Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
I am an Associate Professor of Consumption Culture as Social Practices at the Centre for Consumer Society Research, University of Helsinki. I am also an Adjunct Professor (Docent) in Sociology of consumption and sustainability (2021, University of Jyväskylä), and in Consumer research (2024, University of Helsinki), and a member of Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS). My research focuses on everyday life, (un)sustainable consumption, sufficiency, and sustainable wellbeing.
Education/Academic qualification
Environmental social sciences, Ph.D., Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Award Date: 1 Sept 2017
External positions
Adjunct professor (docent), University of Jyväskylä
22 Sept 2021 → …
Fields of Science
- 1172 Environmental sciences
- Environmental social science
- Sustainability transition
- Sustainability science
- 5142 Social policy
- Consumption studies
- Energy consumption
- Food systems
- Sustainable wellbeing
- Sufficiency
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Disruptions and energy demand: How Finnish households responded to the energy crisis of 2022
Matschoss, K., Laakso, S. & Rinkinen, J., Mar 2025, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 121, 11 p., 103977.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Editorial: Tensions in sustainable consumption and everyday life
Matschoss, K., Kajoskoski, T., Laakso, S. & Rinkinen, J., 12 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Frontiers in sustainability. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Energy-Saving Practices at a Time of Crisis: Insights for Energy Sufficiency in Homes
Laakso, S., 2 Jun 2025, In: Housing, Theory and Society. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Oikeudenmukaisuus ja kansalaisten osallisuus energiamurroksessa
Rinkinen, J., Matschoss, K. & Laakso, S., 22 Oct 2024, Oikeudenmukainen siirtymä Suomessa 2025. Korhonen, J. M. (ed.). Helsinki: Into kustannus, p. 219-250 32 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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The European Green Deal and its translation into action: Multilevel governance perspectives on just transition
Sandmann, L., Eda, B., Castaño-Rosa, R., Hanke, F., Großmann , K., Guyet, R., Jiglau, G., Laakso, S., Nuorivaara, E. M. E. & Vornicu, A., 2024, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 115, 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
- 7 Finished
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ENUSE: Enoughness in energy use: Sustainable and sufficient energy consumption in Finland
Laakso, S. (Principal Investigator), Nuorivaara, E. M. E. (Participant) & Koskela, V. A. J. (Participant)
01/08/2021 → 31/07/2024
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
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ENCIT: Citizens, everyday life and tensions in the energy transition
Heiskanen, E. (Project manager), Castellazzi, E. (Participant), Kajoskoski, T. (Participant), Laakso, S. (Participant), Matschoss, K. (Participant), Pyrhönen, T. J. (Participant), Rinkinen, J. (Participant) & Apajalahti, E.-L. (Participant)
SUOMEN AKATEMIA Vähäkylä Leena
01/09/2020 → 30/06/2024
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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Sustainable consumption, everyday life and social change
Laakso, S. (Project manager), Jack, T. (Participant), Neuman, N. (Participant) & Hansen, A. R. (Participant)
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2021
Project: Other project
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EE-TRANS: Eating and Energy Use Reconfigured? Disruptions and Novel Transition Pathways in Food and Energy Systems
Niva, M. (Principal Investigator), Laakso, S. (Participant) & Heiskanen, E. (Participant)
01/09/2018 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research project
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ECO2: Energy Conscious Consumers
Kahma, N. (Principal Investigator), Rask, M. (Participant) & Laakso, S. (Participant)
01/03/2018 → 01/03/2021
Project: Research project
Activities
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YHYS Colloquium 2023: Polycrisis
Laakso, S. (Speaker: Chair)
23 Nov 2023 → 24 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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European Sociological Association (ESA) Research Network on the Sociology of Consumption midterm meeting
Laakso, S. (Speaker: Presenter)
28 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Supervision of Master's thesis of Veera Koskela
Laakso, S. (Supervisor) & Matschoss, K. (Supervisor)
May 2023 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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Everyday reconciliations of 'foodyism' and processed plant-based protein products
Koponen, S. (Speaker), Niva, M. (Speaker), Laakso, S. (Speaker) & Silander, N. (Speaker)
1 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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YHYS 2022 research colloquium
Laakso, S. (Speaker: Chair)
24 Nov 2022 → 25 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Haasteena arkisen energiankäytön normit
Laakso, S. & Apajalahti, E.-L.
06/06/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kulutuksen hillintä vaatii vuoropuhelua ja tekoja
19/03/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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