The Doctoral Programme in Law of the UEF offers high-standard and interdisciplinary oriented doctoral studies that prepare doctoral students for both academic research career as well as various legal expert tasks in working life. The Doctoral Programme in Law offers the following degrees: Doctor of Law and Doctor of Philosophy. The programme is available in English for both international and Finnish postgraduate students.
The head of the doctoral programme is senior lecturer Seita Romppanen, the academic coordinator is senior lecturer Outi Ratamäki, and the administrative coordinator is university teacher Hanna Partinen. Contact information can be found below.
Research areas in the doctoral programme
The UEF Law School conducts high quality research in all represented disciplines. The Law School has a strong tradition of multidisciplinary research and wide cooperation with other fields of science. Research is continuously developed in order to create an even stronger national and international profile as a research unit.
Research at the UEF Law School places strong emphasis on international cooperation and networking. The following research areas are particularly emphasised as strengths of the Law School:
In addition to these research areas, doctoral students can pursue doctoral degree in other disciplines, such as criminal law, administrative law and commercial law.
Doctoral researchers are awarded with the degree of either Doctor of Law (LL.D.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).
The major subject can be chosen from the following disciplines: administrative law, constitutional law, commercial law, criminal law, environmental law, European law, family and inheritance law, financial law, general jurisprudential studies, international law, lab
Administrative law
- Sanna Rantahalvari (LL.D.), 2023: Kunnallisen itsehallinnon oikeushistoriallinen tarkastelu (Matti Muukkonen, Toni Malminen)
- Sara Sairanen (LL.D.), 2022: Maahantulon rajoittaminen yhteiskunnan häiriötilanteissa ja poikkeusoloissa (Matti Muukkonen, Eeva Nykänen, Pauli Rautiainen)
- Juuso Ouli (LL.D.), 2022: Vastuu yleisen tietosuoja-asetuksen rikkomisesta eräissä liiketoiminnan muutostilanteissa – lainopillinen tutkimus tietosuoja-asetuksen rikkomisesta seuraavan vastuun kohdentumisesta erityisesti liiketoiminnan kaupan ja konkurssimenettelyn yhteydessä (Tomi Voutilainen)
- Juha-Matti Kiviluoto (LL.D.), 2022: Hallintomenettelyn laillisuustakeet − erityisesti riittävän ja asianmukaisen selvittämisen sekä perusteluvelvollisuuden kannalta (Matti Muukkonen)
- Tuomas Huokuna (LL.D.), 2022: Päämiehen oikeus yksityisyyteen edunvalvojan tiedonsaantioikeuden rajoittajana (Matti Muukkonen, Katja Karjalainen)
- Saanareetta Virikko (LL.D.), 2021: Luottamuspula kunnanjohtajan irtisanomisperusteena suomalaisessa kunnanjohtajajärjestelmässä (Matti Muukkonen, Tomi Voutilainen)
- Heidi Hernetkoski (LL.D.), 2021: Yleisiin taloudellisiin tarkoituksiin liittyvät palvelut kunnan näkökulmasta (Matti Muukkonen, Samuli Miettinen)
- Klaus Järvinen (LL.D.), 2021: Hallintotuomioistuimen selvittämisvelvollisuus ja virallisperiaate: Tutkimus hallintotuomioistuimen selvittämisvelvollisuuden laajuudesta kansainvälistä suojelua ja oleskelulupia koskevissa asioissa (Tomi Voutilainen, Matti Muukkonen)
- Helinä Tiura-Virta (LL.D.), 2020: Henkilötietojen käsittely poliisissa yleisen järjestyksen ja turvallisuuden ylläpitämisen yhteydessä (Tomi Voutilainen)
- Mika Koponen (LL.D.), 2020: Hallinto-oikeuksien yhdenmukainen ratkaisumenettely ampuma-aseasioissa (Matti Tolvanen, Heikki Kallio)
- Meri Sariola (LL.D.), 2019: Tiedonhallinta kunnassa - kunta informaatio-oikeudellisen sääntelyn kohteena (Tomi Voutilainen, Matti Muukkonen)
- Kreeta Pölönen (LL.D.), 2019: Lapsen oikeus oppimisen tukeen (Suvianna Hakalehto, Anssi Keinänen)
- Tuomas Hassinen (LL.D.), 2019: Viranomaisten roolit kyber- ja informaatiovaikuttamisen alalla sekä kohteena että aktiivisena toimijana (Tomi Voutilainen)
- Sari Korhonen (LL.D.), 2019: Oikeudellisen tiedon saavutettavuus (Tomi Voutilainen)
- Virve Valtonen (LL.D.), 2018: Opetushenkilön harkinta perusopetuksen ojentamistilanteessa (Pauli Rautiainen, Suvianna Hakalehto)
- Ulla Peltola (LL.D.), 2017: Perusopetuksen ja varhaiskasvatuksen valvonta erityisesti elinkeinovapauden näkökulmasta (Suvianna Hakalehto, Pauli Rautiainen)
- Hannu Toivonen (LL.D.), 2016: Julkisen hankintayksikön vaikutusmahdollisuudet lähetettyjen työntekijöiden palkkatasoon (Tomi Voutilainen, Marjo Ylhäinen)
- Isamaria Mäkiaho (Ph.D.), 2016: Julkisten ICT-palvelujen tuotanto - oikeudelliset reunaehdot (Tomi Voutilainen, Kalle Määttä)
- Anu Koivuluoma (LL.D.), 2015: Kunnan harkintavalta (Ulla Väätänen, Mirjami Paso)
- Jarkko Pesu (LL.D.), 2014: Innovaatioiden tukeminen – valtion tukea vai julkista hankintaa? (Tomi Voutilainen, Matti Turtiainen)
- Maria Ovaska (LL.D.), 2012: Poliittinen virantäyttö kunnallishallinnossa (Tarmo Miettinen, Ulla Väätänen)
- Tommi Oikarinen (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2012: Julkisen hallinnon tietohallinnon ohjauksen säädösperusta ja sen vaikuttavuus (Tarmo Miettinen, Tomi Voutilainen)
- Anne Korhonen (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2008: Työntekijöiden yhdenvertaisuus epätyypillisissä työsuhteissa (Tarmo Miettinen)
Civil Law
- Janne Kovanen (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2008: Vaihtoehtoinen riidanratkaisu, hybridilausekkeet (Soili Nystén-Haarala, Tapio Määttä)
- Terhi Peuhkuri (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2007: Toiminnanharjoittajan riskienhallinta muuntogeenisten elintarvikkeiden tuotantoketjussa (Soili Nystén-Haarala, Tapio Määttä)
Commercial Law
- Eetu Huhta (LL.D.), 2020: Intermediary liability in the European Digital Single Market (Katja Weckström, Péter Mezei)
- Ndimyake Mwalugaja (LL.D.), 2018: Strengthening Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Security through Ecofeminism Approach: A study on Tanzanian rural women and marginalized groups (Katja Weckström, Eeva Nykänen)
- Denis Galkin (LL.D.), 2017: Verkkopalvelun palvelun tarjoajan oikeudellinen asema (Tomi Voutilainen, Matti Tolvanen)
- Juliet Ogbodo (LL.D.), 2016: The Need for Intellectual Property Rights in ECOWAS: Consequences for The Economic Partnership Agreements and Lessons to Be Learnt from The EU (Katja Weckström, Yeukai Mupangavanhu)
- Joonas Huuhtanen (LL.D.), 2015: Kehittyvät digitaaliset markkinat - Aineellisia esineitä koskevat normit sähköisessä ympäristössä (Katja Weckström)
- Sirpa Leväinen (LL.D.), 2015: Haja-asutusalueen valokuituverkon omistamisen oikeudelliset kysymykset (Katja Weckström)
- Kaisa Varis (LL.D.), 2013: Julkisen osakeyhtiön johdon toimivalta ja yhtiöoikeudellinen yhdenvertaisuusperiaate (Antti Kolehmainen, Matti Turtiainen)
- Onerva-Aulikki Suhonen (LL.D), 2008: Comparative Analysis of Breach of Contract and Remedies Undet the CISG and Japanese Contract Law (Soili Nystén-Haarala)
Constitutional Law
- Elina Lindström (LL.D.), 2023: Hallituksen esitysten hyödyntäminen poliittisessa argumentaatiossa ja retoriikassa sekä eduskunnan päätöksenteossa (Maija Dahlberg, Anssi Keinänen)
- Juho Saloranta (LL.D.), 2017: Yritysvastuun mustat aukot - Miten saada yritykset vastaamaan ihmisoikeusvelvoitteistaan? (Mikko Rajavuori, Outi Ratamäki)
- Johannes Alaranta (LL.D.), 2003: Papin uskonnonvapaus (Pauli Rautiainen)
Criminal Law
- Juha Määttä (LL.D.), 2023: Rikosvastuun kohdentaminen työturvallisuusrikoksissa - Tutkimus vastuun kohdentamisesta tyypillisissä ja epätyypillisissä työntekemisen muodoissa (Heikki Kallio, Reima Kukkonen)
- Marko Piipponen (Ph.D.), 2022: Rikostutkimuskeskus – Suomalaisen teknisen rikostutkimuksen pioneeri 1926–1954 (Mikko Aaltonen, Miikka Vuorela)
- Annikaisa Kevätmetsä (LL.D.), 2022: Osallisuuden vaikutus rangaistuksen mittaamiseen törkeissä huumausainerikoksissa (Matti Tolvanen, Heikki Kallio)
- Linnea West (LL.D.), 2022: Lapsi asianomistajana – oikeusturva silloin kun esitutkintaa ei toimiteta tai toimitetaan vain osittain (Matti Tolvanen, Elisa Silvennoinen)
- Jussi Karkkulainen (LL.D.), 2021: Tavoitetahallisuus volitiivisen tahallisuuden teoriana (Matti Tolvanen, Heikki Kallio)
- Anu Puustinen (LL.D.), 2020: Seksuaalirikoksiin liittyvät ongelmakohdat samaa sukupuolta olevien välillä (Matti Tolvanen, Heikki Kallio)
- Kirsi Huotari (LL.D.), 2020: Kustannusperusteinen syyttämättäjättäminen (Matti Tolvanen, Mikko Aaltonen)
- Janne Ripatti (LL.D.), 2019: Urheilukilpailun manipulaatio rikollisena toimintana (Matti Tolvanen, Heikki Kallio)
- Pasi Tuominen (LL.D.), 2019: Ajopiirturimanipuloinnin rikosoikeudellinen ja kriminaalipoliittinen ulottuvuus (Matti Tolvanen, Heikki Kallio)
- Tuija Saloranta (LL.D.), 2019: Miten raiskausrikos tapahtuu? - Onko tekijällä merkitystä? (Matti Tolvanen, Jussi Pajuoja)
- Jussi Kyllönen (LL.D.), 2019: Jutun palauttaminen siviiliprosessissa ja hallintoprosessissa (Matti Tolvanen, Tuula Linna)
- Antti Hamari (LL.D.), 2016: Yksityisen turvallisuusalan toimijoiden rikosoikeudellinen vastuu ja suoja - Tutkimus vartijan ja järjestyksenvalvojan työväkivallan, tehtävien ja toimivaltuuksien suhteesta rikosoikeudellisen suojan ja vastuun sääntelyyn (Matti Tolvanen, Jyri Paasonen)
- Petteri Jartti (LL.D.), 2016: Rikosoikeudellisten seuraamustietojen säilyttäminen ja luovuttaminen (Tomi Voutilainen, Matti Tolvanen)
- Jonne Rinne (LL.D.), 2015: Rikosoikeudellinen tutkimus sisäpiirintiedon julkistettuisuudesta sekä informaation hyödyntämisestä arvopaperimarkkinakaupoissa (Matti Tolvanen, Mika Launiala)
- Mona-Kristiina Martiskainen (LL.D.), 2015: Työturvallisuusrikoksen tunnusmerkistö ja soveltamiskäytäntö (Matti Tolvanen, Heikki Kallio)
- Petri Tolppa (LL.D.), 2015: Sairauden vaikutus testamentin pätevyyteen (Matti Tolvanen, Antti Kolehmainen)
- Seppo Immonen (LL.D.), 2015: Poliisin lupahallinnon mahdollisuudet aseturvallisuuden kehittämisessä (Matti Tolvanen, Aarne Kinnunen)
- Juha Leinonen (LL.D.), 2015: Poliisimiehen vapaa-ajan toimimisvelvollisuus - Tutkimus poliisimiehen toimimisvelvollisuuden oikeudellisista rajoista (Matti Tolvanen, Veijo Tarukannel)
- Antero Seppä (LL.D.), 2012: Alukseen kohdistuva täytäntöönpano (Matti Tolvanen, Tuula Linna)
- Kaj-Erik Tulkki (LL.D.), 2010: Rikoksen uusiminen rangaistuksen koventamisperusteena (Matti Tolvanen, Anssi Keinänen)
Criminal Law and Prodecural Law
- Mia Kilpeläinen (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2010: Vankeusrangaistuksen täytäntöönpano (Matti Tolvanen, Anssi Keinänen)
Environmental Law
- Samuel Alemayehu (Ph.D.), 2023: The Human Right to Water in Transboundary Water Law Context: Examining the Interplay between Human Rights Law and International Water Law (Antti Belinskij, Tuula Honkonen)
- Francisca Gallegos Aguirre (LL.D.), 2023: Hydrogen certification schemes (Kim Talus, Sirja-Leena Penttinen)
- Heikki Salonen (LL.D.), 2022: Äänimaiseman ympäristöoikeudellinen sääntely (Ismo Pölönen, Aleksi Heinilä)
- Kärkkäinen Anni (LL.D.), 2022: Ympäristövaikutusten seuranta ja kehittämistarpeet kaivossektorilla (Ismo Pölönen, Aleksi Heinilä)
- Catherine Hall (Ph.D.), 2022: The Role of Sectoral Clubs in Global Climate Governance: An Investigation into the Legal Implications of Climate Clubs (Harro van Asselt, Sebastian Oberthür)
- Thiago Borma Chagas (LL.D.), 2021: Making financial flows climate-consistent through the application of cyberlaw principles and related legal constructs (Harro van Asselt, Charlotte Streck)
- Paula Leskinen (LL.D.), 2021: Oikeuden rooli ilmastopolitiikan valtavirtaistamisessa (Antti Belinskij, Kati Kulovesi)
- Nicola Sharman (LL.D.), 2021: Enhancing the legitimacy of multilateral decision-making related to climate change through public participation: the role of procedural environmental rights and the Aarhus Convention (Harro van Asselt, Kati Kulovesi)
- César Soares de Oliveira (Ph.D.), 2021: One sea, five legal regimes? A study of environmental problems produced by legal boundaries in the UNCLOS (Niko Soininen, Timo Koivurova)
- Francesco Venuti (Ph.D.), 2021: A comprehensive legal framework on Nature-based Solutions for urban biodiversity and climate resilience in the EU (Niko Soininen, Christopher Raymond)
- Antti Jukka (LL.D.), 2021: Extended Producer Responsibility for the European Circular Economy (Harri Kalimo, Anssi Keinänen)
- Minna Ojanperä (LL.D.), 2021: Pellon käyttö ja maaperän hiilensidonta. Mahdollisuudet ja rajat ympäristö- ja ilmasto-oikeudellisessa sääntelyssä (Antti Belinskij, Seita Romppanen)
- Anita Kittery (LL.D.), 2020: Contamination with pharmaceutical products in the environment: The Evolution of EU pharmaceutical legislative and regulatory frameworks (Mirella Miettinen, Sabaa Ahmad Khan)
- Janika Gummerus (LL.D.), 2020: Asian selvittäminen ympäristönsuojelulain mukaisissa hallintolainkäyttöasioissa (Niko Soininen, Antti Belinskij)
- Arja Halinen (LL.D.), 2020: Ympäristövastuullisuus ja ympäristövaikutusten hallinta kaivostoiminnassa ja malminetsinnässä (Ismo Pölönen)
- Tatu Hocksell (LL.D.), 2019: Incentivizing negative emission in the EU's climate legislation (Kati Kulovesi, Harro van Asselt)
- Raihanatul Jannat (LL.D.), 2019: Role of transnational climate law in in enhancing socio-economic resilience of rural women through gender based adaptation: case studies from Bangladesh and the Finnish Arctic (Yulia Yamineva, Seita Romppanen)
- Otso Myrsky (LL.D.), 2019: Osittamisrajoitusten tila ja tulevaisuus - lainopillinen tutkimus maankäytön suunnittelun ja kiinteistönmuodostamisen rajapinnoista (Tapio Määttä, Matti Niemi, Kimmo Malin)
- Suvi-Tuuli Puharinen (LL.D.), 2017: Vesienhoidon ympäristötavoitteet ympäristönkäyttöhankkeiden jälkivalvonnassa (Antti Belinskij, Niko Soininen)
- Riku Anttila (LL.D.), 2017: Hyvä merimiestaito ja -tapa (Tapio Määttä, Matti Tolvanen)
- Amanda Nikkilä (LL.D.), 2017: Sopeutuvan sääntelyn mahdollisuudet suometsien kestävässä käytössä (Antti Belinskij, Niko Soininen)
- Juha Perho (LL.D.), 2016: Ympäristövaikutusten arviointitulosten hyödyntäminen ympäristöluvasta päätettäessä – tutkimus uudistuva YVA-lain vaikutuksista ympäristölupaharkintaan (Tapio Määttä, Ismo Pölönen)
- Sara Kymenvaara (LL.D.), 2016: Low-emission Transport Fuels - Regulatory Potential in the Multi-Level Governance of Climate Change (Kati Kulovesi, Harro van Asselt)
- Arto Hietaniemi (LL.D.), 2016: Käyttöoikeussääntelyn rajat vesioikeudellisessa päätöksenteossa (Antti Belinskij)
- Saara Österberg (LL.D.), 2015: Kaivosten ympäristövaikutusten hallinnan innovatiiviset ratkaisut ympäristöoikeudessa (Ismo Pölönen, Jukka Similä)
- Laura Leino (LL.D.), 2014: Korvaavat toimenpiteet luonnonsuojelun keinona (Ismo Pölönen, Antti Belinskij)
- Jussi Airaksinen (LL.D.), 2013: Ympäristönsuojelulain 2013 uudet sääntelyinstrumentit ja niiden soveltaminen (Tapio Määttä, Ismo Pölönen)
- Kimmo Huttunen (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2012: Metäsalueiden käytön suunnittelu- ja ohjelmaohjauksen oikeusvaikutukset ympäristöpäätöksenteossa (Tapio Määttä, Ismo Pölönen)
- Hanna Partinen (LL.D.), 2006: Suunnittelutarvealue (Tapio Määttä, Kimmo Malin)
- Tero Laakso (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2004: Metsärikossääntely ja sen vaikuttavuus (Tapio Määttä, Matti Tolvanen)
- Susanna Wähä (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2001: Kunta ympäristöviranomaisena (Tapio Määttä)
European Law
- Francisca Gallegos Aguirre (LL.D.), 2023: Hydrogen certification schemes (Kim Talus, Sirja-Leena Penttinen)
- Alexander Glapiak (LL.D.), 2021: Regulation in low-carbon Europe — hydrogen production and transmission (Kim Talus, Penelope Crossley)
- Lolita Cigane (Ph.D.), 2021: The European Union’s openness to 3rd country lobbyists: a blessing or a peril? The role of Russia in the development of EU energy law- and policy-making (Emilia Korkea-aho, Kim Talus)
- Sébastien Noel (LL.D.), 2020: Towards a relaxation on Subsidies rules for renewable energy in EU's new generation Preferential Trade Agreements (Harri Kalimo, Moritz Wüstenberg)
- Katariina Särkänne (LL.D.), 2017: Euroopan unionin autonominen asema investoijien ja valtioiden välisessä riitojen ratkaisussa (Kim Talus, Nikos Lavranos)
- Dayann Obeng-Darko (LL.D.), 2016: On the Rules and Regulations of Electricity Production from Renewable Energy Sources: A Comparative Examination Between Ghana and the European Union (Kim Talus, Tapio Määttä)
- Mykola Iakovenko (LL.D.), 2016: The process of liberalization of the East European non-EU energy markets under the requirements of Energy Community (Kim Talus, Andrei Belyi)
Family and Inheritance Law
- Kaisa Näkki (LL.D.), 2021: Muistisairauksien monet muodot — tutkimus edunvalvonnan tarpeen arvioinnista (Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Eino Solje)
- Laura Saloranta (LL.D.), 2021: Avoliittolain hyvityssäännökset (Antti Kolehmainen)
- Marko Mykkänen (LL.D.), 2016: Päämiehen etu holhousoikeuden järjestelmässä (Antti Kolehmainen, Suvianna Hakalehto)
Financial Law
- Saga Eriksson (Ph.D.), 2022: EU sustainable finance policy and legislation: Towards creation of green markets and agency (Matti Turtiainen, Yulia Yamineva, Mikko Rajavuori)
- Saku-Matti Koponen (LL.D.), 2015: Holding-yhtiörakenteen verotus ja rakenteen sivuuttaminen verotuksessa (Marianne Malmgrén)
- Kimmo Nieminen (LL.D.), 2015: Vähennysoikeus arvonlisäverotuksessa - erityisesti kulujen kohdistus ja vähennysten jakaminen (Erkki Kontkanen, Petri Saukko)
General Jurisprudential Studies
- Jenni Laine (LL.D.), 2022: Ihmisarvo, yhdenvertaisuus ja jokaisen oikeus hyvään opetukseen – Kriittinen tarkastelu perusopetuslain 18 § mukaisesti toiminta-alueittain opiskelevan oppilaan oikeudellisesta asemasta (Pauli Rautiainen, Maija Aalto-Heinilä)
- Martina Nyman (LL.D.), 2021: Korkeimman oikeuden äänestysratkaisut oikeuslähteinä: Eriävien mielipiteiden funktiot ja oikeudellinen argumentaatio (Maija Dahlberg, Mirjami Paso)
- Hanna-Maria Niemi (Ph.D.), 2016: Mitkä ovat ihmisarvoisen elämän edellytykset? - käsitteen oikeudellinen ja filosofinen analyysi (Toomas Kotkas, Maija Aalto-Heinilä)
International Law
- Maiju Mähönen (LL.D.), 2023: The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in holding the EU institutions accountable for the enforcement of climate law (Kati Kulovesi, Annalisa Savaresi)
- Jaqueline Pinto (LL.D.), 2023: In search for cross-sectoral coherence: an emerging regulatory framework for hydrogen (Kim Talus, Sirja-Leena Penttinen)
- Katri Varis (LL.D.),2023: Role of science in EU climate law and policy (Kati Kulovesi, Yulia Yamineva)
- Moritz Petersmann (Ph.D.), 2022: Fit for governing modern wicked problems? International science-policy interfaces under scrutiny (Niko Soininen, Yulia Yamineva)
- Vandson dos Santos Galdino (LL.D.), 2022: The role of the right to a healthy environment in climate litigation in Latin America (Annalisa Savaresi, Harro van Asselt)
- Vilja Johansson (LL.D.), 2021: Just transition – an emerging legal concept guiding the justness of climate policies (Kati Kulovesi, Harro van Asselt)
- Ama Opoku Acquah (LL.D.), 2020: The Fiduciary State Shareholder in the Sub-Saharan African Petroleum Industry and Fundamental Rights of Citizens (Kim Talus, Oyetade Oyewunmi)
- Tuomas Palosaari (LL.D.), 2019: National Disruptions Caused by Informal International Law (Harro van Asselt, Antto Vihma)
- Adrián Martinez Blanco (LL.D.), 2019: The Right of Public Participation in International Climate Change Law: A Critical Analysis (Harro van Asselt, Kati Kulovesi)
- Eleanor Mateo (LL.D.), 2018: The Internet of Things in the Circular Economy: Reconciling Environment, Data and Trade under the WTO in the digital age (Harri Kalimo, Kati Kulovesi)
- Veera Pekkarinen (Ph.D.), 2017: Global Regulation of Methane (Kati Kulovesi, Harro van Asselt)
- Patrick Toussaint (LL.D.), 2017: Reification in international climate law: A critical analysis of the role of legal constructs in realizing equity and justice under UNFCCC regime (Harro van Asselt, Kati Kulovesi)
- Outi Manninen (LL.D.), 2016: Material scope of the access and benefit-sharing system under the Nagoya Protocol: Implications of evolutive interpretation for the understanding of the key concepts (Kati Kulovesi, Ismo Pölönen)
- Reza Maddahi (LL.D.), 2014: International Legal Regime of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technology (Kati Kulovesi, Kim Talus)
- Karl Upston-Hooper (LL.D.), 2013: Where Two Worlds Collide: Emission Reduction Purchase Agreements, the Evolution of the Dialectic Relationship of Private Contracts and International Environmental Law at the Heart of the Global Climate Regime (Kati Kulovesi, Kim Talus)
Labour Law
- Rahma Hersi (LL.D.), 2021: Choice or access? An ethnographic study of Finnish Somali women’s rights to pursue higher education & employment (Marjo Ylhäinen, Sanna Mustasaari)
- Mira Karppanen (LL.D.), 2021: Työlainsäädännön kehittämiskohteita alustatalouden työoikeudellisten kysymysten valossa (Marjo Ylhäinen, Anssi Keinänen, Emilia Korkea-aho)
- Liisa Reunamäki (LL.D.), 2020: Projektitiimiläisen työoikeudellinen asema - esimerkkinä valmennustiimit (Marjo Ylhäinen, Norros)
- Maija Moisio (LL.D.), 2020: Osallisuus. Työoikeudellinen tutkimus osallisuudesta ja sen ilmenemismuodoista oikeusteoreettisena konstruktiona ja työoikeudellisina käytäntöinä (Marjo Ylhäinen, Maija Aalto-Heinilä)
- Jenni Varis (LL.D.), 2016: Asiantuntijan toimintavapaus (Marjo Ylhäinen, Outi Ratamäki)
- Maria Mustajärvi (LL.D.), 2011: Työntekijän osaamisen ylläpidon ja kehittämisen oikeudellinen sääntely (Mirjami Paso, Tarmo Miettinen)
Legislative Studies
- Minna Mattila (Ph.D.), 2022: In the dawn of better regulation: The chameleonic intermediaries in regulatory processes (Anssi Keinänen)
- Esa Iivonen (LL.D.), 2022: Lainsäätäjän perus- ja ihmisoikeuksiin perustuva velvoite edistää lasten yhdenvertaisuuden toteutumista varhaiskasvatuksessa ja koulussa (Suvianna Hakalehto, Virve Toivonen)
- Sebastian De Caro (LL.D.), 2021: Pelastuslain uudistus – Empiirinen oikeustutkimus pelastusviranomaisen päätöksenteosta, valvonnasta sekä pelastuslain uudistuksen vaikutuksista (Anssi Keinänen, Veli-Pekka Hautamäki)
- Joel Karjalainen (LL.D.), 2021: Tiedon hyödyntäminen säädösvalmistelussa (Anssi Keinänen)
- Outi Örn (Ph.D.), 2021: Kesyt, sotkuiset ja pirulliset lainvalmisteluhankkeet (Anssi Keinänen, Petri Uusikylä, Harriet Lonka)
- Tapio Räty (LL.D.), 2020: Sijaishuollossa olevan lapsen oikeus palveluihin, hoitoon ja huolenpitoon – miten lapsen oikeusturva toteutuu (Anssi Keinänen, Jussi Pajuoja, Eeva Nykänen)
- Risto Tuominen (LL.D.), 2018: Lailla vai asetuksella - Kansallisten asetusten rooli osana lainsäädännön toimeenpanoa Suomessa (Anssi Keinänen)
- Laura Rinne (LL.D.), 2017: Lainsäädännön jälkikäteinen arviointi ja seuranta osana laadukasta lainvalmistelua (Anssi Keinänen)
- Satu Pentikäinen (LL.D.), 2017: Yhteisöoikeudellisen lainsäädännön tavoitteiden toteutuminen kotimaisessa lainvalmistelussa - Sääntelyteoreettinen näkökulma (Kaisa Sorsa, Anssi Keinänen)
- Ville Pulkkinen (LL.D.), 2016: Pelastaa ja valvoo - empiirinen tutkimus hyvän valvonnan toteuttamisesta pelastustoimessa (Anssi Keinänen, Veli-Pekka Hautamäki)
- Miikka Vuorela (Ph.D.), 2015: Eduskunnan valiokunnat vallankäyttäjinä (Anssi Keinänen, Matti Wiberg)
- Leena Jukka (LL.D.), 2014: Tutkimusaineistojen tekijänoikeus oikeustaloustieteellisestä näkökulmasta (Anssi Keinänen, Tomi Voutilainen)
- Dzmitryieva, Aryna (LL.D.), 2014: Agenda Setting in the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (Anssi Keinänen, Vadim Volkov)
- Sami Rusanen (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2012: Kiinteistönhoitopalveluiden kilpailuttaminen julkishallinnon turvallisuuskriittisemmissä kiinteistöissä (Matti Tolvanen, Anssi Keinänen)
- Juha Kreus (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2011: Tietoturvallisuusoikeus (Anssi Keinänen, Sirpa Virta)
- Vesa Ellonen (D.Sc. (Admin.)), 2011: Yksityisen turvallisuusalan rajapinnat (Anssi Keinänen, Matti Tolvanen)
Procedural Law
- Susanne Karlsson-Elonheimo (LL.D.), 2023: Lainvastaisesti hankittujen todisteiden hyödyntämiskieltojen ja hyödyntämiskieltoharkinnan problematiikkaa rikosprosessissa (Mika Launiala, Antti Tapanila)
- Sami Nevalainen (LL.D.), 2023: Poliisin ennalta estävän toiminnan sääntely (Mika Launiala, Mikael Lohse)
- Hilla Viljamaa (LL.D.), 2022: Näytön arviointi kansainvälistä suojelua koskevissa muutoksenhakuasioissa (Mirjami Paso, Tarja Koskela, Tuomas Kuokkanen)
- Outi Leppäjoki (LL.D.), 2022: Tuomiovallan siirto ja rikosprosessin keventäminen - rattijuopumusten siirto poliisin sakkomenettelyyn lainopillisesta ja empiirisestä näkökulmasta (Mikko Aaltonen, Matti Tolvanen, Heikki Kallio)
- Asko Keränen (LL.D.), 2021: Asianajajien valvonta Suomessa (Matti Tolvanen, Kai Kotiranta)
- Hannu Moilanen (LL.D.), 2021: Velkajärjestelyn yleis- ja erillistäytäntöönpanon väliset oikeudelliset siirrännäiset (Matti Tolvanen, Mika Launiala)
- Jasmin Heiskanen (LL.D.), 2020: Prosessilajien välisestä oikeusvoimavaikutuksesta (Mirjami Paso, Mika Launiala)
- Marko Forss (LL.D.), 2020: Vapautensa menettänyt lapsi – miten lapsen etu toteutuu poliisi-, esitutkinta- ja pakkokeinolain vapauteen kohdistuvia toimivaltuuksia sovellettaessa (Mika Launiala, Suvianna Hakalehto)
- Tuomas Ikonen (LL.D.), 2018: Salaisella pakkokeinolla saadun ylimääräisen tiedon käyttäminen (Matti Tolvanen, Heikki Kallio)
- Jussi Kyllönen (LL.D.), 2018: Jutun palauttaminen siviiliprosessissa ja hallintoprosessissa (Matti Tolvanen, Tuula Linna)
Property Law
- Valtteri Laukkanen (LL.D.), 2016: Kiinteistön myyjän pidättymisoikeuden sivullissitovuus (Matti Ilmari Niemi, Tomi Voutilainen)
Social Welfare Law
- Lauri Tanner (LL.D.), 2023: Terveyden- ja sairaanhoidon johtaminen ja valvonta osana riittäviä terveyspalveluja (Eeva Nykänen, Samuli Saarni)
- Tanja Valkonen (LL.D.), 2022: Iäkkäiden henkilöiden oikeus vammaispalveluihin – Erityiskysymyksinä vammaispalvelulain toissijaisuus, lain 8 c §:n 3 momenttiin sisältyvä ikääntymisrajaus ja asian selvittäminen hallintoprosessissa (Eeva Nykänen, Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen)
- Niina Gråsten (Ph.D.), 2020: Vammaisuus oikeudellisessa ajattelussasosiaalioikeus (Eeva Nykänen, Pauli Rautiainen)
- Oskari Korhonen (LL.D.), 2018: Lääkärinlausunto sosiaalioikeudellisessa päätöksenteossa (Toomas Kotkas, Pauli Rautiainen)
- Jutta Kinnunen (LL.D.), 2015: Potilaslain muistutusmenettely potilaan oikeusturvana (Toomas Kotkas, Ulla Väätänen)
- Tiia Tamlander (LL.D.), 2015: Syy-yhteyden käsite lakisääteisessä tapaturmavakuutuksessa (Toomas Kotkas, Katja Weckström)
- Iryna Ptashnyk (LL.D.), 2013: Legality of organ transplantation anf right to organ transplantation as an initial part of the right to health care (Toomas Kotkas, Maija Aalto-Heinilä)
Welfare Law
- Alex Berg (Ph.D.), 2022: Neuro-Ethics and Law: Socio-Legal Perspective to Legal Rights and Access to Justice of People with Neurodegenerative Diseases (Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Kaijus Ervasti)
- Henna Nikumaa (Ph.D.), 2019: Muistisairas ihminen autonomisena toimijana - oikeudellisen toimintakyvyn tukeminen (Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Antti Karisto)
How to apply?
The Doctoral Programme in Law offers the following degrees: Doctor of Law and Doctor of Philosophy.
The major subject of the degrees Doctor of Law and Doctor of Philosophy may be one of the following:
- Administrative law
- Commercial law
- Constitutional law
- Criminal law
- Environmental law
- European law
- Family and inheritance law
- Financial law
- General jurisprudential studies
- International law
- Labour law
- Legislative studies
- Procedural law
- Property law
- Social law
- Welfare law
An eligible applicant for the right to pursue doctoral degree in law (LL.D.) must have completed an LL.M. degree or some other masters' degree corresponding to it. The degree must include at least 120 ECTS legal studies. Furthermore, in the evaluation of the application attention will be paid to the quality of the research plan, the applicant's success in prior studies (especially in regard to the merits and grade of his/her master's thesis), and possible publishing activities.
The right to pursue doctoral degree in philosophy (Ph.D.) can be granted based on a Master’s degree in another discipline, provided that the applicant is deemed sufficiently competent to pursue postgraduate studies in law. In the evaluation of the application attention will be paid to the quality of the research plan, the applicant's success in prior studies (especially in regard to the merits and grade of his/her master's thesis), possible publishing activities and experience of professional duties supporting his/her intended research. An applicant is required, in addition to the requirements mentioned above, to prove that his/her degree gives him/her the capabilities to participate in postgraduate studies in Law and that his/her language skills are sufficient for participating in the postgraduate studies.
The applicant's master's thesis should have been awarded by a grade of 3/5 or cum laude approbatur or higher. This requirement may be waived if the applicant demonstrates his/her eligibility by other means, e.g. by an outstanding research plan or by extensive publishing activity.
The applicant applies for the right to pursue doctoral studies online in Studyinfo portal.
Application attachments:
- copy of the basic university degree certificate, and other documents which may affect the granting of a study right
- a transcript of earlier academic records
- a research plan
- the consent from the supervisor
- researcher’s curriculum vitae (please see instructions and template)
The application time for autumn 2023 is from the 1st of September to the 31st of October.
Interviews will be organized on the 14th of November at 8:00 a.m. (Finnish time) onwards. The applicant must participate in the interview in order to be selected for the doctoral programme.
From the 1st of August year 2023 the application deadlines in each academic year are the last weekdays of October and the last weekdays of April.
Before submitting an application, an applicant must contact a professor or other main supervisor of the UEF Law School who represents the applicant's field of research and inquire the professor's or other supervisor’s willingness to act his/her supervisor in case the application is later accepted. When first contacting the potential supervisor, the applicant must present his/her research plan to the supervisor.
The UEF Law School only admits applicants whose research interests correspond to those of a member of the staff and to whom adequate supervision can thus be provided. The list of potential main supervisors can be found on the website of the doctoral programme in law.
The applicant must indicate the supervisor's consent to act as a supervisor by enclosing a print of an email to the application where the supervisor gives his/her consent to act as the applicant's supervisor. Only after having received the consent from the supervisor, the applicant can submit the application. The email must state that the supervisor has read the research plan and pledged to act as the applicant’s supervisor, if the applicant is granted the right to study for a doctorate in philosophy or law.
The recommendation of the law school is that professors and other main supervisors take on a maximum of two new students per semester. When following the recommendations, the number of active supervisees as well as the resources available can be considered.
The applications of applicants who fill the eligibility for postgraduate studies are evaluated based on the following:
- Especially the research plan; but also
- Success in previous studies
- Other experience supporting the research: previous research or scientific publications, international orientation and knowledge of languages needed in the research, working as a researcher, acquired funding or financing plan.
Evaluation of the research plan and interviews
As the research plan is the central document in the evaluation of the applicant's competence to conduct scientific research, it is important to draw up the research plan as carefully and well as possible. Sufficient time should be allocated for writing the research plan. It should also be noted that the research plan is an independent document written by the applicant. However, the supervisor who has agreed as to act as the applicant's supervisor may provide the applicant with appropriate guidance. The actual supervisory guidance will begin after the applicant has been admitted to pursue the doctoral studies at UEF Law School in the doctoral programme in law and registered to the university.
The standard length of a research plan is approximately ten pages, and it must detail the following:
- Background of the research project, the significance and scientific relevancy of the chosen topic, and previous research on the topic.
- Research question and general objectives of the research project.
- Research methods and data, and if necessary, a plan for collecting relevant research data and methods of analysis;
- Reflection of the ethical perspectives associated with the research and its execution; for example, good scientific practice, evaluation of data privacy impacts, ethical considerations regarding data management and collection;
- A work plan and plans for subtasks; particularly in case of doctoral dissertations consisting of articles, it is important to describe in detail the parts from which the study consists and which serve as the basis for reporting.
- Tentative schedule and funding plan.
- Publication plan.
- An assessment of the potential uses and the social significance of the research results.
The board of UEF Doctoral Programme in Law evaluates the applications received and drafts a proposal on the eligible candidates to the faculty.
The scientific quality of the research plan is evaluated based on the following criteria:
- originality of the research topic and clarity and ambition of research objectives (research problem, research tasks, and scientific, societal, and practical significance of the research topic);
- theoretical or legal framework, concepts and mastery of research literature;
- research methods and the connection between research questions and methods (the research plan should demonstrate that the applicant understands the methods used to address research questions);
- If necessary, a plan collecting relevant research data and methods of analysis;
- feasibility of the research plan;
- schedule, publication, and funding plans;
- Reflection on the potential ethical perspectives associated with the research and its conduct; for example, following good scientific practices, assessing the impact on data privacy, and assessing ethical questions regarding data management and collection;
- structure and content of the plan;
- coherence of the research plan.
Before drawing up the statement, the board of the doctoral programme in law interviews individual applicants as a rule. The interview focuses on the discussion about the applicant’s research plan. In the interview, the applicant can be given suggestions to improve their research plan.
Interviews are held on pre-set interview dates, which are announced on the doctoral program’s website. The secretary of the Board will contact the applicant to be interviewed about the exact interview time. The applicant must participate in the interview in order to be approved for the doctoral programme.
Processing of the application in the Board and in the faculty
Based on the application and the interview the Board can:
- Support the application;
- Decide not to support the application.
The Dean will decide on the study right, appoint the supervisors and accepts the research plan. For each doctoral candidate at least two supervisors are appointed. One of the supervisors must be a professor or docent at the University of Eastern Finland. Alternatively, a person who has equivalent scientific competence to a professor or a docent and is a member of the staff at the faculty can be appointed as a supervisor.
The dean's decision will be sent by the faculty to all applicants by email.
Administrative law
Tomi Voutilainen
Suvianna Hakalehto
Matti Muukkonen
Commercial law
Katja Weckström
Matti Turtiainen
Constitutional law
Maija Dahlberg
Criminal law
Matti Tolvanen
Mikko Aaltonen
Heikki Kallio
Tarja Koskela
Environmental law
Ismo Pölönen
Niko Soininen
Antti Belinskij
Harri Kalimo
Sebastian Oberthür
Outi Ratamäki
European law
Emilia Korkea-aho
Kim Talus
Mirjami Paso
Kaisa Huhta
Family and inheritance law
Antti Kolehmainen
Financial law
Mika Nissinen
General jurisprudential studies
Niko Soininen
Maija Aalto-Heinilä
Mirjami Paso
International law / international environmental law
Kati Kulovesi
Harro van Asselt
Harri Kalimo
Annalisa Savaresi
Labour law
Marjo Ylhäinen
Legislative studies
Anssi Keinänen
Virve-Maria Toivonen
Procedural law
Matti Tolvanen
Mika Launiala
Property law
Matti Ilmari Niemi
Mia Hoffrén
Social law
Eeva Nykänen
Pauli Rautiainen
Welfare law
Eeva Nykänen
Anna Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen
Kaijus Ervasti
Pauli Rautiainen
The right to pursue doctoral studies does not include funding or a contract of employment or teaching tasks at the University. However, full-time doctoral students need funding to cover their costs of living and potential research costs (travel costs, research material etc.). Funding options should be discussed with the supervisor already when planning to apply for a doctoral study right and creating a research plan.
Doctoral studies can be funded for example by a scholarship, by working as a researcher in a research project, by working as a doctoral candidate at the University of Eastern Finland (doctoral student position), or by studying part-time while at work. Doctoral students apply for funding themselves.
Read more about funding options of doctoral studies on Kamu Student handbook.
Application period
You can apply to the Doctoral Programme in Law two times a year. Application deadlines are the 31st of October and the 30th of April. Applying for the doctoral programme is done via Studyinfo.fi online service.
What is Studyinfo.fi?
Studyinfo.fi is the official national admissions portal with all the up-to-date information about study programmes leading to a degree in Finland.
Studies
One of the following can be accepted as a doctoral dissertation:
- a separate piece of research (monograph), or
- at least three articles dealing with a same set of problems published or accepted for publication in scientific journals applying referee procedure. At least one of the articles has to be published and two accepted for publication. Rest of the articles may be manuscripts to be published. In case the articles are joint publications, a doctoral student must be the correspondent writer at least in two of them.
An article electronically pre-published by a scientific series is regarded as published.
In business also an essay-based dissertation can be approved. The essay-based dissertation comprises at least three published or unpublished independent entities dealing with the same set of research problems. Part of these entities may be scientific articles or other publications and unpublished essays.
In addition to the articles or essays the dissertation must include introduction and summary which compiles the contents of the articles. They may be placed in the beginning of the dissertation, or the introduction may be placed in the beginning and the summary in the end of the dissertation.
If the articles or essays are joint publications a doctoral candidate must present a written account of his/hers own contribution in those publications when requesting public defense. A joint publication may be included in two different dissertations maximum.
Evaluation criteria of doctoral dissertations
The general quality of a doctoral dissertation shall be assessed according to the following criteria in particular:
- Relevancy of the research task and the appeal of the research problem: Assessment emphasises the innovativeness and scientific relevancy of the research task.
- Level of sophistication and the management of methods necessary for research: Assessment pays special attention to the skills necessary for complementing the research task. Sophistication means both adequate expertise in the field of research and the student’s general knowledge and understanding of the academic subject and the area of research.
- Practical implementation of the research project: Assessment focuses on the functionality of the structure of the study, the delimitation of the scope, the degree of sophistication in finishing and the stylistic aspects.
- Results of the research project, their novelty, validity and importance: In the field of law, results of a research project cannot often be distinguished from other elements of research, as this is a matter of different interpretations and their justification. This further highlights the importance of overall assessment.
- The author’s ability to defend the research project in public: An integral part of a presentation of a doctoral dissertation or a licentiate thesis is that the author is able to defend appropriately the work in public. A licentiate thesis or a doctoral dissertation may be approved if it meets the minimum requirements of each criterion.
Doctoral dissertations are graded using the following grading scale: rejected, approved and approved with distinction.
The degrees include 50 ECTS of studies supporting the research project and professional competence. The objective is to familiarise the student with the research, theories and research methods in the field to qualify the student to prepare a doctoral dissertation.
The doctoral study plan specifies the courses which can be included in the studies supporting the research project and professional competence (50 ECTS). The 50 ECTS consists of 25 ECTS of general theoretical and methodological studies in the field of law, 10-15 ECTS of in-depth specialisation studies in the student’s specific field of research and 10-15 ECTS of general transferable skills studies.
Studies supporting the research project and professional competence (50 ECTS) must be completed and registered as completed before the doctoral dissertation is submitted for preliminary examination.
Studies supporting the research project and professional competence, 50 ECTS
General transferable skills studies 10-15 ECTS
- Orientation to doctoral studies 1 ECTS
- Research Ethics 1 ECTS
8–12 ECTS of the following:
- Teaching and specialist duties
- Developing Legal Learning 2 ECTS
- How to write a successful research grant proposal 1 ECTS
- General transferable skills studies organised by UEF Doctoral School
- Studies in the Training Programme in University Pedagogics
Completion of general transferable skills studies is approved by the supervisor.
Subject Specific Studies 35-40 ECTS
General studies - Theoretical and methodological competence 25 ECTS
- International Research Methodologies 5 ECTS
- Exam on Legal Methodologies 5 ECTS
- Participation in Law School's Doctoral Seminar 5 ECTS or CCEEL Research Group 5 ECTS
Theoretical and methodological studies, 10 ECTS of the following:
- 5311918 Philosophy of Human Rights 5 ECTS
- 5311922 Philosophy of Law 5 ECTS
- 5311936 Advanced Comparative Law 5 ECTS
- YO00CR48 International Legal Theory 5 op
- 5311407 Introduction to Empirical Juridical Research 5 ECTS
Specialisation – Familiarisation with the student’s specific field of research 10-15 ECTS
10-15 ECTS of the following:
- Literature, specialisation
- Publications
- Conferences
5312201 Doctoral dissertation
The personal study plan must be prepared in cooperation with the supervisor within three months from the beginning of the study right.
The supervisor provides guidance in matters related to the content of the dissertation and doctoral studies.
General guidance for the doctoral studies:
- Head of the doctoral programme Anssi Keinänen
- Academic coordinator of the doctoral programme Outi Ratamäki
Applying process, graduation and administration of the doctoral studies:
- Administrative coordinator of the doctoral programme Hanna Partinen
You can find information for different phases in the doctoral education on Kamu Student handbook:
- Doctoral education at the University of Eastern Finland
- Starting doctoral education
- Doctoral curriculum and study requirements
- Internationalisation in doctoral education
- Guidance and support in doctoral education
- Support for doctoral research
- Funding of doctoral education
- Wellbeing of doctoral researcher
- Permission for public examination and pre-examination of doctoral dissertation
- Publishing of doctoral dissertation
UEF Law School grants travel grants for seminar, conference, and summer school costs for doctoral researchers.
The grants are meant for doctoral researchers conducting their postgraduate studies in the field of law or philosophy at the University of Eastern Finland, with a doctoral degree as their targeted degree. The grants can be awarded for participating in seminars, conferences and summer schools related to these postgraduate studies, on the condition that the doctoral researcher presents their own work at the seminar or conference or completes the summer school according to its requirements, the participation supports the student’s postgraduate studies, and that the supervisor recommends participation. The grant may be used to cover the travel and accommodation costs as well as the participation fee of the seminar, conference, or summer school. Grants may not be used for the completion of a seminar course included in postgraduate studies.
The amount of the grant is a maximum of 2000 euros. The maximum reimbursement from travel within the country of residence is 500 euros per year. During one calendar year, the doctoral researcher can be awarded a grant once. The grant can be used to participate in several different seminars or conferences. One application may be used to apply for several different seminars or conferences.
The doctoral researcher must discuss with their supervisor, which seminars, conferences or summer schools are most suitable from the perspective of the postgraduate studies. A recommendation from a supervisor must be attached to the grant application, showing that participation in the seminar or conference at hand is necessary to further the postgraduate studies of the applicant. This recommendation can be given via email (a separate statement is not needed). If the recipient of the grant receives funding for their research from some other quarter, this other funding must be spent first. The grant awarded by the department is secondary in relation to other funding the applicant might have. Travel grants are meant for doctoral researchers who are not employed by the university.
The free-form scholarship application must include:
- Personal details (i.e. name, profession, social security number, place of tax assessment, address).
- Bank account details.
- Information on current work place and duties.
- Details about the event/events for which the grant is needed as well as a short account on the planned presentation by the student.
- The amount of the grant applied for and the grounds on which it should be awarded (a cost breakdown).
- A short clarification on the current state of the applicant’s doctoral thesis and a description of the importance of the grant in furthering this work.
- An estimate of when the doctoral dissertation defence is planned to take place.
The applicant must also attach to the application:
- A report on the completion of studies specified in the postgraduate study plan and a schedule for completing possible missing studies
- Recommendation from a supervisor as to why participating in the event/events is beneficial (an email is sufficient)
The decision of awarding the grants will be made by the head of UEF Law School. The application period is ongoing. The applications for the grants must be delivered via email to the department’s financial secretary Paula Savolainen (paula.j.savolainen@uef.fi).
