Atte Koskivaara, PhD
- · Researcher, Natural Resources Institute Finland
- · Visiting postdoc, University of Massachusetts Amherst (academic year 2025-26)
- · atte.koskivaara(at)luke.fi
I'm a business economics researcher with a focus on sustainable use of natural resources. In my work I use data analysis tools and methods to investigate how industries and businesses can enhance their competitiveness while generating a positive sustainability impact. Overall, I hope to provide insights that contribute to a future where economic success aligns with ecological responsibility.
This website is your gateway to my research findings, analyses, and thoughts.
Best, Atte
My publications:
Koskivaara A., Lähtinen K., Toppinen A. (2025). Longitudinal analysis of financial performance of sawmills and wood construction element producers in Finland. Silva Fennica vol. 59 no. 2 article id 24033. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.24033
Koskivaara, A. (2025). Innovation systems for sustainability: insights from wood construction businesses and land use planning in Finland. Dissertationes Forestales 2025. https://doi.org/10.14214/df.374
Katja Lähtinen, Vesa Kanninen, Pia Bäcklund, Liina Häyrinen, Atte Koskivaara & Nicki Malm (2024) Land-use policy instruments for sustainable housing: insights from municipality planners in Finland, Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 12:1, https://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2024.2319714
Koskivaara, A., & Lähtinen, K. (2023). Land-Use Planning in Municipalities as a Driver for Sustainable Residential Building in Finland: A Regional Innovation System Approach. Journal of Sustainability Research, 5(2), e230006. https://doi.org/10.20900/jsr20230006
Korhonen, J. E., Koskivaara, A., Makkonen, T., Yakusheva, N., & Malkamäki, A. (2021). Resilient cross-border regional innovation systems for sustainability? A systematic review of drivers and constraints. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research, 34(2), 202–221. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2020.1867518
Korhonen, J., Koskivaara, A., & Toppinen, A. (2020). Riding a Trojan horse? Future pathways of the fiber-based packaging industry in the bioeconomy. Forest Policy and Economics, 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2018.08.010
Working papers:
Koskivaara, A. Networks in the Finnish Wooden Multistory Construction Industry: Businesses and Municipalities as Drivers of Sustainability Transition