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Saila Heinikoski is a Senior Research Fellow in The European Union and Strategic Competition research programme at the Finnish Institute of International affairs. She holds a PhD in political science and a master’s degree in social sciences. After completing her doctoral studies at the University of Turku she also has worked as a Researcher at the Finnish Border Guard, as a Senior Lecturer in political science at the University of Lapland, as a Post-doctoral Researcher at the EuroStorie Centre of Excellence at the University of Helsinki and as a Senior Specialist at the Migration Department of the Finnish Ministry of the Interior. She has also worked as a visiting researcher at the universities of Catania, Trento and Bologna. Her areas of expertise include EU migration policy, border management, free movement, EU external relations and European integration.

Honorary title

Docent (University of Turku)

Expertise

EU migration policy, border management, free movement, EU external relations, European security, European integration

Degrees

PhD (Political Science/International Relations), University of Turku

Master of Social Sciences (Political Science/International Relations), University of Turku

Master of Arts (Italian Translation), University of Turku

Language skills

Finnish, English, Italian, Swedish (working languages), French, Romanian, Spanish, German


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Expertise

EU migration policy, border management, free movement, EU external relations, European security, European integration

Honorary title

Docent (University of Turku)

Degrees

PhD (Political Science/International Relations), University of Turku

Master of Social Sciences (Political Science/International Relations), University of Turku

Master of Arts (Italian Translation), University of Turku

Language skills

Finnish, English, Italian, Swedish (working languages), French, Romanian, Spanish, German

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Heinikoski, Saila (2022). . COVID-19-tutkimuskatsaus (3):50-55.

Covid-19 European Union pandemic D Publications intended for professional communities

Heinikoski, Saila (2021). Kansainväliset suhteet, EU ja turvallisuus. COVID-19-tutkimuskatsaus (1):56-60.

European Union International law Schengen ulko-ja turvallisuuspolitiikka D Publications intended for professional communities

Heinikoski, Saila (2020). Kansainväliset suhteet, EU ja turvallisuus. In ed(s): COVID-19-tutkimuskatsaus 6/2020. Helsinki: Valtioneuvoston kanslia. 43-47.

China European Union International law Schengen Security and Defence Policy United States D Publications intended for professional communities

Heinikoski, Saila (2020). Resilience of the EU's project. In Pirozzi, Nicoletta; Tekin, Funda; Toygürm, Ilke ed(s): Recommendations from members of the TEPSA network to incoming the German Presidency . TEPSA Trans European Policy Studies Association. 5.

European Union Germany Schengen D Publications intended for professional communities

Nanu, Paul; Heinikoski, Saila; Marinica, Susanna; Niemelä, Riikka & Seppänen, Eveliina ed(s) (2015). Columna. Turku: University of Turku.

European Union C Scientific books (monographs)