Vol. 11, No 2: 5–12.

78th International Scientific Conference of Students and Young Scientists

 2026

Scientific article

UDK 615.1(091)(480):94(47)
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Ksenia D. Bobrova
bachelor's degree, Petrozavodsk State University
(Petrozavodsk, Russia),
kseniia_bobrovaa@bk.ru

The Pharmaceutical Divide: European Standards and Traditional Medicine in the Grand Duchy of Finland

Scientific adviser:
Irina S. Nesterova
Reviewer:
Vadim Y. Polutin
Paper submitted on: 06/10/2026;
Accepted on: 06/27/2026;
Published online on: 06/27/2026.
 Abstract. This study analyzes the sharp contrast between state-led and popular sectors in the development of the pharmacy network in the Grand Duchy of Finland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It addresses the causes of infrastructural lag in the periphery and the role of local shortages in preserving traditional healing methods. The paper characterizes the medical landscape of Suomi as a dual system, in which academic standards lacked the necessary resources to overcome the widespread popularity of folk practices.
Keywords: pharmacy, Helsingfors, pharmaceutics, traditional medicine, professional societies, pharmaceutical divide

For citation: Bobrova, K. D. The Pharmaceutical Divide: European Standards and Traditional Medicine in the Grand Duchy of Finland. StudArctic forum. 2026, 11 (2): 5–12.

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