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Tuulikki Mikkola serves as Professor of Private International Law and Family Law at the University of Turku's Faculty of Law, a position she has held since 2016. Her career spans academic appointments at the Universities of Helsinki and Lapland, professional practice as an advocate in Tampere and Helsinki law firms, and research leadership in Nordic legal scholarship.
Her academic credentials include:
- LL.M. from the University of Lapland (1993)
- Comparative Law studies at Nottingham University (1994-1995)
- LL.D. from the University of Lapland (1999)
Mikkola's research pioneers the application of comparative methodology to substantive private law domains, particularly examining how foreign legal systems approach family, inheritance, and property law. Her foundational work identifies obstacles in obtaining accurate foreign law information, while recent scholarship addresses digital era challenges and human rights dimensions. She has authored seminal monographs including Trust (2003), Fiduciary Duty (2006), International Marriage and Inheritance Law (2004, 2009), and International Child Law (2012), establishing her as a leading authority in Nordic private international law.
Analysis of her 2023-2025 publications reveals three converging trajectories: (1) evolving doctrines of testamentary capacity amid digital transformation of estate planning; (2) privacy rights in intimate relationships under digital surveillance; and (3) innovative frameworks for choice-of-law agreements in international divorces. These works collectively demonstrate her commitment to modernizing private international law through rigorous comparative analysis while addressing contemporary societal shifts.
Mikkola actively mentors legal scholars through graduate supervision and master's thesis examination in family and inheritance law. Her research has been sustained by competitive grants from the Academy of Finland, enabling collaborative projects that advance understanding of cross-border family and inheritance matters within evolving European legal frameworks.
