Milja Heikkinen

Milja Heikkinen is a University Instructor at the Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, and affiliated with the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS). Her work focuses on sustainability agency in academic institutions, urban climate governance, and participatory policy frameworks.

• University Instructor, Department of Forest Sciences
• HELSUS affiliation
• ORCID: 0000-0003-2673-3897

Research interests include:

• Environmental sciences
• Sustainability education
• Climate governance
• Urban policy networks
• City-business collaboration
• Climate resilience

Her publications (2015–2025) address sustainability agency, flood preparedness, and urban climate policy structures. She participated in the 2023–2024 University Staff Sustainability Survey project and presented at multiple international climate governance conferences (2016–2019).

Conference activities span:

• Mexico Conference on Earth System Governance (2019)
• Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance (2018)
• Utrecht Winter School (2018)
• Oslo Summer School (2017)
• INOGOV Spring School (2018)