Description of research and teaching

Mirja Mikkilä works as associate professor (tenure track II stage) in Business economics of forestry at the department of Forest Sciences,  University of Helsinki. She holds also an adjunct professor (Docent) position in Sustainability Science, LUT University. Her expertise covers sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, sustainable systemic transition, environmental economics, natural resource economics, corporate responsibility and sustainability. She is specialiced in multidiciplinary and -metholdological reseach applying both qualitative and quantitative research techniques. Her 15 years’ working experience within international natural resource consulting, and pulp and paper industry operations on four continents, Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.

Her teaching portfolio covers themes from forest business economics, sustainable business, natural resource utilization, and to sustainable systemic transition.

Curriculum vitae