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Hilkka Vihinen

Research Professor
  • Phone number +358295326633
  • Email address hilkka.vihinen@luke.fi
  • Address Latokartanonkaari 9 00790 HELSINKI
  • Education / Degree Doctor of Social Sciences (Political Science): Adjunct Professor (Comparative Regional Science)
  • Group Rural studies, land use and natural resource governance
  • Organizational unit Bioeconomy and environment

Expertise

Projects/Duties: Rural policy, regional policy, regional development, EU-policies. Special focus: rural and regional policy formation, policy measures and policy implementation, including evaluation and policy proofing. Multi-locality, rural-urban interaction, policy indicators and knowledge-based rural economy are among my recent research topics. In addition to duties in Luke, also the Vice-secretary general (research) of the Rural Policy Council in Finland.