Kaisa Näkki
Doctoral Researcher
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 46 921 9524
Kaisa Näkki (LL.M., trained on the bench) is a doctoral researcher. She is writing her multidisciplinary, empirical doctoral thesis on “Assessment of Mental Capacity and the Need for Legal Guardianship in Individuals with Dementia : Legal and Medical Perspectives.”
Näkki is investigating under what circumstances a person with dementia is considered legally incapable and requires a legal guardian, particularly if they exhibit cognitive or neuropsychiatric symptoms other than classical memory deficits. A key research question is how the perspectives of medical professionals and legal professionals differ on this issue.
Näkki is also a member of the network of elder law experts VAASI.
Research groups
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Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration and Early Onset Dementia 01.01.2019 - -
Center of Law and Welfare 01.01.2018 - -
Neuro-Ethics and Law Research Team 01.08.2020 -
Projects
Publications
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Muistisairaan ihmisen oikeudet
Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Nikumaa, Henna; Näkki, Kaisa, 2025, Ervasti, Kaijus; Obstbaum, Yaira; Lindgren, Minna, Hyvinvointivaltion varjoissa : Muistisairaiden ihmisten oikeuksien toteutuminen, 35-59. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Muistisairaan oikeudellinen toimintakyky
Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Näkki, Kaisa, 2025, Hallikainen, Merja; Koivisto, Anne; Melkas, Susanna; Portaankorva, Anne; Rinne, Juha; Rosenvall, Ari, Muistisairaudet, 506-515. D2 Article in a professional book (incl. an introduction by the editor) -
Muistisairaiden ihmisten edunvalvontaan määrääminen
Näkki, Kaisa; Solje, Eino; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Ervasti, Kaijus, 2025, Ervasti, Kaijus; Obstbaum, Yaira; Lindgren, Minna, Hyvinvointivaltion varjoissa : Muistisairaiden ihmisten oikeuksien toteutuminen, 121-144. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Muistisairauksien kirjo
Solje, Eino; Näkki, Kaisa; Kivipelto, Miia, 2025, Ervasti, Kaijus; Obstbaum, Yaira; Lindgren, Minna, Hyvinvointivaltion varjoissa : Muistisairaiden ihmisten oikeuksien toteutuminen, 15-33. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Diverging medical and legal perceptions of the need for legal guardianship in people with dementia: A qualitative study
Näkki, Kaisa; Mäki‐Petäjä‐Leinonen, Anna; Ervasti, Kaijus; Halkoaho, Arja; Nurmi, Sanna‐Maria; Solomon, Alina; Suhonen, Noora‐Maria; Portaankorva, Anne M.; Krüger, Johanna; Solje, Eino, 2024, European journal of neurology, 31, 8, e16334. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Evaluating the need for legal guardianship in people with dementia: gaining insight into professionals’ assessment criteria
Näkki, Kaisa; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Ervasti, Kaijus; Solje, Eino, 2024, International journal of law, policy and the family, 38, 1, ebae005. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Lääkärinlausunto ratkaisijan pöydällä
Näkki, Kaisa; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Ervasti, Kaijus; Koivisto, Anne; Krüger, Johanna; Solje, Eino, 2022, Yleislääkäri, 37, 4, 26-29. D1 Article in a trade journal