IMCOS Helsinki, August 22–24, 2023
Organised by Cartographic Society of Finland and Chartarum Amici
Sponsored by National Land Survey of Finland, City of Helsinki, John Nurminen Foundation and The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
WELCOME
40th
IMCOS International Symposium
August 22-24, 2023
In Helsinki, Finland
Programme
Programme updated 14th June 2023
Monday 21 August
13.00 Helsinki City Tour, Departure from a bus stop outside the Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma
15.00 Optional History of Finland lecture, Pasila Office Center, Opastinsilta 12, Helsinki
16.00 Registration begins, Pasila Office Center, Opastinsilta 12, Helsinki
17.00-19.00 Map exhibition and Reception by the National Land Survey of Finland, Pasila Office Center, Opastinsilta 12, Helsinki
Tuesday 22 August
Theme: Mapping of Finland and the Baltic region 1
House of Science and Letters, Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki
09.30–10.00 Registration
10.00–10.30 Opening ceremony
10.30–11.00 Mapping of Finland as part of Sweden and Russia (Antti Jakobsson)
11.00–11.30 Coffee break
11.30–12.00 Helsinki on maps (Martti Helminen)
12.00–12.30 Nordenskiöld and his maps (Leena Miekkavaara & Anna Vuolanto)
12.30–14.00 Lunch at own cost
14.00–16.00 Visit to the National Library and the Nordenskiöld collection (Anna Vuolanto)
19.00– Reception by the City of Helsinki at the Old Court House, Aleksanterinkatu 20, Helsinki
Wednesday 23 August
Theme: Mapping of Finland and the Baltic region 2
House of Science and Letters, Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki
09.30–10.00 Imagining, illustrating and defining the Baltic Sea region on maps – Examples from the Middle Ages to the present (Marjo Nurminen)
10.00–10.30 The Seventh Zone – Northern maritime history (Mikko Huhtamies)
10.30–11.00 Coffee break
11.00–11.30 The Gulf of Finland in sea charts and maps (Jan Strang)
11.30–12.00 The 18th century Finnish reconnaissance mapping and its connection to the Central European cabinet maps (Erkki-Sakari Harju)
12.00–12.30 Mapping the Arctic War (Aleksi Rikkinen)
12.30–14.00 Lunch at own cost
14.00–16.00 Visit to the National archives, war maps (Ville Vuolle & Erkki-Sakari Harju), Rauhankatu 17, Helsinki
18.00– Reception by John Nurminen foundation, Pasilankatu 2, Helsinki
Thursday 24 August
Theme: Mapping Power and Propaganda
House of Science and Letters, Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki
09.30–10.00 Mapping propaganda (Katariina Kosonen)
10.00–10.30 Maps in the British Empire: John Arrowsmith and the business of mapmaking in the mid-nineteenth century Britain (Johanna Skurnik)
10.30–11.00 Coffee break
11.00–11.30 Mapping Indigenous Land: treatment of Sámi toponymy in the production of topographic maps in Norway as an example (Kaisa Rautio Helander)
11.30–13.00 Lunch at own cost
13.00–16.20 Free time
16.20 Ferry to Suomenlinna, Kauppatori, Lyypekinlaituri, Helsinki
- Suomenlinna Sea Fortress is a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the second half of the 18th century.
- Note please wear good shoes as footpaths in Suomenlinna are paved with cobblestones, gravel or sand. High heels are not recommended.
17.00 Visit to the exhibition “The Unknown Baltic Sea” at Levyhalli, Suomenlinna
18.00 Free time in Suomenlinna
19.00 Closing dinner in Suomenlinna, Pirunkirkko
22.25 Ferry back to Helsinki from Tykistönlahti, Suomenlinna
- There is a public boat connection from Suomenlinna if you wish to leave earlier
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 August
Optional post-conference tour in Eastern part of Finland
Friday 25th
9.00 Departure from Helsinki by bus
Sunday 27th
13.00 Arriving to Helsinki
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