
Social Law research group
Research group
Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Social law is a field of law that includes legal norms that regulate social security. In this context, social security is understood to be broader than just financial security and it also includes social and health services. Social law has close connections to the field of administrative law and social policy.
In the social law research group, we study various social law themes, from basic and human rights issues regarding social security to the organization of social and health services. Our research is closely connected to our teaching.
We are interested in multidisciplinary cooperation, which we have done with various parties. We have had the strongest research connections with the social sciences.
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Senior Researchers
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Heidi Vanjusov
University LecturerLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Sanna Mustasaari
Associate ProfessorLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Virve Valtonen
University LecturerLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Doctoral Researchers
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Kati Saurula
Doctoral ResearcherLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Niina Gråsten
University TeacherLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Research Assistants
Publications
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Governing insecurity in a Nordic welfare state during sustainability crisis: Rethinking epistemic standpoints of Finnish labour law and family law
Ylhäinen, Marjo; Mustasaari, Sanna. 2025. Retfaerd: nordisk juridisk tidsskrift. 48: 59-72 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Kurinpidon sääntely perusopetuksessa : Oikeustieteellinen tutkimus perusopetuslain mukaisesta kurinpidosta koulun toimintaympäristössä oppilaan perusoikeuksien rajoittamisen näkökulmasta
Valtonen, Virve. 2025. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertations in social sciences and business studies G4 Doctoral dissertation (monograph) -
'We are here to put the past behind us': violence and welfare governmentality in Finnish family law
Mustasaari, Sanna. 2024. Journal of social welfare and family law. 46: 167-186 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Lapsen etu oikeuslähteenä erityisesti riita- ja hakemusasioissa
Mustasaari, Sanna; Tolonen, Hannele. 2024. Lakimies. 122: 1082-1106 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Päihdepalveluiden saavutettavuus sairaalahoidon jälkeen sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon ammattilaisten kuvaamana
Mäenpää, Satu; Ekqvist, Eeva; Vanjusov, Heidi; Kuusisto, Katja. 2024. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka. 89: 1-13 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Rights-based social work as a practice. The role of child welfare social work in the repatriations of Finnish children from the camps in north-eastern Syria
Kivioja, Noora; Mustasaari, Sanna. 2024. European journal of social work. 2025; 28: 313-324 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Bileet! Feministinen teoria, relationaalinen autonomia ja nuorten seksuaalioikeudet
Mustasaari, Sanna. Teoksessa: Tiensuu, Paul; Aalto-Heinilä, Maija; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna(toim.) , 2023. Itsemääräämisoikeus : Teoriasta käytäntöön. s. 209-231. Vastapaino A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Päihdepalvelujen kokemuksellinen saavutettavuus
Vanjusov, Heidi; Ranta, Johanna. Teoksessa: Nuotio, Kimmo; Simojoki, Kaarlo; Yli-Hemminki, Esko(toim.) , 2023. Parempaa päihdepolitiikkaa: Rangaistuksista hoidon poluille. s. 234-255. Gaudeamus A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Children abroad: a relational analysis of cross-border child protection cases in the Finnish central authority
Mustasaari, Sanna. 2022. Child and family law quarterly. 34: 1-20 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Islamic Family Law(s) in Finland: Reflections on Freedom of Religion from the Wellbeing Perspective
Al-Sharmani, Mulki; Mustasaari, Sanna. 2022. Temenos. 58: 217-238 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research