Anne Toppinen

Biographic Data

ID896138
NAMEAnne Toppinen
GIVEN NAMESAnne
FAMILY NAMEToppinen
SIGNATURETOPPINEN A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Helsinki
ORCID0000-0003-0910-1505
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS57
TOTAL CITATIONS185
AUTHOR COUNT57
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX7

  • A business ecosystem approach to exploring local community collaboration in forest tourism

    Open AccessLingyun Tong, Anne ToppinenARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2026

  • Five Finlands

    Open AccessJoni Tuomas Vainikka, Joonas Lindfors et al.ARTICLEGeoforum2026

    The climate changes faster than our collective sense of urgency for climate action. Previous research has acknowledged the diverse segments of climate-concerned publics but often without qualifying the discursive landscape within such groupings. In this mixed-methods-based paper, we first employ latent class analysis to random sample survey data representing the Finnish public to form a five-part classification. Second, we complement the segmenta…

  • How is energy poverty linked with citizen perceptions of financial support for low-carbon housing

    Open AccessEnni Ruokamo, Santtu Karhinen et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2026References: 38

    Housing affordability and climate sustainability are increasingly interlinked in Europe, as housing costs strain household budgets and the residential sector contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. This study investigates Finnish public perceptions of decarbonization housing policies, particularly views on financial support for the transition to low-carbon housing. Using nationally representative survey data from 2022, combined wit…

  • Sustainability barriers in nordic forestry

    Open AccessAyonghe Nebasifu, Luis Andrés Guillén et al.ARTICLESustainable Futures2025References: 15

  • Cities co-creating low-carbon housing via social innovation initiatives

    Open AccessEliisa Kylkilahti, Anne Viljanen et al.ARTICLEInnovation The European Journal…2025References: 7

  • Toward resilient urban environments

    Open AccessAnne Viljanen, Charlotta Harju et al.ARTICLEFutures2025Cited by: 1References: 11

  • Building on solid ground? (In)Coordination within Norwegian and Finnish wood construction policies

    Open AccessHåkon Endresen Normann, Erkki-Jussi Nylén et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2025References: 9

  • Are people willing to share living space? Household preferences in Finland

    Open AccessEnni Ruokamo, Eliisa Kylkilahti et al.ARTICLEBuildings and Cities2024Cited by: 2References: 9

    This paper explores citizens’ interest in space sharing in private housing. It is based on a large-scale random sample citizen survey (N = 1448) conducted in Finland focusing on multiple aspects of low-carbon housing. Both quantitative preference-related results and qualitatively analysed open question responses show that the concept of shared space use is relatively low in popularity. However, there are differences depending on the space to be s…

  • Increasing climate-related resilience in the forest-based value chains? A policy perspective

    Open AccessAlice Ludvig, Blasius Schmid et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2024References: 16

    The forestry sector is currently facing several parallel challenges in coping with climate change-related disturbances, biodiversity loss, increasing wood use for substituting fossil materials, and other ecosystem functions like recreational use. On the one hand, the number of climate- and land use- related policy regulations is constantly increasing. On the other hand, the forest-based value chain includes different segments ranging from carbon …

  • Local policy networks in support of wood-based construction

    Open AccessMd Rayhanur Rahman, Ida Wallin et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2024References: 16

    Wood-based construction (WBC) is considered important for climate change mitigation, as buildings provide long-term carbon storage and contribute to sustainable urban solutions. Research shows that a lack of coordination among policy actors hinders the more rapid development of WBC in many contexts. Gaining a better understanding of the characteristics of local WBC-related policy networks is critical for speeding up WBC development. We conducted …

  • Co-developing sustainability – a consumer-inclusive approach to wooden housing business in Finland

    Open AccessEliisa Kylkilahti, Minna Autio et al.ARTICLEHousing Studies2024Cited by: 1References: 60

    The housing construction industry can address sustainability issues by developing its business practices. This requires a shift from a firm-driven business logic to a consumer-inclusive approach where consumers and businesses together enhance sustainable development. By analyzing data from focus group discussions with both industry experts in the wooden multi-storey construction business and consumers residing in novel wooden buildings, this stud…

  • Consumer housing choices among residents living in wooden multi-storey buildings

    Open AccessJ Jussila, F Franzini et al.ARTICLEHousing Studies2024Cited by: 1References: 62

    Wooden multi-storey construction (WMC) offers an alternative building solution for urban consumers seeking a low-carbon, sustainable lifestyle yet, the literature on consumer experiences in newly constructed WMC-apartments is sparse. This exploratory study develops an understanding about consumer choices with newly built WMC-apartments through thematic interviews of residents and property managers in five cities across Finland and Sweden.Contents…

  • Stakeholder views of adaptation measures to improve climate resilience

    Open AccessAnnechien Dirkje Hoeben, Marie Lautrup et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2024Cited by: 1References: 1

  • Municipal experimental policy engagements in the built environment

    Open AccessDavid Lazarevic, Saija Mokkila et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Innovation and…2024Cited by: 3References: 40

    Experimentation is a key theme in the sustainability transition literature, where cities are recognized as key intermediaries in experimentation. Whilst attention has focused on the role of the cities as intermediary actors, the ways in which municipalities engage in and support experimentation is less known. In a collective case study of four Finnish municipalities, we draw on the transformative innovation policy literature to investigate the ex…

  • Planning for wooden multistorey construction – insights from Finland's municipal civil servants

    Open AccessF Franzini, Sami Berghäll et al.ARTICLEEuropean Planning Studies2023

    Municipalities across Finland are promoting wooden multistorey construction as a low-carbon alternative for building construction. However, do attitudes towards implementing these alternatives stem from the opportunity to reduce carbon emissions or because these alternatives are perceived to improve local economies? This research employs a survey to collects the attitudes of Finnish municipal civil servants towards implementing wooden multistorey…

  • Resilient forest-based value chains? Econometric analysis of roundwood prices in five European countries in the era of natural disturbances

    Open AccessRaphael Asada, Elias Hurmekoski et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2023Cited by: 1References: 5

    Climate change poses a growing threat to European forests due to the increasing frequency and severity of storms, insect outbreaks, and other natural disturbances. Natural disturbances affect both the volume and the quality of harvested wood and increase the tendency of increased salvage loggings, reducing roundwood prices over the short-term. The increase of unexpected inflow of wood resources prompted by disturbance-induced salvage logging can …

  • A tale of five cities

    Open AccessAnne Viljanen, Katja Lähtinen et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2023References: 4

    To enhance sustainable urban development, cities may contribute to the market diffusion of wooden multistory residential construction (WMC) and to wood use in the renovations of old multistory residential buildings (i.e., wooden retrofits). For the construction sector, building with wood enables a shift from the dominant concrete-based building regime, which has hindered the industrialization of building processes and the use of prefabricated mod…

  • Is a sustainability transition possible within the decision-support services provided to Finnish forest owners

    Open AccessTuomo Takala, Minna Tanskanen et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2023Cited by: 3References: 8

    North-European decision-support service providers have been advised to look beyond wood production to respond to the diverse needs of forest owners, to maximise business opportunities and to fulfil the pluralist goals of society. However, change in the service sector has remained limited to date. Here, we applied a mixed-method critical discourse analysis to examine whether the discourses produced by Finnish forest owners (n=12) and consulting pr…

  • Future images of data in circular economy for textiles

    Open AccessPäivi Luoma, Esko Penttinen et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2022

    Rapid expansion of digitalization and in the volume of data available constitutes a major driver toward circular economy. In the textile industry, with its vast quantities of waste and huge environmental impact, transformation toward such circularity is necessary but challenging. To explore how the use of data could support building sustainability-aligned pathways to circular economy of textiles, a study employing a two-round disaggregative Delph…

  • Risk perception and political leaning explain the preferences of non-industrial private landowners for alternative climate change mitigation strategies in Finnish forests

    Open AccessAnni Vehola, Arttu Malkamäki et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2022References: 19

    Understanding landowners’ willingness to act on climate change is important for effective climate policy. This study investigates the determinants of Finnish non-industrial private forest owners’ preferences for alternative climate change mitigation strategies related to forests and wood use. The study tests hypotheses concerning the role of risk perception and political leaning for the support of seven alternative strategies with varying degree …

  • Public perceptions of using forests to fuel the European bioeconomy

    Open AccessArttu Malkamäki, Jaana Korhonen et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2022References: 27

    The political project on bioeconomy strives to address multiple societal aspirations, namely combine economic growth with environmental sustainability in some socially acceptable manner. The contradictions between the goals and the concrete plans to increase production, processing, and consumption of forest biomass in Europe have however raised sustainability concerns within and beyond its borders. While political actors articulate such contradic…

  • Discursive barriers to voluntary biodiversity conservation

    Open AccessTuomo Takala, Maria Brockhaus et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2022Cited by: 6References: 5

    In many parts of the world, the success of biodiversity conservation strongly depends on the decisions of private landowners. These decisions are guided by the shared perceptions of the biodiversity problem. In this study, we applied a mixed method critical discourse analysis and examined how alternative discourses of biodiversity guide Finnish forest owners to maintain, or not maintain, biodiversity on their lands. Data collection combined a pre…

  • Forest owners as political actors

    Open AccessTuomo Takala, Ari Lehtinen et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2021Cited by: 2References: 21

    Conflicting interests make forests an inevitably political issue. We examine the political roles that Finnish forest owners take as decision-makers and citizens. Inspired by post-political theories of democracy, we examine forest owners’ aim of open, constructive treatment of the controversies between views, ideologies and actors. Our data consisted of a survey (n = 452) informed by an interview (n = 24). We applied a mixed-method critical discou…

  • Policy narratives on wooden multi-storey construction and implications for technology innovation system governance

    Open AccessRitva Toivonen, Heini Vihemäki et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2021Cited by: 6References: 9

    The development and acceleration of Wooden Multi-storey Construction (WMC) as a set of innovative building technologies has gained political support and attracted public interest in Finland, as in some other forest-rich European countries. The market share of WMC, however, remains low. The technological innovation system (TIS) around WMC in Finland has been assessed as being in its formative stages, but its governance remain poorly understood. Th…

  • Innovation governance in the forest sector

    Open AccessGerhard Wei, Gerhard Weiß et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2021Cited by: 5References: 34

    Innovation in the forest sector is a growing research interest and within this field, there is a growing attention for institutional, policy and societal dimensions and particular when it comes to the question of how to support innovativeness in the sector. This Special Issue therefore focuses on governance aspects, relating to and bridging business and political-institutional-societal levels. This includes social/societal factors, goals and impl…