Expert Members of the Court
In cases referred to in the Water Act and the Environmental Protection Act as well as in cases concerning certain intellectual property rights such as patents, the chamber is composed of the judges and two part-time expert members having competence in the relevant field.
Expert Members on the Environment
b. 1966
Bachelor of Engineering, University of Oulu, 1991
Licentiate of Technology, University of Oulu, 1995
Doctor of Technology, University of Oulu, 1999
Research Engineer at Veitsiluoto Oy, 1993–1994
Researcher, Laboratory Engineer and Senior Researcher at the University of Oulu 1995–2004
Professor at Helsinki University of Technology, Aalto University, 2004–
Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, Environmental Expert Councellor, 2006–
Publications:
Publication list available on the Aalto University research portal
b. 1958
Master of Science, University of Oulu, 1983
Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Ecology, University of Oulu, 2000
Docent in Botany, University of Oulu, 2002
Professor, 2024
University of Oulu, Oulanka biological station, Research assistant, 1981
Maj&Tor Nessling foundation, Research assistant, 1982
National Board of Waters, Researcher, 1982–1983
University of Oulu, Department of Water Engineering, Researcher, 1983
Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT, Communities and Infrastructure, Water engineering and ecotechnology, including also previous organisations, Senior Researcher and Researcher, 1983–1999
Finnish Academy, Research assistant, 1984–1985
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Integrated River Basin Management, Senior Researcher, 2000–2009
Finnish Environment institute (SYKE), Freshwater Centre, Monitoring and Assessment, Head of Unit, Professor, 2010–2013
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Freshwater Centre, Development Manager, 2011–2017
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Freshwater Centre, Restoration and Assessment Unit, Head of Unit, 2018–2020
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Freshwater Centre, Development Manager, 2020–2022
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Marine and freshwater solutions, Ecosystem functions, Leading scientist, 2023
Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, Environmental Expert Councellor, 2023–
Publications:
Approximately 80 peer-reviewed scientific publications and over 200 reports in the fields of inland water monitoring, environmental impact assessment, and restoration.
b. 1962
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Forestry, 1989
Licentiate of Science in Agriculture and Forestry, 1990
Doctor of Science in Agriculture and Forestry, 1994
Docent, 1997
Professor of Limnology at the University of Helsinki, 2010–
Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, Environmental Expert Councellor, 2012–
Chair of the Finnish Limnological Society, 2010–2015
b. 1970
Master of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 1995
Licentiate of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 1998
Doctor of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 2004
Research Assistant and Researcher, Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology, 1994–1998
Science Secretary, Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering, Academy of Finland, 1999
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, 2005–2006
Senior Researcher (Teaching and Research), Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology, 2000–2009
Senior Researcher (Teaching and Research), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Aalto University, 2010–2013
Staff Scientist, Water and Environmental Engineering, Department of Built Environment, Aalto University, 2013–
Environmental Expert Counsellor, Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, 2023–
Publications:
Approximately 130 scientific and professional publications in the field of water and environmental engineering
b. 1973
Master of Arts, University of Helsinki, 1999
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Turku, 2008
Docent in Aquatic Sciences, University of Helsinki, 2015
Marine Biologist, WWF Finland, 2006–2008
Researcher, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission/ HELCOM Secretariat, 2008–2013
Research Professor (Head of Research), Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), 2013–
Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, Environmental Expert Councellor, 2025–
Publications:
Approximately 130 scientific and professional publications in the field of marine and aquatic ecology
b. 1966
Master of Science (Geology), University of Helsinki, 1998
Doctor of Philosophy (Geology), University of Helsinki, 2004
Docent (Environmental Geology), University of Helsinki, 2017
Research Coordinator, University Lecturer, Researcher, Coordinator, Research Assistant, University of Helsinki, 1994; 1997–2016
Researcher, University of Oulu, 2005–2006
University Lecturer in Environmental Geology, Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, 2016–
Environmental Expert Counsellor, Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, 2024–
Publications:
Approximately 50 scientific and professional publications in the field of geosciences
b. 1966
Kindergarten Teacher, University of Savonlinna, 1990
Master of Science (Agriculture and Forestry), University of Helsinki, 1995
Doctor of Science (Agriculture and Forestry), University of Helsinki, 2003
Docent in Aquatic Sciences, University of Helsinki, 2009
Assistant Researcher, National Board of Waters and the Environment, 1994
Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), 1995–1998
Senior Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), 1999
Grant-funded researcher, Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation, 1999–2001
Senior Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), 2002–2003
Senior Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), 2003–
Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, Environmental Expert Councellor, 2025–
Publications:
Approximately eighty scientific and professional publications in the fields of biogeochemistry of inland and brackish waters, marine monitoring, and aquatic restoration.
Publication list available on the Google Scholar portal.
b. 1960
Master of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, Civil Engineering, Water Resources Management, 16.12.1987, Espoo, Finland
Doctor of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 24.9.2007, Espoo
Water Resources Management, Espoo, Finland
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Senior Researcher, Group Leader, Leading Researcher 1995–2025
Duke University, NC, USA, Visiting Scholar 2004–2005
Aqua Fennica journal, Water Association of Finland, Editor-in-Chief 1995–1996
National Board of Waters and the Environment, Project Engineer (M.Sc.) 1987–1995
Helsinki University of Technology, Researcher 1986–1987
Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, Environmental Expert Councellor, 2017–
Publications:
Approximately 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications in the fields of research, monitoring, environmental impact assessment, management, and restoration of inland and coastal waters.
Chief Engineering Members
b. 1963
Master of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 1988
Licentiate of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 1992
Doctor of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 2004
Research Assistant, Assistant, and Research Manager, Helsinki University of Technology, 1986–1991
Research Manager and Acting Associate Professor, Helsinki University of Technology, 1993–1998
Professor, Helsinki University of Technology / Aalto University, 1999–
Chief Engineering Counsellor, Supreme Administrative Court, 2013–
Publications:
Dozens of publications in the field of mechanical engineering
b. 1973
Master of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 1998
Doctor of Science (Technology), Helsinki University of Technology, 2004
Research Assistant, Circuit Design Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, 1997–1998
Doctoral Researcher, Circuit Design Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, 1998–2004
Researcher, Circuit Design Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, 2005–2007
Acting Professor, Circuit Design Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, 2006–2011
Associate Professor (tenured), Aalto University, 2011–2019
Head of the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, 2017–2023
Professor (Full Professor) in Microelectronic Design, Aalto University, 2019–
Dean, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, 2023–
Chief Engineering Counsellor, Supreme Administrative Court, 2022–
Publications:
Over 200 scientific publications
9 international patents
h-index 26 (Scopus)
b. 1974
Master of Science, Helsinki University of Technology, 1999
Licentiate of Science, Helsinki University of Technology, 2003
Doctor of Science, Helsinki University of Technology, 2007
Helsinki Institute of Physics, CERN, Switzerland, 1997–2000
Different positions: Research Assistant, MSc thesis work, Research Scientist
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, 2000–2018
Different positions: Principal Scientist, Research Manager, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Research Professor, Senior Research Scientist, Team Leader
Aalto University, Professor (full professor), 2015–
Aalto University, School of Engineering, Dean, 2023–
Chief Engineering Counsellor, Supreme Administrative Court, 2017–
Publications:
Over 100 scientific publications in the field of technology
b. 1962
Master of Science (Technology), Åbo Akademi University, 1988
Licentiate of Science (Technology), Åbo Akademi University, 1991
Doctor of Science (Technology), Åbo Akademi University, 1994
Researcher, Finnish Defence Forces Research Centre, Lakiala (following conscription service); “Development of plastic explosives for the Finnish Army,” 10/1991–06/1992
Researcher, University of California, Berkeley, USA; collaboration in polymerization catalysis (research on polymerization kinetics), 03–04/1993
Professor of Technical Polymer Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University, 1999–
Research Manager for New Catalysts and Project Manager for the Sirius Catalyst Platform, Borealis Polymers Oy (Porvoo), 2002–2004
Docent (Polymer Chemistry), University of Helsinki, 2008–
Cluster Lead for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, 2023–
Chief Engineering Counsellor, Supreme Administrative Court, 2024–
Publications:
Approximately 100 scientific and professional publications and more than 20 patents or patent applications, most related to polymer chemistry, chemistry, or electronics