Environmental and pharmaceutical law research group
Research group
01.05.2025 -
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
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Our research focuses in particular on the regulation of chemicals and medicinal products at national, EU and international levels. On chemicals, we study for example the regulation of nanomaterials (including nanomedicines) and other advanced materials, but we also carry out other environmental law research, currently on issues such as carbon markets and the conservation of pollinators. We also conduct research on the circular economy and green and sustainable public procurement, and we are responsible for teaching the Circular Economy in the Legal Context course at the UEF Law School. In pharmaceutical law, we focus on issues such as the development and manufacture of medicines, marketing authorisations, pricing and reimbursement, drug safety and the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals.
We work closely with several Finnish and international partners in the fields of pharmacy, environmental science, forestry and environmental law, among others.
News
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The first PharGTrans article publishedThe first PharGTrans article published
Crossing silos: how changes in EU chemicals policy and legislation are reflected in its pharmaceutical policy and legislation -
PharGTrans project organised an interdisciplinary workshopPharGTrans project organised an interdisciplinary workshop
The first workshop of our PharGTrans project for PhD and postdoctoral researchers was organised in conjunction with the FinPharmaNet annual meeting. -
You have the butterfly effectYou have the butterfly effect
"Luonnonsuojelija" magazine interviewed Mirella Miettinen about the Butterfly project. -
Policy brief: Cleaning Up the Antibiotic Supply ChainPolicy brief: Cleaning Up the Antibiotic Supply Chain
ReAct cited our research article in its policy brief.
Cooperation
Current projects
- Mainstreaming pollinator stewardship in view of cascading ecological, societal and economic impacts of pollinator decline (Butterfly) (European Union, Horizon Europe; 2025-2029)
- The impact of EU chemicals policy and legislation on green transformations in the pharmaceutical sector in the EU (PharGTrans) (Research Council of Finland; 2023-2027)
- Hiilimarkkinoilta lisäarvoa turvetuotannosta poistettujen alueiden jatkokäyttöön (Value from the carbon market for the next land use of peat production areas) (ArvoHiili) (Co-funded by the European Union, Just Transition Fund; 2023-2026)
Past projects
- Ympäristönäkökohtien ja kestävän kehityksen huomioiminen lääkkeiden hinnan ja korvattavuuden arvioinnissa – kartoittava kirjallisuuskatsaus (KELA; 2024)
- Sustainable Drug Discovery and Development with End-of-Life Yield (SUDDEN) (Strategic Research Council at the Research Council of Finland; 2018-2023)
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Publications
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Barriers to paludiculture and carbon markets: regulatory ambiguity and biomass yield risks on Finland's cutaway peatlands
Laasasenaho, Kari; Lauhanen, Risto; Maanavilja, Liisa; Aro, Lasse; Laakso, Tero; Miettinen, Mirella; Pappinen, Ari; Kuittinen, Suvi, 2025, Peatlands international, 3, 32-34. D1 Article in a trade journal -
Crossing silos: how changes in EU chemicals policy and legislation are reflected in its pharmaceutical policy and legislation
Miettinen, Mirella, 2025, Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice, 18, 1, 2587439. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Eteläpohjalaisten viranomaisten näkemyksiä ennallistamisen ja kosteikkoviljelyn hiilimarkkinapalveluiden oikeudellis-hallinnollisista reunaehdoista suonpohjilla
Laasasenaho, Kari; Lauhanen, Risto; Maanavilja, Liisa; Laakso, Tero; Miettinen, Mirella, 2025, SeAMK journal, 2, 2. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Euroopan unionin kemikaalisääntelyn erityispiirteet
Alaranta, Joonas; Miettinen, Mirella, 2025, Pölönen, Ismo; Malin, Kimmo; Myrsky, Otso, Puheenvuoroja ympäristöoikeuden yleisistä opeista, 267-313. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Regulation of the environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals
Miettinen, Mirella, 2025, Hanski, Leena; Lapatto-Reiniluoto, Outi; Lehtisalo, Minna; Riikonen, Sanja; Sikanen, Tiina; Sivén, Mia; Teräsalmi, Eeva, Medicines and the environment: challenges and solutions for sustainable pharmacy, 95-108. D2 Article in a professional book (incl. an introduction by the editor) -
Using socio-economic analysis and the safe-and-sustainable-by-design concept to balance costs and benefits in the circular economy
Alaranta, Joonas; Miettinen, Mirella, 2025, Review of European, comparative & international environmental law, 34, 2, 365-378. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Are materiality determination practices evolving in the wake of increasing legislation on sustainability reporting? Findings from EU pharmaceutical companies' reports
Miettinen, Mirella, 2024, International journal of law and management, 66, 3, 363-392. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
ArvoHiili -hanke luo lisäarvoa maanomistajille turvevarojen säilyttämisestä ja lisäämisestä
Laasasenaho, Kari; Lauhanen, Risto; Maanavilja, Liisa; Turunen, Jukka; Pappinen, Ari; Kuittinen, Suvi; Laakso, Tero; Miettinen, Mirella; Aro, Lasse; Jylhä, Paula; Wall, Antti, 2024, Koneyrittäjä, 2, 26-27. D1 Article in a trade journal -
ArvoHiili selvittää suonpohjien kosteikkoviljelyn ja ennallistamisen tuotteistamista hiilimarkkinoilla
Laasasenaho, Kari; Lauhanen, Risto; Maanavilja, Liisa; Turunen, Jukka; Ikkala, Lauri; Pappinen, Ari; Kuittinen, Suvi; Laakso, Tero; Miettinen, Mirella; Aro, Lasse; Jylhä, Paula; Wall, Antti, 2024, Päällysaho, Seliina; Junell, Pasi; Salminen-Tuomaala, Mari; Uusimäki, Sirkku; Karvonen, Minna, Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu – meidän ammattikorkeakoulu, 326–336. D2 Article in a professional book (incl. an introduction by the editor) -
Conflicting objectives – using effective drugs without polluting our environment
Halldin, Krister; Berg, Cecilia; Larsson, Linnéa; Leto, Elize; Andersson, Gunnar; Svensk Ankarberg, Anna; Belleza, Elin; Blanco-Peña, Kinndle; Collins, Terrence; Engdahl, Elin; Fick, Jerker; Håkansson, Helen; Löffler, Paul; Miettinen, Mirella; Nacke, Alice; Scheutz, Andreas; Sverrisson, Eirik, 2024, Uppsala universitet. D4 Published development or research report or study