Suvi-Tuuli Puharinen

Suvi-Tuuli Puharinen is an assistant professor of European law, particularly EU Environmental Law, at the European Law department of Maastricht University's Faculty of Law. She defended her doctoral thesis in 2024 at the University of Eastern Finland, having worked at the Centre for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL) of the UEF Law School. The doctoral research focuses on EU water and marine environmental law and addresses the theme of normative environmental quality objectives as a regulatory strategy in EU environmental law. In her academic work, Puharinen has published scientific articles and governmental inquiries on several topics relating to EU and national environmental law, particularly water and marine environmental law, (marine) biodiversity protection, environmental liability and sustainable corporate governance law, as well as more theoretical research on adaptive governance and law and the role of law in sustainability transition.