi Rovaniemi 13.3.2025.
Research visits to Eco communities in Northern Italy
Research visit to Damanhur – Federation of Spiritual Communities in Piedmont, March 4-8, 2025.
Research visits to Eco communities in Northern Italy
Research visit to Tertulia Forest Coliving & Coworking Farm in Tuscany, March 1-3, 2025.
Chasing Utopias in Canada in WestCoastNews
My article “Chasing Utopias in Canada” was published in Länsirannikon uutiset – West Coast News in Vancouver 27.2.2025.
Kari Salminen: Aavan meren tuolla puolen. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Suomen Kuvalehti 18.2.2025.
Jalovuori, Ville: ”Pois pahasta maailmasta samanmielisten joukkoon!” Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Demari 13.2.2025.
Lauri Seppälä: ”Suomalaisten pienyhteisö oli sosialismia Sointulassa”. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Seura 2.2.2025.
Jorma Melleri: ”Unelma onnesta maailman laidalla”. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Puheenvuoro-blogi.uusisuomi.fi/jormamelleri/unelma-onnesta-maailman-laidalla/
Utopian podcast at YLE January 10, 2025Interview
Liisa Vihmanen’s podcast, “Finnish Utopian Communities – Towards a Better World,” based on my interview, was published in YLE Living History series.The Finnish-language podcast is available at https://areena.yle.fi/1-72758565
Visit to Eco Village in Stockholm
Visit and interviews in Understenshöjden EcoVillage in Stockholm, Sweden.
Kemppi, Jarkko: Paratiiseja rakentamassa – tällaisia olivat suomalaisten utopiayhteisöt. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Verkkouutiset 25.12.2024.
Health Risks of Fine Particles
Teuvo Peltoniemi: “Pienhiukkasten terveysvaarat - Näkymättömien saastuttajien jäljillä”, (“Health Risks of Fine Particles – Tracking Invisible Pollutants”) Science article based on interviews at ESOF2024, Katowice, Poland.
Series of Utopian lectures at Sofia Academy, Fuengirola, Spain December 18, 2024Presentation
A series of lectures (in Finnish) based on my new book on Finnish Utopian communities will be held at Sofia Academy, Fuengirola (Costa del Sol, Spain) On Wednesdays from January 15 to March 26, 2025.
Lakkala, Keijo: ”Merkittävä teos suomalaisten utopiakokeilujen historiasta”. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Historian Tietosanomat. 4/2024, 12.12.2024.
Utopian book presentation, Benalmadena, Spain November 26, 2024Presentation
Presentation ”Suomalaisutopistien jäljillä 1979–2024”, at Benalmadenan Suomalaiset, Minerva, Benalmadena,Spain, 26.11.2024.
Book workshop in Oslo Writers’ Workshop at the University of Oslo for the forthcoming book “Transatlantic Crossings: Nordic Experiences of Emigration and Democracy” commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian migration to America in 2025.
Utopian book video interview at Kainuu Book Fair November 17, 2024Interview
Video interview of author Teuvo Peltoniemi by Jan Erola shown for Kainuu Book Fair, Suomussalmi 17.11.2024. Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mek\_Zg2pGtk
Study visit to Malaga UMA Journalist Department
The Costa Press Club, an association of international journalists on the Costa del Sol, made a study visit to the journalism training department at the University of Málaga.
YLE podcast about the Utopian book October 30, 2024Interview
Author Teuvo Peltoniemi interviewed by Kalle Haatanen for YLE (The Finnish Broadcasting Company) about “Paratiiseja rakentamassa” book. https://areena.yle.fi/1-71835072
Nyberg, Pertti: ”Suomalaisten utopiayhteisöjen historia Suomalaiset rakensivat utopioita maailman ääriin”. Book review: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. MTV 27.10.2024.
Participated at Lisbon Addictions 2024
Lisbon Addictions2024 is a huge multidisciplinary conference informing policy development and practice in addiction sciences and treatment.
Utopian book presentation in Fuengirola, Spain October 19, 2024Presentation
Presentation ”Suomalaisutopistien jäljillä 1979–2024 - Kohtaamisia ja kohtaloita kuudessa maanosassa”, at Kulttuuriyhdistys Kaleva’s Taide&Tapas, Kukko, Fuengirola, Spain, Oct.19, 2024.
Paratiiseja rakentamassa book at MTV October 17, 2024Interview
Teuvo Peltoniemi was interviewed at the MTV “Huomenta-Suomi” about “Paratiiseja rakentamassa” book, Oct 17, 2024.
Book about Finnish Utopian communities published September 30, 2024articles
My new Finnish language book about all the 20 Finnish Utopian communities was published by the Finnish Literature Society. “Paratiiseja rakentamassa - Suomalaisten utopiayhteisöjen” historiaa” (Building Paradises - History of Finnish Utopian Communities), 459 pages, SKS-kirjat. Helsinki 2024. ISBN: 978-951-858-550-6.
Utopian presentation in Luxemburg September 25, 2024Presentation
“Eco communities and migration - Intentional communities as modern descendants of old Utopian migration.” 34th Annual AEMI Conference, Dudelange, Luxemburg, September 25-28, 2024.
Technology Academy journalist visit to Oulu
Technology Academy Journalist visit to the University of Oulu and Nokia Research Center. Topics included e.g. 6G and NATO’s Diana program. Oulu, September 24, 2024.
Utopian research visit in Quatsino
Research visit in the old Norwegian utopian community Quatsino, BC. August 8, 2024.
Utopian research visit in Sointula
Research visit in the old Finnish utopian community Sointula, BC, August 6-7, 2024.
Nordic Utopian lecture in Vancouver August 5, 2024Presentation
“Finnish and Scandinavian utopian communities in Canada and round the world” at the Scandinavian Community Centre, Vancouver, August 5, 2024.
Utopian research visit in Gimli
Research visit in the old Icelandic utopian community New Iceland-Gimli, Manitoba, August 3-4, 2024.
Finnish Utopian lecture in Vancouver August 2, 2024Presentation
“Suomalaisten utopiayhteisöt maailmalla” in Lepokoti, Vancouver, August 2, 2024
Sammon Takojat in Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada
Interviews about Matti Kurikka’s Sammon Takojat (1905-1912) and later Finnish life in Websters Corner, B.C. at Maple Ridge Museum, B.C. Canada, August 1, 2024.
Utopian research tour in British Columbia and Manitoba
Research and lecture tour on Nordic utopian communities in British Columbia and Manitoba, Canada, July 29-August 15, 2024
Finnfest2024 in Duluth, MN. July 23, 2024Presentation
Exhibit “Towards a Better World” and presentation “Three Centuries and Six Continents of Finnish Utopias” at Finnfest2024, Duluth, MN, July 23-28, 2024.
ESOF conference in Katowice, Poland
The EuroScience Open Forum, Katowice, Poland, June 12, 2024.
Presstek study tour to Tallinn
PRESSTEK study tour to Tallinn, June 7-8.2024.
Presentation at Amerikka-keskus in Riihimäki
“Täydellisen maailman kohtaloita – Suomalaisten utopiayhteisöt maailmalla”. Amerikka-keskus, Riihimäki, May 11, 2024.
Minamisoma Futabaya Ryokan evacuees
”Fukushiman evakot hakivat apua Tsernobylistä” (Fukushima evacuees sought help from Chernobyl ). pp. 10–13. Kokoro nr 1.2024.
Marjo Jääskä: ”Parempaa elämää etsimässä – Kirja-arviossa sukelletaan suomalaisten utopioiden maailmaan”. Book review on: Teuvo Peltoniemi: Paratiiseja rakentamassa. Maailman Kuvalehti 3/2024.26.9.2024.
From History towards Future with on-line Prevention and Therapy of Addictions in Finland February 29, 2024Presentation Presentation ” Päihdevalistuksesta verkkoterapiaan ja??” (From Addiction Link online prevention to digital therapy) at Päihdelääketieteen päivät (Conference of the Finnish Society of Addiction Medicine), Tripla, Helsinki, Feb. 29, 2024.
Matti Kurikka's Utopias in Fuengirola, Spain January 13, 2024Presentation
Presentation ”Matti Kurikan Sointulat Australiassa, Kanadassa ja Suomessa”. (Matti Kurikka’s Utopian Communities in Australia, Canada and Finland). Kulttuuriyhdistys Kaleva. Kukko. Fuengirola, Spain. Jan. 13, 2024.
A Guest Blog on Utopias at Kalevala Society
A Guest Blog “Suomi on utopiayhteisöjen huippumaa” (“Finland is the top country for utopian communities”). The Kalevala Society. Helsinki, Dec. 27, 2023.
Transatlantic Crossings Workshop in Oslo December 5, 2023Presentation
Presentation “Nordic utopian communities and colonization” at the workshop Transatlantic Crossings –Nordic Experiences of Emigration and Democracy (1825−1925). National Library of Norway, Oslo, 4−5 December 2023.
Electricdreams conference in Milan October 18, 2023Presentation
Presentation “Virtuality and Utopian Communities” at the Electricdreams - Between Fiction and Society II conference. IULM University, Milan 18-20 October, 2023.
Presstek Brussels presstour to EU and Nato
Presstek Brussels presstour to EU and NATO October 10-14, 2023. Meeting with Finnish Meps, and EU & NATO Ambassadors.
Utopian research visit at NAHA Archives
Research visit on Norwegian utopian communities in St. Olaf College Norwegian-American Historical Association Archives, Northfield, MN. July 31-August 1.
Presentation about Finnish Utopians in Americas at Finnfest2023 July 28, 2023Presentation
Presentation “Finnish Utopian Communities in Americas” at Finnfest2023, Duluth, MN. July 28.
“Towards a Better World Exhibit” at FinnFest2023
Participation at the FinnFest2023, and displaying for first time the 3 posters Roll-Up version of “Towards a Better World Exhibit”, Duluth, MN, July 26-30, 2023.
Utopian research tour in Midwest USA
Research visits on utopias and cooperatives in Illinois and Minnesota at Swedish and Norwegian utopian community museums, and at Finnish and Scandinavian archives on July, 20-25.
Nordic Utopian Communities at Utopian conference in Cluj
Presentation “Nordic Utopian Communities Since 1700’s” and the inaugural opening of the first part of the Exhibit “Towards A Better World”
New Towards a Better World Exhibit
The new “Towards A Better World” Exhibit is in progress. It will replace the 1985 exhibit that was on display in 40 cities in nine countries during 1984–2004. The new exhibit will include also Scandinavian Utopian communities in addition to the Finnish Utopian Communities. The new exhibit will be available both as Roll-Ups and On-Line versions. The first Roll-Up part giving background and a short overview will be displayed at the Cluj-Napoca Utopian conference in Romania on 3-7 July.
Fukushima evacuees’ situation “Fukushiman säteilypilvi varjostaa yhä evakoiden elämää” (The radiation cloud of Fukushima still shadows the lives of evacuees). Tiedetoimittaja nr 2.2023.
Visiting AsOne Eco Community in Japan
Visit to AsOne Eco Community in Suzuka, Japan March 18, 2023.
Press tour to Japan March 2023
Visits and interviews in Tokyo, Fukushima, Hokkaido, Nagoya area, Nagasaki, Naha (March 12-26). Organizing help by FPCI, Y. Koide & K. Hattori. Financial part-support by Sasakawa Fnd.
New utopian article Peltoniemi, Teuvo: Towards a Better World - Nordic and Finnish Utopian Communities. Pp. 93-100 in: Pro, Juan & Di Minicoa, Elisabetta (eds.): Comunidades intencionales - utopías concretas en la historia. UAM Ediciones, Madrid 2022.
Nordic utopian communities November 26, 2022Presentation
Presentation (in Finnish) “Suomalaisten ja skandinaavien utopiayhteisöt”. Stadin työväenkirjallisuuspäivät, Helsinki, 25-26.11.2022.
Amurland Strelok utopian community & Captain Höök November 24, 2022Presentation event
Presentation event: (in Finnish) “Amurinmaan suomalaiset ihanneyhteisöt” and Kapteeni Höök video. SVS-Association, Albatros Center, Helsinki. Nov 24, 2022.
Nuclear waste handling in the Netherlands
Article (in Finnish) ”Ydinvoimaa ja ydinjätettä Hollannissa” (Nuclear power and nuclear waste in the Netherlands). Tiedetoimittaja 3/2022.
Nordic utopians at SUS Conference November 9, 2022Presentation
Presentation “Finnish and Scandinavian Utopian communities”. The 45th SUS Conference. Charleston, S.C. USA, 9-13.11.2022.
Science adviser for Utopian podcast
Background information 1.11.2022 to the podcast “Tervetuloa, tervemenoa”. Siirtolaisuusinstituutti 11.11.2022.
Organizing Presstek Tour to Sun Coast, Spain
Organized the Presstek Press Tour to Sun Coast, Spain on 24-28 October 2022. 13 Finnish journalists participated in 15 study visits and meetings.
Utopian presentation at AEMI conference October 1, 2022Presentation
Presentation “Towards a better world - The Scandinavian Utopian Communities from 1700s until 1900s” at the AEMI conference in Fafe, Portugal 18.9.-1.10.2022.
Presentation about Finnish utopian communities, Porvoo library May 16, 2022Presentation event
Presentation (in Finnish) “Suomalaisia utopiayhteisöjä kuudella mantereella” and Höök-video screening, Porvoon kirjasto 16.5.2022.
Finnish utopian communities, Kuopio & Iisalmi March 15, 2022Presentation event
On-line presentation (in Finnish) “Suomalaisia utopiayhteisöjä kuudella mantereella” & Captain Höök video, Kuopion ja Iisalmen kirjastot 15.3.2022.
Finnish utopian communities, Fuengirola, Spain January 30, 2022Presentation event
Presentation event about the ”Suomalaisten utopiasiirtolaisuus & kapteeni Höök-video. Kulttuuriklubi Kaleva, Kukko-ravintola, Fuengirola, Espanja 30.1.2022.
Eco communities in Andalusia, Spain
Article (in Finnish) “Andalusia on Espanjan ekoyhteisöjen keskus”, SES-lehti, Helsinki 15.1.2022.
Maggie Walz - Early American Finnish Suffragette
Article (in Finnish) about “Maggie Walz - Early American Finnish Suffragette”. Tiedetoimittaja, nr. 4/2021.
Finnish Utopias, Culture Maraton, Espoo December 11, 2021Presentation event
Presentation (in Finnish with Russian interpretation) about “suomalainen utopiasiirtolaisuus Amurinmaalla” & “Kapteeni Höök video, Kulttuurimaraton. Espoon kirjasto 11.12.2021.
Tamagotchi 25 years, Wired magazine November 23, 2021Interview article
Interview of Mr Peltoniemi by Andersen Skov, Sebastian: “Tamagotchi’s 25th anniversary - Tamagotchi was tiny, but its impact was huge”, Wired, 23.11.2021.
Finnish Utopians, International conference, Madrid, Spain October 25, 2021Presentation
Presentation “The Finnish Utopian Communities since 1734”. International conference on intentional communities: Real utopias in history. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, Oct 25-27, 2021.
Foreword for Harri Vanhala's Kylväjä-book
Forword Article (in Finnish) “Kylväjä suomalaisena utopiayhteisönä”, for Harri Vanhala’s book: “Kommuuna Kylväjä - Amerikansuomalainen kolhoosi Donin aroilla”. Migration Institute of Finland 2021
Science adviser for YLE about Amurland March 21, 2021Interview article
Science adviser to Finnish Broadcasting about Amurland utopia article (in Finnish & Russian): by Jormanainen, Heli: “During the famine years, Finns went to Amurland to seek happiness, but reality broke dreams - the memory of the free skipper Höök still lives in Vladivostok”.
Pain treatment and cannabis Articles written at the EFIC congress in Valecia (in Finnish) “Hyvä, paha ja väheksytty kipu” & “Onko kannabiksesta lääkkeeksi?”. published at Tiedetoimittaja 2/2020.
American Finnish Utopian communities, Lake Worth, FL February 5, 2020Presentation event
Presentation about “Finnish Utopian settlements in USA & Canada. Finnish Church in Lake Worth. Feb 5, 2020.
Study tour at Yale & Southern USA
Material collecting tour: Yale university archives, & old US Utopian communities in Midwest and Southern USA, on Jan 20 to Feb 7, 2020.
Fukushima Catastrophe, Fuengirola, Spain December 11, 2019Presentation event
Presentation about “The Fukushima catastrophe, evacuations, and the future of nuclear power” Kaleva Culture Association, Fuengirola, Spain, Dec 11, 2019.
Captain Höök - from Ocean to Ocean document film
Höök documentary filming in Tammisaari and Helsinki. Dec 2019.
Field trip and seminar in Pacific East Russia November 28, 2019Presentation events
Fieldwork in Vladivostok and Nakhodka. Presentation “The Finnish 19th Century Utopian Emigration to Russian Far East, Russia” at the Nakhodka Museum seminar and exhibit opening “Finnish Imprint in the South of the Far East”, Nakhodka, Russia, Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2019.
Organized press tour for Science journalists, Fuengirola
Organized the ”Finnish Fuengirola” field press tour day on Nov 11, 2019 for the Andalucian tour of the Finnish Science Editors and Journalists’ association.
Field trip to Commune Kylväjä, Rostov, Russia
Collected material about the American-Finnish Kylväjä Commune in Southern Russia on 3-7 September, 2018.
Organized Press Tour to Iceland
Organized Presstek’s Press Tour to Iceland on 6-10 May 2018. 20 Finnish journalists participated for 20 study and interview visits.
Espoo City Press Tour to Shanghai
Participated at the Espoo City Press Tour to Shanghai visiting Chinese Technology projects and Finnish companies on 15-22 April 2018.
Peltoniemi's Utopian documents at YLE "Living archive"
The “Living archive” of the Finnish Broadcasting Company made available Peltoniemi’s radio documents about Finnish utopian communities (from 1981-82).
Fukushima problems and the media to a book September 10, 2016Book article
Long article (in Finnish)”Fukushiman ongelmat ja media – Tiedetoimittaja silminnäkijänä” published in the book: Järvi & Tammi (eds.): ”Maito tappaa ja muita outoja tiedeuutisia”. Vastapaino 2016.
Fukushima & Media, in Iltalehti & Tiedetoimittaja
Articles (in Finnish) “Elämä Fukushiman jälkeen” (Life after Fukushima)” in Iltalehti newspaper on July 10, 2015, and “Pitkä siivousurakka” & “Fukushiman todelliset ongelmat ja media” in Tiedetoimittaja 3/2015.
Fukushima Press tour to Daiichi & evacuated areas
Mr Peltoniemi was in Tokyo during the Great Japan Earthquake in 2011, reporting to Finland and following the topic ever since. On 11-13 June, 2015 he revisited Japan within an international press tour and wrote several articles from the situation inside the nuclear plant and on evacuated areas.
“Towards a better world”, 10th Finnforum, Houghton, MI April 10, 2014Presentation
Presentation: “Towards a better world” – Finnish Utopian Communities since 1734”. the “10th FinnForum” conference, Hancock & Houghton, MI. 10-12 April 2014.
Field trip to Michigan Fintowns & Drummond
Collected material about Drummond Island utopian community and Finntowns.
Helsinki WCSJ2013, Chairman of Communications
Mr. Peltoniemi was the Chairman of the Communications committee & executive group member of the WCSJ2013 - The 8th World Conference of the Science Journalists, held in Helsinki, June 24-28, 2013.
CNN on Monsters video of "Fragile Childhood -project" September 17, 2012TV interview
CNN Internatitional interviewed Mr. Peltoniemi on the Finnish alcohol policy, and worldwide spread “Monsters” video of the Fragile Childhood -project, which was founded by Peltoniemi on 1980s and is still operating.
Prestigious State of Finland Life Work Award to Peltoniemi
Ministry of Education and Culture awarded on October 6, 2011 Mr. Peltoniemi the “State Life Work Award on Public Information” for “exemplary and unconventional public information work”.
Earlier Main Activities January 1, 2011Events & Articles
For info on my main activities before 2012 please see CV and Publications in this site and more in Finnish in books: ”Paratiiseja rakentamassa - Suomalaisten utopiayhteisöjen historiaa” (2024), and in ”Terassilta tiputukseen - Puheenvuoroja päihteistä” (2009).