Niko Soininen
Professor
Environmental Law & Water Law
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
niko.soininen@uef.fi | +358 50 437 6342
Main research interests:
1) The role of law in adaptive governance; especially regulation of cumulative human impact on waters with a well-functioning science/policy linkage
2) Water and marine environmental law; especially blue renewables (incl. hydropower & offshore windpower) and aquaculture with environmental permitting and marine spatial planning
3) Scientific knowledge in legal interpretive methodology
4) Sustainability law; the role of law in societal sustainability transformation
Research groups
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CCEEL - The Center for Climate Change, Energy and… 01.09.2013 - -
Research group on Legal Interpretation and the Ph… 01.08.2015 - -
SusHydro - Regoverning the Existing Hydropower Sy… Finished 01.09.2020 - 31.08.2024
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Water and Marine Environmental Law
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Environmental Law Research Group 01.08.2000 -
Projects
Publications
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Adapting Hydropower to European Union Water Law: Flexible Governance versus Legal Effectiveness in Sweden and Finland
Puharinen, Suvi-Tuuli; Belinskij, Antti; Soininen, Niko. 2024. Transnational environmental law. 13: 160-189 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Climate change adaptation in water law: International, EU and Finnish perspectives
Belinskij, Antti; Soininen, Niko; Puharinen, Suvi-Tuuli; Veijalainen, Noora. 2024. Review of European, comparative & international environmental law. 33: 80-92 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Strategies for integrating scientific evidence in water policy and law in the face of uncertainty
Kotamäki, Niina; Arhonditsis, George; Hjerppe, Turo; Hyytiäinen, Kari; Malve, Olli; Ovaskainen, Otso; Paloniitty, Tiina; Similä, Jukka; Soininen, Niko; Weigel, Benjamin; Heiskanen, Anna-Stiina. 2024. Science of the total environment. 931: A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Suomesta kestävyysmurroksen onnistuja: Rajana luonto, voimana ihmiset
Linnanen, Lassi; Teperi, Anna-Maria; Aarikka-Stenroos, Leena; Halme, Minna; Jaakkola, Jouni JK; Kaljonen, Minna; Kinnunen, Päivi; Mönkkönen, Mikko; Ratinen, Ilkka; Salonen, Arto O; Siivonen, Katriina; Soini, Katriina; Soininen, Niko; Toivanen, Reetta. 2024. Kestävyyspaneelin julkaisuja. . Kestävyyspaneeli D4 Published development or research report or study -
The ecological sustainability of the energy transition in EU law: pro et contra hydropower
Huhta, Kaisa; Soininen, Niko; Vesa, Seita. 2024. Journal of energy and natural resources law. [Epub ahead of print 18 April 2024]: 1-17 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Towards successful sustainability transformation for Finland Boundaries from nature, power from the people
Linnanen, Lassi; Teperi, Anna-Maria; Aarikka-Stenroos, Leena; Halme, Minna; Jaakkola, Jouni JK; Kaljonen, Minna; Kinnunen, Päivi; Mönkkönen, Mikko; Ratinen, Ilkka; Salonen, Arto O; Siivonen, Katriina; Soini, Katriina; Soininen, Niko; Toivanen, Reetta. 2024. Kestävyyspaneelin julkaisuja. . Kestävyyspaneeli D4 Published development or research report or study -
Adaptive governance, law and regulation
Soininen, Niko; Cosens, Barbara; Ruhl, J B; Puharinen, Suvi-Tuuli. Teoksessa: Juhola, Sirkku(toim.) , 2023. Handbook on Adaptive Governance. s. 35-53. Edward Elgar A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Browning of boreal lakes: Do public perceptions and governance align with the biological foundations?
Albrecht, Eerika; Hannonen, Olga; Palacín‐Lizarbe, Carlos; Suni, Jarno; Härkönen, Laura H; Soininen, Niko; Kukkonen, Jussi; Vainikka, Anssi. 2023. Ecological applications. 33: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Ennallistaminen oikeudellisena velvoitteena - luontokadon hillinnän valloittamaton rintama Suomen ympäristöoikeudessa
Pappila, Minna; Soininen, Niko. 2023. Ympäristöjuridiikka. 43: 23-46 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Hydropowering sustainability transformation: policy frames on river use and restoration in Finland
Albrecht, Eerika; Lukkarinen, Jani; Hakkarainen, Miikka; Soininen, Niko. 2023. Fennia. 201: 47-64 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research