Harri Mikkola | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs

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Expertise

Arctic region; societal resilience; security of supply; hybrid threats; European security and defence market; Finnish foreign, security and defence policy

Degrees

PhD (Political Science), University of Tampere

Language skills

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

Projects

Finland’s evolving role in Euro-Atlantic security
America’s changing global role and its impacts on transatlantic relations
Finland and Climate Security in an Interdependent World
Northern Europe in Russia’s Foreign and Security Policy
Nordic Security of Supply in the Age of Disruption

Latest FIIA Publications

09 / 2022

Nordic resilience: Strengthening cooperation on security of supply and crisis preparedness

04 / 2022

Suomi ja Venäjän hyökkäys Ukrainaan: Turvallisuusympäristön muutoksen vaikutukset Suomen ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikalle

06 / 2021

Suurvaltojen Arktis: Muuttuvan geopolitiikan vaikutukset Suomen ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikkaan

03 / 2020

Covid-19 testaa Suomen huoltovarmuuden: Häiriöt kansainvälisissä tuotanto- ja toimitusketjuissa haastavat kansallisen kriisinkestävyyden

04 / 2019

The Geostrategic Arctic: Hard security in the High North

Expertise

Arctic region; societal resilience; security of supply; hybrid threats; European security and defence market; Finnish foreign, security and defence policy

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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09 / 2022

Nordic resilience: Strengthening cooperation on security of supply and crisis preparedness

Nordic cooperation FIIA Report

04 / 2022

Suomi ja Venäjän hyökkäys Ukrainaan: Turvallisuusympäristön muutoksen vaikutukset Suomen ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikalle

Finnish foreign policy Russia Security and Defence Policy Ukraine Finnish Foreign Policy Paper

06 / 2021

Suurvaltojen Arktis: Muuttuvan geopolitiikan vaikutukset Suomen ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikkaan

Arctic region China Finnish foreign policy Russia Security and Defence Policy United States Finnish Foreign Policy Paper

03 / 2020

Covid-19 testaa Suomen huoltovarmuuden: Häiriöt kansainvälisissä tuotanto- ja toimitusketjuissa haastavat kansallisen kriisinkestävyyden

Covid-19 Finnish foreign policy Multilateralism pandemic Security and Defence Policy FIIA Comment

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

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

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

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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Wigell, Mikael & Mikkola, Harri (2021). Geoeconomics and Arctic Connectivity: An introduction to theoretical approaches. In Bart Gaens, Frank Jüris & Kristi Raik ed(s): Nordic-Baltic connectivity with Asia via the Arctic: Assessing opportunities and risks. Tallinn: International Centre for Defence and Security. 32-56.

Arctic region Geoeconomics A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Wigell, Mikael; Mikkola, Harri & Juntunen, Tapio (2021). Best practices in the whole-of-society approach in countering hybrid threats. Study requested by the INGE committee of the European Parliament. European Parliament.

Covid-19 Democracy European Union Hybrid warfare Security and Defence Policy D Publications intended for professional communities

Wigell, Mikael & Mikkola, Harri (2020). Keskinäisriippuvuuksien hallinta on kansallisen turvallisuuden ytimessä. Ulkopolitiikka, 57 (4):66-69.

Cyber security Finnish foreign policy Hybrid warfare Security and Defence Policy D Publications intended for professional communities

Mikkola, Harri & Pesu, Matti (2020). Suomen huoltovarmuus kaipaa vielä vahvistamista. Helsingin Sanomat, 15.5.

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

Stepien, Adam; Kauppila, Liisa; Kopra, Sanna; Käpylä, Juha; Lanteigne, Marc; Mikkola, Harri & Nojonen, Matti (2020). China's economic presence in the Arctic: Realities, expectations and concerns. Studies in Polar Law, 3: 90–136.

Arctic region B Non-refereed scientific articles

Stepien, Adam; Koivurova, Timo; Käpylä, Juha; Mikkola, Harri & Nojonen, Matti (2020). Chinese-Finnish economic relations within the Arctic context: Hopes and disappointments. Studies in Polar Law, 3:137–177.

Arctic region B Non-refereed scientific articles

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 (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

Koivurova, 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, 18.2.

Arctic region United States E Publications intended for the general public

Mikkola, Harri (2014). Epävarma arktinen: Arktiksen tulevaisuus vastakkainasettelun keppihevosena? FIIA Column, 21.11.

Arctic region 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). Arktinen eldorado vai tragedia? Ilmastonmuutos ja Arktiksen kehityksen hyöty-kustannussuhde. FIIA Column, 3.4.

Arctic region Climate governance Economic policy E Publications intended for the general public

Mikkola, Harri (2014). Ukraina ja reaalipolitiikan paluu Arktikselle? FIIA Column, 13.3.

Arctic region Russia Ukraine E Publications intended for the general public

Mikkola, Harri (2013). Neopragmatismi ja politiikka: Esseitä Richard Rortyn uuspragamtistmin mshdollisuusksista ja seurauksista politiikan tutkimukselle. Politiikka, 55 (4):271-275.

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

Mikkola, Harri (2013). Politiikan paluu Arktiselle. FIIA Column, 24.10.

Arctic region E Publications intended for the general public

Mikkola, Harri (2013). A small state perspective on the European military security of supply: Finland needs to further boost its international defence cooperation. In Masson, Hélène ed(s): Security of supply challenges and European defence technological and industrial base : Debates&dilemmas (II). Paris: Fondation pour la reserche stratégique. 6-7.

Europe Finnish foreign policy Security and Defence Policy D Publications intended for professional communities

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. Doctoral dissertation. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

G Theses

Anteroinen, Jukka; Lehtonen, Juha-Matti & Mikkola, Harri (2012). Euroopan puolustusmarkkinoiden muutosten vaikutukset suomalaiselle puolustusteollisuudelle. Tiede ja ase: Suomen sotatieteellisen seuran vuosijulkaisu, 70:114-139.

Europe A Peer-reviewed scientific articles

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

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