Twists and turns, cycles and circulations: Cultural environmental change in the North The Kalevalaseura’s one hundred and fourth Yearbook, Käänteet ja kierrot – Kulttuuriset ympäristömuutokset pohjoisessa examines the interplay between cultural practices and environmental transformations during the era of ecological crisis. It introduces the concept of cycles of cultural environmental change, a dynamic framework that highlights the reciprocal, and at times synergistic, weavings of human cultural activity and non-human ecosystems. Drawing on interdisciplinary methodologies that draw from folklore studies, environmental humanities, and cultural anthropology, the authors explore how narratives, ritual practices, and ecological imaginaries adapt and evolve alongside environmental conditions. The publication proposes new modes of storytelling that decenter anthropocentric values — and anthropocenic visions — and foreground multispecies cohabitation and co-agency. By investigating how meaning-making systems reflect and respond to shifting planetary realities, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of how culture and cultures both shape and are shaped by environments. The findings underscore the urgency of reimagining cultural narratives as a critical form of ecological engagement, resistance and transformation.