Expert on Europe
Dr Pekka Pohjankoski
University of Turku & Faculty of Law
External Profiles
Research Discipline
Languages
- English
- Finnish
- French
Area of Expertise
Media Experience
TV, radio and press interviews as expert on EU law nationally and internationally (eg Politico Europe, Helsingin Sanomat etc)
Biography
Dr Pekka Pohjankoski is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Law of the University of Turku, Finland. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School (Cambridge, USA), the University of Helsinki, and has also studied at the Sorbonne Law School (Paris, France). Prior to joining the Faculty of Law, he worked as Legal Secretary (référendaire) at the Court of Justice of the European Union and as Legal Officer at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. He has completed his court training on the bench at the Helsinki District Court and is Attorney and Counselor at Law of the New York State Bar (USA). His current research focuses on EU constitutional law, legal history, as well as private international law.