Kaisa Näkki
Project Researcher
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 46 921 9524
Kaisa Näkki (LL.D./LL.M., trained on the bench) conducts post-doctoral research at the Law School. Näkki’s current research focuses on the rights of older people.
Näkki’s interdisciplinary doctoral dissertation Assessment of Mental Capacity and the Need for Legal Guardianship in Individuals with Dementia: Legal and Medical Perspectives, integrates socio‑legal studies, guardianship law, and neurology.
Näkki has previously worked as an attorney-at-law and a licensed trial counsel.
Näkki is a member of the European Law and Ageing Network (ELAN) and participates in the Finnish network of experts on elder law (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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Assessment of Mental Capacity and the Need for Legal Guardianship in Individuals with Dementia : Legal and Medical Perspectives
Näkki, Kaisa, 2026, Publications of the University of Eastern Finland : dissertations in social sciences and business studies. G5 Doctoral dissertation (article) -
Muistisairaiden ihmisten, heidän läheistensä ja sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon ammattilaisten kokemukset ohjauksesta ja neuvonnasta
Savonen, Jenni; Issakainen, Mervi; Nikumaa, Henna; Heimonen, Sirkkaliisa; Näkki, Kaisa; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Ervasti, Kaijus, 2026, Gerontologia, 40, 1, 36-52. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Respecting autonomy in the guardianship appointment process for individuals with dementia in Finland: Legal and medical perspectives
Näkki, Kaisa; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Ervasti, Kaijus; Solje, Eino, 2026, Medical law international, [Epub ahead of print 25 Feb 2026], 1-28. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Itsemääräämisoikeus ja päätöksentekokelpoisuus
Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna; Näkki, Kaisa, 2025, Saarto, Tiina; Jämsen, Esa; Lehto, Juho; Pöyhiä, Reino, Palliatiivinen hoito, 798-804. D2 Article in a professional book (incl. an introduction by the editor) -
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