Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am investigating how the use of legal design affects access to social rights and the public service process that implements them, and whether this changes the content of the service principle of good governance. In other words, my research is twofold; I examine how citizens access their rights, but also how public authorities implement the service principle in the delivery of social rights. My research focuses on the health care service. My research is in the field of welfare law and public law. The perspective is the effective access to social rights - access to justice approach. I am also interested in different technological solutions (AI, AR) in the production of public services and in the legal context, in the development of customer and user orientation (CX, UX).
External positions
Administrative Director
… → 2023
Field of science
- Law
Keywords
- welfare law
- Legal Design
- health law
- social sustainability
- administrative law
- accessibility
- Information design
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Potilaiden oikeuksien ja asianmukaisen palvelun toteutumista terveydenhoitojärjestelmässä käsittelevä väitöskirjatyö
Kovalainen, J. (Principal Investigator)
Oikeutta potilaille Säätiö , Lapland Regional Fund, Waldemar von Frenckells stiftelse
01.08.2020 → …
Project: Personal project
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Research exchange University of Bologna
Kovalainen, J. (Principal Investigator)
27.03.2023 → 02.06.2023
Project: Personal project
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Proactive Legal Design as a Management Tool for Fostering Business Contracting
Kaave, P., Autto, H. & Kovalainen, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) The Oxford Handbook of Law and Management. Masson, A., Bouthinon-Dumas, H., Do Carmo Silva, J.-M. & Voss, W. G. (eds.). Oxford University Press, 17 p. (Oxford Handbooks ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The Use of LLMs in the Legal Design Process: Designing Effective Access to Health Data Under the EHDS and the GDPR
Kovalainen, J. & de Heer, S., 23 Nov 2025, Generative AI, Contracts, Law and Design. Corrales Compagnucci, M., Haapio, H. & Fenwick, M. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 215-232 18 p. (Perspectives in Law, Business and Innovation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Tutkijavieraana Ruotsissa
Kovalainen, J. & Markus, J., 23 Sept 2024, In: From Lapland with Law: The Blog of the University of Lapland Faculty of Law. 23.9.2024Translated title of the contribution :As a visiting research in Sweden Research output: Contribution to journal › Blog Post › General public
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Who decides your access to medical care? Prioritization of medical procedures – legal basis and the real-life
Kovalainen, J. & Kilpivaara, K., 18 Sept 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Scientific
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Kohti ihmislähtöisempää oikeutta muotoilun avulla
Toivonen, N. & Kovalainen, J., 13 Dec 2023, In: Lakimies. 7-8, p. 1179-1203 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Ensuring Equitable healthcare: Balancing with legal rights and medical needs, Finnish case study
Kovalainen, J. (Speaker) & Kilpivaara, K. (Speaker)
26 Aug 2025 → 27 Aug 2025Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Access to health care -who decides?
Kovalainen, J. (Speaker) & Kilpivaara, K. (Speaker)
24 May 2025Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Potilaan oikeudet -mitä kansalaisella on lupa odottaa?
Kovalainen, J. (Speaker)
14 Nov 2024Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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The European Association of Health Law
Kovalainen, J. (Speaker) & Kilpivaara, K. (Speaker)
18 Sept 2024Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Presentation in the NorDoc Summer School
Kovalainen, J. (Speaker) & Kilpivaara, K. (Speaker)
19 Aug 2024Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation