Janne Mäkiranta
PhD
jajuma@utu.fi |
Areas of expertise
History of science; environmental history; history of medicine; 20th century; transnationalism
History of science; environmental history; history of medicine; 20th century; transnationalism
Research
My expertise lies in the history of science, environmental history, and the history of technology. I am particularly interested in modernization and how it has transformed the relationship between society and the environment.
Publications 
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- From Salvation to a Technological Fix. The Creation of Finnish Storm Warning System, 1860s–1920s (2026)
- Scandinavian Journal of History
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kylmää vientiä meren jäällä: Itäisen Suomenlahden talvikalastus teollistuvassa yhteiskunnassa (2025) Vuorovaikutuksia. Nautica Fennica 2025 Mäkiranta, Janne; Laakkonen, Simo
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Managing patterns of death: animal insurance and the changing hazards of farm animals in twentieth-century Finland (2024)
- Agricultural History Review
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Pihatto karjatalouden tehostajana 1950-luvun Suomessa [Free cow and the rationalisation of Finnish dairy farming in the 1950s] (2024)
- Historiallinen Aikakauskirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Utopia of Safe Air: How Soviet Research Challenged Western Air Quality Norms, 1950s-1960s (2024)
- Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Book review: Environmental history of Finland from the 18th century to present. Suomen ympäristöhistoria 1700-luvulta nykyaikaan [Environmental history of Finland from the 18th century to present]. Edited by Esa Ruuskanen, Paula Schönach, and Kari Väyrynen. 2021. ISBN 978-951-768-899-4 (2023)
- Environmental History
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - From Stale Air To Toxic: Concerns About Urban Air In Finland (2023) Green Development or Greenwashing?: Environmental Histories of Finland Mäkiranta Janne
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Tietämättömyys historiantutkimuksen haasteena – Aukkojen paikkaajia ja epävarmuuden kaupittelijoita (2023) Tiedonhistoria Mäkiranta Janne
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Vakuutusaineistojen piilevä potentiaali ympäristö- ja eläinhistorialle (2023)
- Eemeli
(E1 Popularised article) - Clarifying the air: Finnish air pollution experts and the international quest for safe air, 1940s-1970s (2022) Mäkiranta Janne
(G4 Monograph dissertation)
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