Finnish Association for Mass Communication Research

The Finnish Association for Mass Communication Research (Toy ry.) strives to promote media and mass communication research by making the field known both in the scientific community and elsewhere. We have approximately 500 members, most of them in Finland.

The association keeps in contact with both Finnish and international reserchers, organizations and research institutes. We take actively part in co-operation with other Nordic research associations and with Nordicom, Nordic Information Center for Media and Communications Research. TOY is also a member of the International Association for Media and Communication Research IAMCR and the European Communication Research and Education Association ECREA. Additionally TOY promotes co-operation with Baltic and Russian mass communication researchers. 

In Finland TOY follows developments in the communication field, observes research policies and educational policies and engages in public discussion on these issues. The association also takes up essential themes of media and communication research in the journal Media & viestintä and in the conferences it organizes.

Contact:
Finnish Association for Mass Communication Research (TOY ry.)/Mikko Hautakangas
Virta 520
FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland. 
e-mail: 
Juha Koivisto (president), juha.u.koivisto(at)helsinki.fi
Eliisa Vainikka (secretary), eliisa.vainikka(at)uta.fi 

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Media & viestintä

Media & viestintä (formerly Tiedotustutkimus) is a leading Finnish journal on communication and media studies, published since early 70's. Four issues a year cover a wide area of research with articles, interviews, reviews, and commentaries. The articles are in Finnish but English abstracts are included. Media & viestintä is published by Finnish Association for Mass Communication Research (TOY) and Nordicom Finland.

Contact:
Media & viestintä/Salla-Maaria Laaksonen
Department of Social Research
University of Helsinki
salla.laaksonen at helsinki.fi
050 415 6576