Terhi Ainiala, university lecturer and onomastician is involved in several research projects and a range of other academic activity.

Research projects:

• Toponymic and archaeological perspectives on Helsinki’s maritime history
• The strata of a Metropolis: humanistic urban studies
• In search of a name: conversation analytical and onomastic research on the use of names in conversation
• Academy of Finland research project 2007–2009: The transformation of the onomastic landscape in sociolinguistically diversifying neighbourhoods of Helsinki
• Urban toponymy, joint project (Institute for the Languages of Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Tampere , University of Turku, University of Jyväskylä, University of the Eastern Finland), 2001–2003.
• Toponymic change, joint project (Institute for the Languages of Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Tampere) 1996–1999

Other academic activity

• Chair, NORNA (Nordiska samarbetskommittén för namnforskning) 2012–2016
• ICOS (International Council of Onomastic Sciences) board member 2008–2014, member of the terminology working group 2009-
• Member of editorial advisory board: Namn och bygd, tidskrift för nordisk namnforsking (Nordic onomastic journal; Onomastica Uralica (Finno-Ugrian onomastic journal) Kielikello quarterly.
• Language evaluation panelist for the Publication Forum 2012-
• Society for the Study of Finnish, board member 2011-
• The committee of Folk Culture and Swedish Language, Society of Swedish Literature in Finland: member, 2008-