Career
She has been serving as a docent in journalism since 2013. Svetlana Pasti specialises in Russian media, generations in journalism, and professional culture of journalists. She obtained a licentiate"s degree and then a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tampere in 2002 and 2007, respectively.
Foreign her doctorate, she performed research in the changing profession of the journalist in Russia.
She is considered a very good expert on the media of Russia because she had been working for 14 years in the Murmansk Broadcasting Service before she moved to Finland in 1996. Svetlana Pasti is of Russian origin.