
Saara Koikkalainen
Senior Researcher
Cultural encounters, mobilities and borders (BOMOCULT)
Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Karelian Institute
saara.koikkalainen@uef.fi | +358 50 314 1246
I work as a university researcher in the Cultural encounters, mobilities and borders (CULTCHANGE) -profile area (2020-2023). My research focuses on various mobility phenomana in Europe, such as on the experiences of Nordic migrants in London during the Brexit era and mobility caused by the war in Ukraine. This research has also been funded by the Kone foundation, the Alfred Kordelinin Foundation and the Kansan sivistysrahasto -foundation. My PhD (University of Lapland 2013) examined the labour market experiences of highly skilled Finns in the European labour markets. I have published also on migration decision making, the labour market position of return migrants, intra-European mobility and Iraqi asylum seekers in Finland.
Publications
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Die öffentliche Meinung über Migration und die Rolle der Medien im Kontext der „Europäischen Flüchtlingskrise“
Koikkalainen, Saara; Pyrhönen, Niko; Wahlbeck, Östen. Teoksessa: Franzke, Jochen; Ruano de la Fuente, José M, 2023. Politik zur lokalen Integration von Migranten. s. 307-333. Springer A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Finnlands Einwanderungspolitik: Staatliche Ziele, lokale Lösungen
Koikkalainen, Saara. Teoksessa: Franzke, Jochen; Ruano de la Fuente, José M, 2023. Politik zur lokalen Integration von Migranten. s. 59-78. Springer A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Brexit ja perheet: mikä muuttui Ison-Britannian EU-eron jälkeen?
Koikkalainen, Saara. 2022. Migration. 48: 28–31 D1 Article in a trade journal -
Decision-making and the trajectories of young Europeans in the London region: the planners, the dreamers, and the accidental migrants
Koikkalainen, Saara; Lulle, Aija; King, Russell; Leon-Himmelstine, Carmen; Szkudlarek, Aleksandra. 2022. Comparative migration studies. 10: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Borderless Europe: Seven Decades of Free Movement
Koikkalainen, Saara. 2021. Migration information source. [Epub ahead of print 3 June 2021]: - B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Turvapaikanhakuleirit - ratkaisu humanitaarisen maahanmuuton hallintaan?
Koikkalainen, Saara. 2021. Liikkeessä yli rajojen -blogi. : - E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Zapata-Barrero, Ricard and Yalaz, Evren. (eds.). 2018. Qualitative Research in European Migration Studies, IMISCOE Research Series
Koikkalainen, Saara. 2021. Nordic journal of migration research. 11: 372-375 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Crossing the boundary to Europe. Finns on transnational careers in the European Union
Koikkalainen, Saara. Teoksessa: Foulkes Savinetti, Nicol; Riekhoff, Aart-Jan, 2020. Shaping and re-shaping the boundaries of working life. s. 63-78. Tampere University Press A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Finland's Immigration Policy: State Objectives, Local Solutions
Koikkalainen, Saara. Teoksessa: Franzke, Jochen; Ruano de la Fuente, José M, 2020. Local Integration of Migrants Policy : European Experiences and Challenges. s. 53-71. Palgrave Macmillan A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Imagination, hope and the migrant journey: Iraqi asylum seekers looking for a future in Europe
Koikkalainen, Saara; Kyle, David; Nykänen, Tapio. 2020. International migration. 58: 54-68 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research