Tanja Vahtikari is a senior lecturer in history at Tampere University, Finland. She is also a senior research fellow at the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence in History of Experiences (HEX). She is the author and editor of several books, including Lived Nation as the History of Experiences and Emotions in Finland, 1800-2000 (2021), co-edited with Ville Kivimäki and Sami Suodenjoki, and Valuing World Heritage Cities (2017).