Law – staff

Head of Subject

Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, head of subject (1.9.2025-31.7.2026)

Staff

Hermanni Backer Johnsen, Senior Researcher
Frida Bergenwall, Project Assistant
Annette Bäckström, Project Assistant
Angelica Conti, Project Assistant
Catharina Ekström, Research Assistant
Viljam Engström, Senior University Lecturer in public international law (head of subject)
Joachim Enkvist, University Teacher in law
Laura Ervo, Visiting Professor in procedural law
Johanna Friman, University Lecturer in jurisprudence
Katarina Frostell, Project Manager, Institute for Human Rights
Lisa Grans, Project Researcher, Institute for Human Rights
Catharina Groop, Project Researcher
Raija Hanski, Editor, Institute for Human Rights
Mikaela Heikkilä, University Lecturer in public international law (head of bachelor of social science program)
Chloe Kihlman, Research Assistant, Institute for Human Rights
Magdalena Kmak, Professor in international law migration and minority research
Heli Korkka-Knuts, Associate Professor
Julia Korkman, Professor of Practice in legal psychology
Niels Krabbe, Project Researcher
Catarina Krause, Deputy Director, Institute for Human Rights
Anna Lönngren, University Teacher in law
Ulla-Maija Mylly, Academy Research Fellow
Stephen Phillips, Project Researcher
Elina Pirjatanniemi, Professor in criminal law
Mariya Riekkinen, Researcher
Henrik Ringbom, Professor in law of the sea
Elina Sagne-Ollikainen, Project Coordinator
Yasmin Samaletdin, Project Coordinator
Björn Sandvik, Professor in private law
Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Professor in law
Alfred Streng, University Lecturer in commercial law
Markku Suksi, Professor in public law
Norbert Tóth, University lecturer in public international law
Kristiina Vainio, Project Coordinator, Institute for Human Rights
Birgitta Wahlberg, University Lecturer in public law

Doctoral Researchers

Tove Ahlskog-Pursiainen, Doctoral Researcher
Anton Eklund, Doctoral Researcher
Adrian Gjoshi, Doctoral Researcher
Jouni Honkala, Doctoral Researcher
Isabell Junkkari, Doctoral Researcher
Dionysia Kang, Doctoral Researcher
Rufus Nordman, Doctoral Researcher
Bengt Palmgren, Doctoral Researcher
Karla Schröter, Doctoral Researcher
Sören Silverström, Doctoral Researcher
Meiraf Tesfaye, Doctoral Researcher
Riku Virtanen, Doctoral Researcher
Albert Vlodder, Doctoral Researcher

Others

Hannu Honka, Professor emeritus
Maija Mustaniemi-Laakso, Researcher
Peter Wetterstein, Professor emeritus