Researchers
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Project management
Ville-Pekka Sorsa
DPhil, Economic Geography
Project Leader
(Principal Investigator)
Research Director
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
ville-pekka.sorsa@helsinki.fi
+358 294124559
Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen
PhD, Health and Social Policy
Project Co-Leader
(Co-Principal Investigator)
Chief Researcher,
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
liina-kaisa.tynkkynen@tuni.fi
liina-kaisa.tynkkynen@thl.fi
+358 401901675
+358 505279478
Oona Frilander
Interaction and Communications Lead
oona.frilander@demoshelsinki.fi
+358 50 3291586
Emilia Ståhlhammar
Interaction and Communications
emilia.stahlhammar@demoshelsinki.fi
Mikael Sokero
Interaction and Communications
mikael.sokero@demoshelsinki.fi
Legitimacy
Kaijus Ervasti
LLD, Law
Leading Researcher
The experiences of older people and people living with dementia during COVID-19
Professor
Center of Law and Welfare,
University of Eastern Finland
kaijus.ervasti@uef.fi
Laura Kalliomaa-Puha
PhD, Social Welfare Law
Leading Researcher
The perceptions of social and health care professionals during COVID-19
Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Tampere University
laura.kalliomaa-puha@tuni.fi
Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen
LLD, Law
Leading Researcher
The experiences of older people and people living with dementia during COVID-19
Professor
Center of Law and Welfare,
University of Eastern Finland
anna.maki-petaja-leinonen@uef.fi
Mervi Issakainen
DSocSc, Social Psychology
Researcher
The experiences of older people and people living with dementia during COVID-19
Center of Law and Welfare,
University of Eastern Finland
mervi.issakainen@uef.fi
+358 503312534
Pinja Lehtonen
DSocSc, International Politics
Researcher
Authority and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
pinja.lehtonen@helsinki.fi
Minni Teerikangas
MSocSc, Sociology
Research assistant
The experiences of older people and people living with dementia during COVID-19
Centre of Law and Welfare,
University of Eastern Finland
minni.teerikangas@uef.fi
Johanna Vuorelma
PhD, Politics and International Studies
Researcher
Authority and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
Centre for European Studies,
University of Helsinki
johanna.vuorelma@helsinki.fi
Satu Ylinen
PhD, Social Work
Researcher
The ethical questions of gerontological social work
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Tampere University
satu.ylinen@tuni.fi
Tyyne Ylinen
MSocSc, Social Work
Researcher
The perceptions of social and health care professionals during COVID-19
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Tampere University
tyyne.ylinen@tuni.fi
Enna Kujansuu
Research assistant
Research assistant
Centre of Law and Welfare,
University of Eastern Finland
Eeva Nykänen
LLD, Law
Leading researcher
Comparative analysis on the tools for governing pandemics
Team Leader,
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare;
Professor,
University of Eastern Finland
eeva.r.nykanen@thl.fi
Ilmo Keskimäki
DMedSc, Public Health
Leading researcher
Health services and systems research
Research Professor,
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare;
Professor,
Tampere University
ilmo.keskimaki@thl.fi
+358 295247256
Maija Dahlberg
LLD, Law
Researcher
Legal, especially constitutional questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
Law School,
University of Eastern Finland
maija.dahlberg@uef.fi
+358 504423352
Kristiina Janhonen
PhD, Education
Researcher
Learning, change orientations, resilience
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
kristiina.janhonen@thl.fi
Henna Paananen
MSc, Administrative Sciences
Researcher
Interactive governance in times of pandemics
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Tampere University
henna.paananen@tuni.fi
Anna-Kaisa Tuovinen
LLM, Law
Researcher
Comparative analysis on the tools for governing pandemics
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
anna-kaisa.tuovinen@thl.fi
Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen
PhD, Health and Social Policy
Researcher
Health system resilience and crises preparedness
Chief Researcher,
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
liina-kaisa.tynkkynen@tuni.fi
liina-kaisa.tynkkynen@thl.fi
+358 401901675
+358 505279478
Soila Karreinen
MD, doctoral researcher, health care research
Researcher
Managing the change resilience of health systems
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tampere University
soila.karreinen@tuni.fi
+358407667840
Ideas
Katja Kivikoski
Doctoral researcher
M.Soc.Sc., social and public policy
Researcher
The role of ideas in the governance of the COVID-19 pandemic
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
katja.kivikoski@helsinki.fi
Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen
PhD, Health and Social Policy
Leading Researcher
Health system resilience and crises preparedness
Chief Researcher,
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
liina-kaisa.tynkkynen@tuni.fi
liina-kaisa.tynkkynen@thl.fi
+358 401901675
+358 505279478
Ville-Pekka Sorsa
DPhil, Economic Geography
Leading Researcher
The role of ideas in the governance of the COVID-19 pandemic
Research Director
Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Helsinki
ville-pekka.sorsa@helsinki.fi
+358 294124559
Kari Jalonen
DSc, (Econ.), Management Science; MSc (Tech.)
Leading Researcher
The dialogue between different perspectives on the pandemic
Research Area Lead
Demos Helsinki
kari.jalonen@demoshelsinki.fi
+358 405801967
Antti Alaja
MSocSc, Political Science
Researcher
Policy ideas that have been deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Faculty of Social Sciences,
University of Helsinki
antti.alaja@helsinki.fi
+358 401952041
Timo Harjuniemi
PhD, Media and Communication Studies
Researcher
The role of the media in pandemic governance
Demos Helsinki
timo.harjuniemi@demoshelsinki.fi
Ilmo Keskimäki
DMedSc, Public Health
Researcher
Health services and systems research
Research Professor,
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare;
Professor,
Tampere University
ilmo.keskimaki@thl.fi
+358 295247256
Laura Kihlström
PhD, Applied Anthropology; MPH, Public Health; MSc, Agroecology
Researcher
Governance and decision-making in Finland during COVID-19
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
laura.kihlstrom@thl.fi
+358 295248370
Anna-Aurora Kork
DSc, Administrative Sciences
Researcher
The utilization of knowledge and ideas in pandemic governance from the perspective of interactive governance
Faculty of Social Sciences,
Tampere University
anna.kork@tuni.fi
Henna Paananen
D.Soc.Sci., Administrative Sciences
Researcher
Interactive governance in times of pandemics
Faculty of Management and Business,
Tampere University
henna.paananen@tuni.fi
Practices
Harri Jalonen
PhD, Information and Knowledge Management
Leading Researcher
The Finnish administration’s capacity to develop solutions transcending administrative boundaries for the governance of future pandemics
Professor
School of Management,
University of Vaasa
harri.jalonen@uwasa.fi
+358 449074964
Jari Autioniemi
DSc (Adm.), MSc (Soc.), Social and Health Management
Researcher
Situational awareness of the Finnish administration during the COVID-19 pandemic
School of Management,
University of Vaasa
jari.autioniemi@uwasa.fi
Kari Jalonen
DSc, (Econ.), Management Science; MSc (Tech.)
Researcher
The evolution of organizational collaboration over time
Research Area Lead
Demos Helsinki
kari.jalonen@demoshelsinki.fi
+358 405801967
Ilmo Keskimäki
DMedSc, Public Health
Researcher
Health services and systems research
Research Professor,
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare;
Professor,
Tampere University
ilmo.keskimaki@thl.fi
+358 295247256
Juha Lindell
DSc, Administrative Sciences
Researcher
The Finnish administration’s capacity to develop solutions transcending administrative boundaries for the governance of future pandemics
School of management,
Vaasa University
juha.lindell@uwasa.fi
Ville-Pekka Niskanen
MSc, Environmental Sciences
Researcher
Abilities of societies to anticipate, cope with and adapt to sudden changes such as the COVID-19 pandemic
School of Management,
University of Vaasa
ville-pekka.niskanen@uwasa.fi
+358 294498623
Patrik Nordin
PhD, Sociology
Researcher
Applying system and complexity theory in the research of pandemic governance
Assistant Professor
School of Management,
University of Vaasa
patrik.nordin@uwasa.fi
Hanna-Kaisa Pernaa
DSc (Adm.)
Researcher
The Finnish administration’s capacity to develop solutions transcending administrative boundaries for the governance of future pandemics
Assistant Professor
School of Management,
University of Vaasa
hpernaa@uwasa.fi
+358 294498236
Aino Rantamäki
Master of Health Care, Midwifery
Researcher
Espistemic resilience
Doctoral Researcher
School of Management
University of Vaasa
aino.rantamaki@uwasa.fi
Petri Uusikylä
PhD, Political Science
Researcher
The emergence of situational awareness in complex governance processes
School of Management,
University of Vaasa
petri.uusikyla@uwasa.fi
