My research has focused on different migration phenomena, including highly skilled, intra-European migration, free movement policies, Iraqi asylum seekers in Finland, migration decision-making and the role of imagination and mental time travel in the migration process, as well as tourism and mobility. At the moment I study the situation of Nordic migrants living in London during the Brexit process. In addition, I am an expert in research finance and project planning.
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 1251 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0199-2331 |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
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Socio-economic consequences
Migration governance
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Migration policy and law
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
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Migration research and theory
Disciplines
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Disciplines
Methods
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Qualitative research
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Types of study
Geographies
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Scope
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UN Countries
Roles
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University of Eastern Finland, Karelian Institute
University, Joensuu, Finland
Senior researcher -
University of Eastern Finland
University, Joensuu, Finland
senior researcher -
University of Lapland
University, Rovaniemi, Finland
University researcher -
University of Helsinki
University, Helsinki, Finland
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University of Helsinki
University, Helsinki, Finland
post-doctoral researcher
Research
Decision-making and the trajectories of young Europeans in the London region: the planners, the dreamers, and the accidental migrants
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen, Aija Lulle, Russell King, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Comparative Migration Studies |
In-Between Space/Time: <i>Affective Exceptionality during the ‘Refugee Crisis’ in Northern Finland</i>
| Authors | Tiina Seppälä, Saara Koikkalainen, Enni Mikkonen, ... |
| Year | 2020 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Migration Research |
| Citations (WoS) | 4 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Nordic Ties and British Lives? Migrant Capital and the Case of Nordic Migrants Living in London
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Social Inclusion |
| Citations (WoS) | 7 |
Imagination, Hope and the Migrant Journey: Iraqi Asylum Seekers Looking for a Future in Europe
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen, David Kyle, Tapio Nykänen |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | International Migration |
Book Reviews
| Authors | Anna Virkama, Alexandros Sakellariou, Tobias Hübinette, ... |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Migration Research |
Intra-European Migrants and The Question of Integration: <i>Citizenship In The Lives Of Finnish Migrants In Europe</i>
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Migration Research |
Highly skilled migrants in Sweden
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Migration Research | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Debating European citizenship
| Authors | Rainer BAUBÖCK |
| Year | 2019 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Finnish Highly Skilled Migrants and the European Economic Crisis
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal Name | Baltic Journal of European Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Book Reviews
| Authors | Arnfinn H. Midtbøen, Nina Gren, Kaisa Nissi, ... |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Migration Research |
Mobility and Migration Choices. Thresholds to Crossing Borders
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Migration Research | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Imagining mobility: the prospective cognition question in migration research
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen, David Kyle |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |
| Citations (WoS) | 13 |
Internataional Highly Skilled Migration: The Case of Finland
| Authors | Driss Habti, Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Finnish Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Oligarchic Diffusion of Public Policy
| Authors | Michael Peter Smith, Saara Koikkalainen, Leticia Jáuregui Casanueva |
| Year | 2014 |
| Journal Name | Urban Affairs Review | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Transnational highly skilled Finnish migrants in Europe: Choosing one's identity
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | National Identities | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Looking for the Right Kind of Person: Recruitment in Nature Tourism Guiding
| Authors | Jarno Valkonen, Heikki Huilaja, Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism |
Book Reviews
| Authors | Perttu Salmenhaara, Jennifer Mack, Göran Ahrne, ... |
| Year | 2011 |
| Journal Name | NORDIC JOURNAL OF MIGRATION RESEARCH |
Welfare or work: migrants’ selective integration in Finland
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen, Timo Tammilehto, Olli Kangas, ... |
| Year | 2011 |
| Book Title | Migration and welfare in the new EuropeSocial protection and the challenges of integration | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Serial migrants and one-time migrants
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Finnish Yearbook of Population Research | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Does International Migration Pay Off? The Labor Market Situation of Finnish Return Migrants Based on Longitudinal Register Data
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen, Ritva Linnakangas, Asko Suikkanen |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Free Movement and EU Citizenship from the Perspective of Intra-European Mobility
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Book Title | Debating European citizenship | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Suggested Research
Zapata-Barrero, Ricard and Yalaz, Evren. (eds.). 2018. <i>Qualitative Research in European Migration Studies</i>, IMISCOE Research Series. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Open. 302 pp.
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Migration Research |
Rationalizing Migration Decisions. Labour Migrants in East and South-East Asia
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen |
| Year | 2011 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Migration Research | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
In-Between Space/Time: Affective Exceptionality during the ‘Refugee Crisis’ in Northern Finland
| Authors | Saara Koikkalainen, Tiina Seppälä, Tapio Nykänen, ... |
| Year | 2020 |
| Journal Name | Nordic Journal of Migration Research | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |