Antto Vihma | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Expertise

Climate change politics, geoeconomics and strategy, multilateral negotiations, post-truth politics

Honorary title

Adjunct professor, University of Eastern Finland

Work experience

Research Fellow, Finland Futures Research Centre, 2007-2009

Researcher, MTT Economic Research, 2006-2007

Trainee, MTT Economic Research, 2005

Visiting positions

Visiting Scholar, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2016

Visiting Scholar, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2014

Visiting Scholar, SciencesPo, 2013

Degrees

PhD, University of Helsinki

Education

PhD, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences, 2012

MSc, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, 2006

Language skills

Finnish, English (working languages); Swedish, French (good)

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09 / 2021

Ilmastonmuutos ja Suomen turvallisuus: Uhat ja varautuminen kokonaisturvallisuuden toimintamallissa

Climate governance FIIA Report

06 / 2020

Climate Change and Populism: Comparing the populist parties’ climate policies in Denmark, Finland and Sweden

Climate governance FIIA Report

03 / 2019

What’s next for UN climate negotiations? The UNFCCC in the era of populism and multipolar competition

Climate governance Multilateralism UN FIIA Briefing Paper

05 / 2018

Hybridivaikuttaminen ja demokratian resilienssi: Ulkoisen häirinnän mahdollisuudet ja torjuntakyky liberaaleissa demokratioissa

Democracy Economic policy Energy European Union Finnish foreign policy France Germany Russia Security and Defence Policy United States FIIA Report

10 / 2017

‘Mourning for America’: Donald Trump’s Climate Change Policy

Climate governance Economic policy Energy Multilateralism UN United States FIIA Analysis

03 / 2016

Dividing the EU with energy? Unpacking Russia's energy geoeconomics

Economic policy Energy Geoeconomics Russia FIIA Briefing Paper

10 / 2015

Paris Stress Test: Can the UN climate talks deliver?

Climate governance Multilateralism UN FIIA Briefing Paper

10 / 2014

How to Reform the UN Climate Negotiations? Perspectives from the past, present and neighbour negotiations

Climate governance Multilateralism FIIA Working paper

02 / 2014

The Conflict over Aviation Emissions: A Case of Retreating EU Leadership?

Climate governance European Union Global governance FIIA Briefing Paper

02 / 2013

The shale gas boom: The global implications of the rise of unconventional fossil energy

Climate governance Economic policy Energy United States FIIA Briefing Paper

10 / 2012

Haussa ulkopoliittinen identiteetti: Luoko Suomi itse oman linjansa vai syntyykö linja muiden tahdosta?

Finnish foreign policy UN FIIA Comment

06 / 2012

Great expectations: Understanding why the UN climate talks seem to fail

Climate governance Multilateralism UN FIIA Briefing Paper

06 / 2011

Arrested development: UN climate talks have lost the momentum of Cancún

Climate governance Global governance UN FIIA Comment

03 / 2011

A climate of consensus: The UNFCCC faces challenges of legitimacy and effectiveness

Climate governance Global governance FIIA Briefing Paper

Vihma, Antto; Korppoo, Anna (2010). Cancúnin ilmastokokous: Vähän toivoa, vähän epätoivoa. FIIA Briefing Paper. The Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

Climate governance Multilateralism UN FIIA Briefing Paper

05 / 2010

Elephant in the room: The new G77 and China dynamics in climate talks

China Climate governance FIIA Briefing Paper

Towards a new climate regime? Views of China, India, Japan, Russia and the United States in the road to Copenhagen.

Asia China Climate governance Global governance India Japan Multilateralism Russia United States FIIA Report

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Vihma, Antto (2021). Hankala Hätätila. Suomen Kuvalehti, 17.9.

E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto (2021). Instan iloiset teologit. Suomen Kuvalehti, 19.8.

E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto; Reischl, Gunilla & Nonbo Andersen, Astrid (2021). A climate backlash: Comparing populist parties' climate policies in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden. Journal of Environment & Development, 30 (3):219-239.

Climate governance Pohjoismaat Populismi suomi Sweden A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto (2021). Pahat ja kyvykkäät. Suomen Kuvalehti, 22.7.

Populismi United States E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto (2019). Ilmastosopimuksen kampittajat. Ulkopolitiikka, 56 (2):32-37.

Climate governance D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto (2019). Antto Vihman kolumni: Repivä populismi ei palauta politiikkaa politiikkaan, vaan faktoista luopuessaan se kaventaa poliittisen kenttää. Yle kolumni, 14.5.

Democracy E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto; Hartikainen, Jarno; Ikäheimo, Hannu-Pekka & Seuri, Olli (2018). Totuuden jälkeen. Helsinki: Teos.

Democracy Europe United States E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto (2018). Rejoinder: Geoeconomics defined and redefined. Geopolitics, 23 (1):47-49.

Geoeconomics A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto (2018). Geoeconomic analysis and the limits of critical geopolitics. Geopolitics, 22 (4):1-22.

Geoeconomics A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto (2018). ‘First as tragedy…’: Mistakes, blaming and learning at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. In Kruck, Andreas; Oppermann, Kai; Spencer, Alexander ed(s): Political mistakes and policy failures in international relations. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. 261-283.

Climate governance Multilateralism A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto (2018). Päivänpolitiikan totuudellisuutta on vaikea puolustaa postmodernein asein. Yle kolumni, 29.3.

E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto (2017). Nostalgian voittokulku. Politiikasta, 12.9.

Europe United Kingdom United States E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto (2017). Nostalgia on mahtava poliittinen voima. Yle kolumni, 28.8.

E Publications intended for the general public

Pankakoski, Timo & Vihma, Antto (2017). Fragmentation in international law and global governance: A conceptual inquiry. Contributions to the History of Concepts, 12 (1):24-48.

Global governance International law Multilateralism A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto & Solanko, Laura (2016). Yritysten vai valtioiden ehdoilla? Ulkopolitiikka, 53 (4):56-59.

Energy Geoeconomics Russia D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto & Wigell, Mikael (2016). The strategic case against Nord Stream II. Baltic Rim Economies Review (6):48.

Energy European Union Geoeconomics Russia D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto (2016). Geoekonomian paluu. Politiikasta, 15.11.

Geoeconomics E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto & Wigell, Mikael (2016). Unclear and present danger: Russia’s geoeconomics and the Nord Stream II pipeline. Global Affairs, 2 (4):377-388.

Energy European Union Geoeconomics Russia A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Wigell, Mikael & Vihma, Antto (2016). Geopolitics versus geoeconomics: The case of Russia's geostrategy and its effects on the EU. International Affairs, 92 (3):605–627.

European Union Geoeconomics Russia A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto (2016). Results of the Paris COP 21 climate negotiations. Greenstream Network.

Climate governance Global governance D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto & Turksen, Umut (2016). The geoeconomics of the South Stream pipeline project. Journal of International Affairs, 69 (1):34-52.

Energy Europe Geoeconomics Russia A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto & Turksen, Umut (2015). The geoeconomics of Russian-EU gas trade: drawing lessons from the South Stream pipeline project. CEEPR Workin Paper. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, CEEPR.

Energy Europe European Union Geoeconomics Russia D Publications intended for professional communities

Tynkkynen, Oras & Vihma, Antto (2015). Maailma sai Pariisista uutta toivoa: Pariisin ilmastokokous osoitti, että tuloksekas globaali neuvotteleminen on sittenkin mahdollista. Helsingin Sanomat, 16.12.

Climate governance Multilateralism E Publications intended for the general public

Betsill, Michele; Dubash, Navroz; Paterson, Matthew; van Asselt, Harro; Vihma, Antto & Winkler, Harald (2015). Building productive links between the UNFCCC and the broader global climate governance landscape. Global Environmental Politics, 15 (2):1-10.

Climate governance Multilateralism UN A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto (2015). Kolmiodraamaa Euroopan putkipolitiikassa. Ulkopolitiikka, 52 (2):42-43.

Energy European Union Geoeconomics Russia D Publications intended for professional communities

Urpelainen, Johannes & Vihma, Antto (2015). Soft cooperation in the shadow of distributional conflict? A model-based assessment of the two-level game between international climate change negotiations and domestic politics. CEEPR Working Paper. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, CEEPR.

Climate governance Multilateralism D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto (2015). Climate of consensus: Managing decision making in the UN climate change negotiations. Review of European, comparative & international environmental law, 24 (1):120-142.

Multilateralism UN A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Haltzel, Michael; Vihma, Antto & Mehling, Michael (2015). Putin's pipeline predicament. Huffington Post, 18.3.

Energy Europe Geoeconomics Russia Ukraine E Publications intended for the general public

Kulovesi, Kati & Vihma, Antto (2014). Can Attention to the Process Improve the Efficiency of the UNFCCC Negotiations? Carbon & Climate Law Review, 7:242-251.

Climate governance Multilateralism UN A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Halonen, Mikko; Ryynänen, Erkka; Vihma, Antto; Kanninen, Markku & Sorasahi, Heikki (2013). Global emission reduction potential of additional mitigation measures Report for the Ministry of Environment. Helsinki: Gaia .

Climate governance C Scientific books (monographs)

Vihma, Antto (2013). Liuskekaasubuumi saapuu Eurooppaan. Suomi-USA -lehti, 28 (1).

Climate governance Energy Europe D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto (2013). Eurooppa lämpenee liuskekaasulle. Ulkopolitiikka, 50 (2):40-42.

Energy European Union D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto (2013). Energiatehokkuus on kestävin keino parantaa kilpailukykyä. Talouselämä, 30.9.

Climate governance Energy E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto (2012). Analyzing soft law and hard law in climate change. In Hollo E., Kulovesi K., Mehling M. ed(s): Climate Change and the Law. Dordrecht: Springer. 143-164.

Climate governance Multilateralism A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Syri, Sanna; Vihma, Antto; Ollikainen, Markku; Savolainen, Ilkka; Soimakallio, Sampo; Hast, Aira; Järvelä, Marja; Seppälä, Jyri & Airaksinen, Miimu (2013). Current themes in international and European climate policy (in Finnish, Kansainvälisen ja EU:n ilmastopolitiikan ajankohtaisia teemoja). Ilmastopaneeli. Report for Ministry of the Economy and Employment.

Climate governance European Union D Publications intended for professional communities

Mattlin, Mikael; Vihma, Antto; Wigell, Mikael & Salonius-Pasternak, Charly (2012). Löydä sisäinen viikinkisi. Talouselämä, 23.11.

Nordic cooperation E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto (2012). Soft law, hard law, and the North-South politics of climate change. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto, Valtiotieteellinen tiedekunta, Sosiaalitieteiden laitos.

Climate governance Geoeconomics International law Multilateralism G Theses

Vihma, Antto (2012). Ovatko ilmastoneuvottelut epäonnistuneet? Ulkopolitiikka, 49 (2):22-24.

Climate governance Multilateralism D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto & Kulovesi, Katri (2012). Strengthening global climate change negotiations: Improving the efficiency of the UNFCCC process. Nordiske Arbejdspapirer. Nordic Council of Ministers.

Climate governance Multilateralism UN D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto; Mulugetta, Yacob & Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, Sylvia (2011). Negotiating solidarity? The G77 through the prism of climate change negotiations. Global Change, Peace & Security, 23 (3):315-334.

Climate governance Multilateralism A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Hallding, Karl; Olsson, Marie; Atteridge, Aaron; Vihma, Antto; Carson, Marcus & Roman, Mikael (2011). Together alone: BASIC countries and the climate change conundrum. TeamNord. Nordic Council of Ministers.

Climate governance D Publications intended for professional communities

Vihma, Antto (2011). India and the global climate governance: Between principles and pragmatism. Journal of Environment & Development, 20 (1):69-94.

Climate governance India A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto (2010). Ilmastoneuvotteluja on jatkettava eri foorumeilla. Helsingin Sanomat, 21.1.

Climate governance E Publications intended for the general public

Vihma, Antto (2010). Kööpenhaminan pesänjakajat. Ulkopolitiikka, 47 (1):48-51.

Climate governance Multilateralism D Publications intended for professional communities

Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, Sylvia & Vihma, Antto (2009). Comparing the effectiveness and legitimacy of global hard and soft law: An analytical framework. Regulation & Governance, 3 (4):400-420.

Climate governance Global governance International law A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto (2009). Friendly neighbor or Trojan horse? Assessing the Interaction of Soft Law Initiatives and the UN Climate Regime. International Environmental Agreements, 9 (3):239-260.

A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Helenius, Juha; Aro-Heinilä, Esa; Hietala, Reija; Mikkola, Minna; Risku-Norja, Helmi; Seppänen, Laura; Sinkkonen, Marko & Vihma, Antto (2007). Systems frame for multidisciplinary study on sustainability of localising food. Progress in Industrial Ecology - An International Journal, 4 (5):328-347.

A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto (2006). Measuring the effects of local food on a regional economy Regional Agro-Economic model (RegAE) - An extended input-output approach. In John Sumelius ed(s): Possibilities for and economic consequences of switching to local ecological recycling agriculture. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. 51-63.

Climate governance A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Vihma, Antto; Aro-Heinilä, Esa & Sinkkonen, Marko (2006). Cost-effectiveness of farm-size biodiesel production (In Finnish, Rypsibiodieselin (RME) maatilatuotannon kannattavuus). MTT:n selvityksiä MTT Agrifood Research Report. MTT taloustutkimus.

Climate governance D Publications intended for professional communities

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Vihma, Antto; Korppoo, Anna (2010). Cancúnin ilmastokokous: Vähän toivoa, vähän epätoivoa. FIIA Briefing Paper. The Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

Towards a new climate regime? Views of China, India, Japan, Russia and the United States in the road to Copenhagen.

Vihma, Antto (2021). Hankala Hätätila. Suomen Kuvalehti, 17.9.

Vihma, Antto (2021). Instan iloiset teologit. Suomen Kuvalehti, 19.8.

Vihma, Antto; Reischl, Gunilla & Nonbo Andersen, Astrid (2021). A climate backlash: Comparing populist parties' climate policies in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden. Journal of Environment & Development, 30 (3):219-239.

Vihma, Antto (2021). Pahat ja kyvykkäät. Suomen Kuvalehti, 22.7.

Vihma, Antto (2019). Ilmastosopimuksen kampittajat. Ulkopolitiikka, 56 (2):32-37.

Vihma, Antto (2019). Antto Vihman kolumni: Repivä populismi ei palauta politiikkaa politiikkaan, vaan faktoista luopuessaan se kaventaa poliittisen kenttää. Yle kolumni, 14.5.

Vihma, Antto; Hartikainen, Jarno; Ikäheimo, Hannu-Pekka & Seuri, Olli (2018). Totuuden jälkeen. Helsinki: Teos.

Vihma, Antto (2018). Rejoinder: Geoeconomics defined and redefined. Geopolitics, 23 (1):47-49.

Vihma, Antto (2018). Geoeconomic analysis and the limits of critical geopolitics. Geopolitics, 22 (4):1-22.

Vihma, Antto (2018). ‘First as tragedy…’: Mistakes, blaming and learning at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. In Kruck, Andreas; Oppermann, Kai; Spencer, Alexander ed(s): Political mistakes and policy failures in international relations. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. 261-283.

Vihma, Antto (2018). Päivänpolitiikan totuudellisuutta on vaikea puolustaa postmodernein asein. Yle kolumni, 29.3.

Vihma, Antto (2017). Nostalgian voittokulku. Politiikasta, 12.9.

Vihma, Antto (2017). Nostalgia on mahtava poliittinen voima. Yle kolumni, 28.8.

Pankakoski, Timo & Vihma, Antto (2017). Fragmentation in international law and global governance: A conceptual inquiry. Contributions to the History of Concepts, 12 (1):24-48.

Vihma, Antto & Solanko, Laura (2016). Yritysten vai valtioiden ehdoilla? Ulkopolitiikka, 53 (4):56-59.

Vihma, Antto & Wigell, Mikael (2016). The strategic case against Nord Stream II. Baltic Rim Economies Review (6):48.

Vihma, Antto (2016). Geoekonomian paluu. Politiikasta, 15.11.

Vihma, Antto & Wigell, Mikael (2016). Unclear and present danger: Russia’s geoeconomics and the Nord Stream II pipeline. Global Affairs, 2 (4):377-388.

Wigell, Mikael & Vihma, Antto (2016). Geopolitics versus geoeconomics: The case of Russia's geostrategy and its effects on the EU. International Affairs, 92 (3):605–627.

Vihma, Antto (2016). Results of the Paris COP 21 climate negotiations. Greenstream Network.

Vihma, Antto & Turksen, Umut (2016). The geoeconomics of the South Stream pipeline project. Journal of International Affairs, 69 (1):34-52.

Vihma, Antto & Turksen, Umut (2015). The geoeconomics of Russian-EU gas trade: drawing lessons from the South Stream pipeline project. CEEPR Workin Paper. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, CEEPR.

Tynkkynen, Oras & Vihma, Antto (2015). Maailma sai Pariisista uutta toivoa: Pariisin ilmastokokous osoitti, että tuloksekas globaali neuvotteleminen on sittenkin mahdollista. Helsingin Sanomat, 16.12.

Betsill, Michele; Dubash, Navroz; Paterson, Matthew; van Asselt, Harro; Vihma, Antto & Winkler, Harald (2015). Building productive links between the UNFCCC and the broader global climate governance landscape. Global Environmental Politics, 15 (2):1-10.

Vihma, Antto (2015). Kolmiodraamaa Euroopan putkipolitiikassa. Ulkopolitiikka, 52 (2):42-43.

Vihma, Antto (2015). Climate of consensus: Managing decision making in the UN climate change negotiations. Review of European, comparative & international environmental law, 24 (1):120-142.

Haltzel, Michael; Vihma, Antto & Mehling, Michael (2015). Putin's pipeline predicament. Huffington Post, 18.3.

Kulovesi, Kati & Vihma, Antto (2014). Can Attention to the Process Improve the Efficiency of the UNFCCC Negotiations? Carbon & Climate Law Review, 7:242-251.

Halonen, Mikko; Ryynänen, Erkka; Vihma, Antto; Kanninen, Markku & Sorasahi, Heikki (2013). Global emission reduction potential of additional mitigation measures Report for the Ministry of Environment. Helsinki: Gaia .

Vihma, Antto (2013). Liuskekaasubuumi saapuu Eurooppaan. Suomi-USA -lehti, 28 (1).

Vihma, Antto (2013). Eurooppa lämpenee liuskekaasulle. Ulkopolitiikka, 50 (2):40-42.

Vihma, Antto (2013). Energiatehokkuus on kestävin keino parantaa kilpailukykyä. Talouselämä, 30.9.

Vihma, Antto (2012). Analyzing soft law and hard law in climate change. In Hollo E., Kulovesi K., Mehling M. ed(s): Climate Change and the Law. Dordrecht: Springer. 143-164.

Mattlin, Mikael; Vihma, Antto; Wigell, Mikael & Salonius-Pasternak, Charly (2012). Löydä sisäinen viikinkisi. Talouselämä, 23.11.

Vihma, Antto (2012). Soft law, hard law, and the North-South politics of climate change. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto, Valtiotieteellinen tiedekunta, Sosiaalitieteiden laitos.

Vihma, Antto (2012). Ovatko ilmastoneuvottelut epäonnistuneet? Ulkopolitiikka, 49 (2):22-24.

Vihma, Antto & Kulovesi, Katri (2012). Strengthening global climate change negotiations: Improving the efficiency of the UNFCCC process. Nordiske Arbejdspapirer. Nordic Council of Ministers.

Vihma, Antto; Mulugetta, Yacob & Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, Sylvia (2011). Negotiating solidarity? The G77 through the prism of climate change negotiations. Global Change, Peace & Security, 23 (3):315-334.

Hallding, Karl; Olsson, Marie; Atteridge, Aaron; Vihma, Antto; Carson, Marcus & Roman, Mikael (2011). Together alone: BASIC countries and the climate change conundrum. TeamNord. Nordic Council of Ministers.

Vihma, Antto (2011). India and the global climate governance: Between principles and pragmatism. Journal of Environment & Development, 20 (1):69-94.

Vihma, Antto (2010). Ilmastoneuvotteluja on jatkettava eri foorumeilla. Helsingin Sanomat, 21.1.

Vihma, Antto (2010). Kööpenhaminan pesänjakajat. Ulkopolitiikka, 47 (1):48-51.

Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, Sylvia & Vihma, Antto (2009). Comparing the effectiveness and legitimacy of global hard and soft law: An analytical framework. Regulation & Governance, 3 (4):400-420.

Vihma, Antto (2009). Friendly neighbor or Trojan horse? Assessing the Interaction of Soft Law Initiatives and the UN Climate Regime. International Environmental Agreements, 9 (3):239-260.

Helenius, Juha; Aro-Heinilä, Esa; Hietala, Reija; Mikkola, Minna; Risku-Norja, Helmi; Seppänen, Laura; Sinkkonen, Marko & Vihma, Antto (2007). Systems frame for multidisciplinary study on sustainability of localising food. Progress in Industrial Ecology - An International Journal, 4 (5):328-347.

Vihma, Antto; Aro-Heinilä, Esa & Sinkkonen, Marko (2006). Cost-effectiveness of farm-size biodiesel production (In Finnish, Rypsibiodieselin (RME) maatilatuotannon kannattavuus). MTT:n selvityksiä MTT Agrifood Research Report. MTT taloustutkimus.