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Research interests
Juho Kähkönen is a researcher in International Relations and International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Lapland. He researches Arctic politics and climate change. His research spans areas such as climate change mitigation, just transition, and climate resilience. Kähkönen has published on the green transition of tourism, transport, and logistics in the Arctic, demonstrating his profound understanding of the region's unique challenges and opportunities. He participates in the Fulbright Arctic Initiative IV program and will visit Ilisimatusarfik (University of Greenland) and Dartmouth College in 2025.
Kähkönen's influence extends beyond academia. He has delivered keynotes to prestigious institutions such as the British Parliament (APPG Polar Regions) and the Finnish Climate Change Panel, as well as to various international and regional stakeholders. He is a Board Member of the Finnish International Studies Association (FISA) and served as a board member of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) 2021-2024 and the Arctic Society of Finland 2018-2024. He has visited and lectured, for example, at the United Nations University for Peace and the Arctic University of Norway. Kähkönen is a Fulbright alumnus and studied with excellent grades in Australia, Brazil and the U.S. He has been interviewed by Helsingin Sanomat, Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) and several other media.
Before his academic career, Kähkönen led two large EU consortiums (2 + 1 million euros), which implemented the European Green Deal on energy transition and mining in most potential regions across the Union. He has also worked in tourism on four continents.
Kähkönen was born and raised 250 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle and has extensive local knowledge of the North.
Research interests
Arctic politics, climate change mitigation, just transition, and climate resilience
External positions
Board Member, student representative, University of the Arctic
1 May 2021 → 31 Dec 2024
Member, University of the Arctic
Field of science
- Law
- International political science
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Projects
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JustNorth: Toward Just, Ethical and Sustainable Arctic Economies, Environments and Societies
Joona, T. (Principal Investigator), Nystén-Haarala, S. (Principal Investigator), Landauer, M. (Collaborative Investigator), Hovila, I. (Collaborative Investigator), Keskitalo, P. (Collaborative Investigator), Stepien, A. (Collaborative Investigator), Joona, J. (Collaborative Investigator), Similä, J. (Collaborative Investigator), Kähkönen, J. (Collaborative Investigator), Wallen, H. (Collaborative Investigator), Tarvainen, L. (Collaborative Investigator) & Landauer, M. (Collaborative Investigator)
01.06.2020 → 30.11.2023
Project: Co-funded project
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Suomen arktisen rahoituksen kokonaiskuva
Heikkilä, M. (Principal Investigator), Kähkönen, J. (Collaborative Investigator), Mettiäinen, I. (Collaborative Investigator), Koivurova, T. (Collaborative Investigator) & Raja-Hanhela, A. (Other)
16.10.2019 → 02.12.2019
Project: Consultancy
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Comparative Integrated Work Package Report for Justice in Participation and Governance: Towards Just, Equitable and Sustainable Arctic Economies, Environments and Societies
Joona, T., Landauer, M., Wallen, H., Similä, J., Nystén-Haarala, S., Morell, I. A., Joona, J., Keskitalo, P., Kähkönen, J. & Fahlin, F., 2024, Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. 45 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Hiilinieluja ei suojele kukaan, kun ilmastolain seuranta perustuu itsearviointiin
Kähkönen, J., 30 Aug 2024, In: Ulkopolitiikka. 30.8.2024Research output: Contribution to journal › Book / Film / Article review › General public
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Nordic Forest Policy: Re-visiting Cross Border Cooperation
Ayonghe, A. N., D'Amato, D., Kähkönen, J., Tkach, P., Loikkanen, T. & Kirchner, S., 2024, In: Current Developments in Arctic Law. 12, p. 33-48 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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The Arctic Railway Project: A Socio-Legal Review of the Encroachment of the Homeland of the Indigenous Sámi
Kähkönen, J. & Nystén-Haarala, S., 2024, In: Retfaerd: Nordisk juridisk tidsskrift. 182, 4, p. 77-93 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Arctic Governance Research and the Green Transition: A Perspective on Interdisciplinary Work
Ayonghe, A., Kirchner, S., Kähkönen, J., Kestilä, I., Heinrich, K. & Tkach, P., 12 Dec 2022, In: Current Developments in Arctic Law. 10, p. 15-38Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Open Access
Prizes
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Global Social Entrepreneurship Institute
Kähkönen, J. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
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Study of the U.S. Institutes for European Student Leaders Grant for Social Entrepreneurship
Kähkönen, J. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Activities
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University for Peace
Kähkönen, J. (Visiting researcher)
Aug 2023 → Dec 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting abroad
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Transportation Links and Power Disparities: The Arctic Railway Plans in Finland (Case 13)
Kähkönen, J. (Speaker), Keskitalo, P. (Speaker) & Nystén-Haarala, S. (Speaker)
24 Feb 2023Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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UArctic Rectors Meeting, Panellist
Kähkönen, J. (Speaker)
14 Jan 2023Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Law, justice and sustainability transitions
Tuominen, T. (Speaker), Kähkönen, J. (Speaker) & Similä, J. (Speaker)
24 Nov 2022Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
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Arctic Railway in the Current Geopolitical Situation (Case 13)
Nystén-Haarala, S. (Speaker), Kähkönen, J. (Speaker) & Keskitalo, P. (Speaker)
11 Oct 2022Activity: Presentation › Conference presentation
Press/Media
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Kaupungistuminen ja ilmastonmuutos ovat megatrendejä, mutta miten ne vaikuttavat Lapin matkailuun? Nämä 4 ilmiötä näkyvät tulevaisuudessa
27.11.2019
1 Media contribution
Media contents: Society
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Yle uutiset (TV), asiantuntijapuheenvuoro: matkailun sopeutuminen ilmastonmuutokseen.
08.10.2019
1 item of Media coverage
Media contents: Society
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