Harri Mikkola | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs

email:

harri.mikkola@fiia.fi

telephone:

+358 9432 7792

mobile:

+358 50 574 0432

Expertise

Arctic region, European security and defence market, Security research, Security of supply

Degrees

PhD (Political Science), University of Tampere

Language skills

Finnish and English (working languages); Swedish and German (receptive)

Projects

latest publications

04 / 2019

The Geostrategic Arctic: Hard security in the High North

02 / 2019

Kokonaisresilienssi ja turvallisuus: tasot, prosessit ja arviointi

05 / 2018

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

11 / 2016

Huoltovarmuus muutoksessa: Kansallisen varautumisen haasteet kansainvälisessä toimintaympäristössä

03 / 2016

Moscow’s Arctic dreams turned sour? Analysing Russia's policies in the Arctic

Expertise

Arctic region, European security and defence market, Security research, Security of supply

Positions of responsibility

Secretary, The Finnish Arctic Society, 2013-

Work experience

Researcher, Finnish Defence Command, Scientific Advisory Board for Defence, 2010

Researcher, University of Tampere, 2006-2010

Trainee, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Political Department, Unit for Arms Control, 2004

Visiting positions

Visiting Scholar, University of Minnesota, 2008

Academic honors

The best Finnish article of the year 2009, by The Finnish Political Science Association

Degrees

PhD (Political Science), University of Tampere

Education

PhD, University of Tampere, Political Science, 2013

MSc, University of Tampere, Political Science, 2005

Language skills

Finnish and English (working languages); Swedish and German (receptive)

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04 / 2019

The Geostrategic Arctic: Hard security in the High North

Arctic region Nato Russia Security and Defence Policy FIIA Briefing Paper

02 / 2019

Kokonaisresilienssi ja turvallisuus: tasot, prosessit ja arviointi

Security and Defence Policy FIIA Report

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

11 / 2016

Huoltovarmuus muutoksessa: Kansallisen varautumisen haasteet kansainvälisessä toimintaympäristössä

Economic policy Energy Finnish foreign policy Nordic cooperation Security and Defence Policy Sweden Terrorism FIIA Report

03 / 2016

Moscow’s Arctic dreams turned sour? Analysing Russia's policies in the Arctic

Arctic region Russia FIIA Briefing Paper

08 / 2015

Continental shelf claims in the Arctic: Will legal procedure survive the growing uncertainty?

Arctic region Russia UN FIIA Briefing Paper

04 / 2015

On Arctic Exceptionalism: Critical reflections in the light of the Arctic Sunrise case and the crisis in Ukraine

Arctic region FIIA Working paper

12 / 2014

Passing the Arctic Council torch to the US and beyond: Will discontinuity in the Arctic agenda remain the name of the game?

Arctic region Finnish foreign policy United States FIIA Comment

(2014). Epävarma arktinen: Arktiksen tulevaisuus vastakkainasettelun keppihevosena?. FIIA Column.

Arctic region D Publications intended for professional communities

09 / 2014

Russian Arctic sanctioned: Western measures against oil projects do not signify the geoeconomic importance of the region

Arctic region Economic policy Energy Russia FIIA Comment

06 / 2014

Towards the Geopolitics of Flows: Implications for Finland

Arctic region Finnish foreign policy Multilateralism FIIA Report

(2014). Arktinen eldorado vai tragedia? Ilmastonmuutos ja Arktiksen kehityksen hyöty-kustannussuhde. .

Arctic region Climate governance Economic policy D Publications intended for professional communities

03 / 2014

The Return of Realpolitik? The deepening crisis in Ukraine may spill over to the Arctic

Arctic region Economic policy Energy EU's Eastern Neighbourhood Post-Soviet Space Russia FIIA Comment

(2013). Politiikan paluu Arktiselle. FIIA Column.

Arctic region D Publications intended for professional communities

09 / 2013

Arctic Conflict Potential: Towards an extra-Arctic perspective

Arctic region Security and Defence Policy FIIA Briefing Paper

08 / 2013

The Global Arctic: The Growing Arctic Interests of Russia, China, the United States and the European Union

Arctic region China European Union Russia United States FIIA Briefing Paper

04 / 2013

Arctic economic potential: The need for a comprehensive and risk-aware understanding of Arctic dynamics

Arctic region Climate governance Energy FIIA Briefing Paper

02 / 2013

The changing European defence market: Will the new European defence market legislation be a game-changer for Finland?

Economic policy Europe European Union Security and Defence Policy FIIA Briefing Paper

Uhka vai mahdollisuus? Suomi ja Euroopan puolustus- ja turvallisuusmarkkinoiden muutos.

Europe Security and Defence Policy FIIA Report

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Lavikainen, Jyri; Pynnöniemi, Katri; Saari, Sinikukka; Järvenpää, Pauli; Mikkola, Harri; Mikkola, Olli-Matti; Pesu, Matti; Saarinen, Sampo & Sinkkonen, Elina (2019). Venäjän ulkopolitiikka. In ed(s): Voiman Venäjä. Helsinki: Puolustusministeriö. 12-46.

Russia D Publications intended for professional communities

Käpylä, Juha; Mikkola, Harri; Koivurova, Timo; Kauppila, Liisa; Lanteigne, Marc; Shi, Mingming; Smieszek, Malgorzata; Stepien, Adam; Þór Níelsson, Egill & Nojonen, Matti (2019). China in the Arctic and the opportunities and challenges for Chinese-Finnish Arctic co-operation. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja. Valtioneuvoston kanslia.

Arctic region China Finnish foreign policy D Publications intended for professional communities

Käpylä, Juha & Mikkola, Harri (2018). Contemporary Arctic meets world politics: Rethinking Arctic exceptionalism in the age of uncertainty. In Finger, Matthias; Heininen, Lassi ed(s): The GlobalArctic Handbook. Cham: Springer International Publishing. 153-169.

Arctic region A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Mikkola, Harri & Käpylä, Juha (2018). US engagement in the Arctic.

Arctic region United States D Publications intended for professional communities

Mikkola, Harri (2017). Arktisen alueen taloudellinen ja poliittinen kehitys. Maanpuolustus (121):26-29.

Arctic region Economic policy D Publications intended for professional communities

Mikkola, Harri & Käpylä, Juha (2017). Arktinen neuvosto elää epävarmuuden aikaa. Helsingin Sanomat, 5.5.

Arctic region Global governance E Publications intended for the general public

Koivukarva, Timo; Śmieszek, Małgorzata; Stępień, Adam; Mikkola, Harri; Käpylä, Juha & Kankaanpää, Paula (2017). Suomen puheenjohtajuus Arktisessa neuvostossa (2017-2019) muutoksen ja epävarmuuden aikakaudella. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja. Valtioneuvoston kanslia.

Arctic region Finnish foreign policy Global governance D Publications intended for professional communities

Käpylä, Juha & Mikkola, Harri (2016). The promise of the geoeconomic Arctic: A critical analysis. Asia Europe Journal, 14 (2):203-220.

Arctic region Geoeconomics A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Käpylä, Juha & Mikkola, Harri (2016). Arktisen alueen nykytila ja muutosvoimat. Idäntutkimus, 23 (4):80-81.

Arctic region B Non-refereed scientific articles

Mikkola, Harri; Martikainen, Toivo & Käpylä, Juha (2016). Arktisen politiikan turvallistaminen. In Toivo Martikainen et al. ed(s): Venäjän muuttuva rooli Suomen lähialueilla. Helsinki: Valtioneuvoston kanslia. 43-48.

Arctic region D Publications intended for professional communities

Käpylä, Juha & Mikkola, Harri (2016). Venäjä Arktiksella: Epävarmuus maan arktisen politiikan suunnasta on kasvanut. Rannikon puolustaja, 31.3.

Arctic region Russia E Publications intended for the general public

Käpylä, Juha & Mikkola, Harri (2015). Turvallisuuspoliittinen näkymä muuttuu Arktiksella. Helsingin Sanomat, 29.8.

Arctic region Security and Defence Policy E Publications intended for the general public

Mikkola, Harri (2015). Arktiksen tulevaisuus on varmasti epävarma. Chydenius : OP:n talouslehti, 30.4.

Arctic region E Publications intended for the general public

Mikkola, Harri (2015). Arktisen alueen painoarvo kasvaa Washingtonissa. Suomi-USA, 7.2.

Arctic region United States E Publications intended for the general public

Käpylä, Juha & Mikkola, Harri (2014). The uncertain future of the global Arctic. Baltic Rim Economies, 2014 (5):16-17.

Arctic region D Publications intended for professional communities

Mikkola, Harri (2014). Ukraina ja reaalipolitiikan paluu Arktikselle? FIIA Column.

Arctic region Russia Ukraine D Publications intended for professional communities

A Small State Perspective on the European Military Security of Supply: Finland needs to further boost its International Defence Cooperation.

Europe Finnish foreign policy Security and Defence Policy B Non-refereed scientific articles

Käpylä, Juha & Mikkola, Harri (2013). Globalisoituva arktinen alue murroksessa. Tiedepolitiikka, 38 (4):31-40.

Arctic region Globalisation A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Käpylä, Juha & Mikkola, Harri (2013). Suomen arktiset tavoitteet ovat ristiriidassa keskenään. Helsingin Sanomat, 30.9.

Arctic region Finnish foreign policy E Publications intended for the general public

Mikkola, Harri (2013). Neopragmatismi ja politiikka - Esseitä Richard Rortyn uuspragmatismin mahdollisuuksista ja seurauksista politiikan tutkimukselle. Tampere University Press .

G Theses

Mikkola, Harri (2012). Euroopan puolustusmarkkinoiden muutosten vaikutukset suomalaiselle puolustusteollisuudelle. Tiede ja ase, 69.

Europe D Publications intended for professional communities

Mikkola, Harri (2012). Suomi tarvitsee omaa puolustusteollisuutta. Helsingin Sanomat, 10.10.

Europe Finnish foreign policy Security and Defence Policy E Publications intended for the general public