Juho Kähkönen

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. Notably, 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. Currently, he is participating in Fulbright Arctic Initiative IV.

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. His role as a board member of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) and the Arctic Society of Finland further underscores his active engagement in shaping Arctic policies and initiatives. His contributions have also been recognised internationally, as he has visited and lectured 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 in most potential regions across the Union on energy transition and mining. He has also worked on tourism in four continents.

Kähkönen was born and raised 250 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, and he has extensive local knowledge of the North, in addition to his academic contributions.

Arctic politics, climate change mitigation, just transition, and climate resilience