Enni Ruokamo

Markets, impacts and policies of circular economy, consumer preferences, environmental valuation.

D.Sc. in Economics, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu

Introduction

I am an economist working as a Research Professor at the Finnish Environment Institute and at the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics (a 50/50 joint professorship).

I have a broad interest in societal and environmental issues. My research topics include, among others, circular economy markets, impacts and policy instruments, environmental valuation, household preferences, and energy economics.

Research and expertise 

• Circular economy
• Consumer preferences
• Energy goods and markets
• Environmental valuation
• Policy analysis
• Randomized control trials
• Surveys 

Recent publications

• Lehtoranta, V., Ruokamo, E., Väisänen, S., Mykrä, H., Albrecht, E. & Kopperoinen, L. (2026). Valuing the benefits of river catchment management under changing climate in Finland. Ecological Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.108972 
• Strandell, A., Karhinen, S., Pitkänen, K., Siiskonen, S.-T. & Ruokamo, E. (2026). Twice upon a home: Energy use, emissions and inequality across primary and second homes. Energy Research & Social Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104491
• Ruokamo, E., Tikkanen, T., Lukkarinen, J. & Karhinen, S. (2025). Energy retrofits in shared ownership: Exploring motivations in Finnish housing companies. Building Research & Information. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2025.2582123
• Juutinen, A., Virk, Z., Huuki, H., Ruokamo, E., Kopsakangas-Savolainen, M., Torabi Haghighi, A. & Marttila, H. (2025). Impact of environmental flow policy on power system balancing costs and river ecosystem service benefits. Water Resources and Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2025.100269
• Ruokamo, E. & Sahari, A. (2025). Household heterogeneity in valuation of heating energy costs. Energy Efficiency. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-025-10301-9
• Tuomela, S., Shakeel, S. R., Yousaf, H., Lukkarinen, J., Ruokamo, E. & Tikkanen, T. (2025). Community Energy in Residential Sector: Exploring Housing Company Residents’ Awareness and Motivations. 21st International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM). https://doi.org/10.1109/EEM64765.2025.11050124
• Ruokamo, E., Kylkilahti, E., Lettenmeier, M. & Toppinen, A. (2024). Are people willing to share living space? Household preferences in Finland. Buildings & Cities. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.453
• Ruokamo, E., Juutinen, A., Ashraf, F. B., Haghighi, A. T., Hellsten, S., Huuki, H., Karhinen, S., Kopsakangas-Savolainen, M., Marttila, H., Pongracz, E., Romakkaniemi, A. & Vermaat, J. E. (2024). Estimating the economic value of hydropeaking externalities in regulated rivers. Applied Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122055
• Marttila, H., Huuki, H., Ashraf, F.B., Patro, E.R., Hellsten, S., Ruokamo, E., Karhinen, S., Romakkaniemi, A., Kopsakangas-Savolainen, M., Pongracz, E., Virk, Z.T., Haghighi, A.T. & Juutinen, A. (2024). River systems under peaked stress. Environmental Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad4db9
• Ruokamo, E., Franzini, F., Lähtinen, K. & Toppinen, A. (2024). To renovate or build with wood? Results from Finnish citizen survey data. Construction Management and Economics. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2024.2358063
• Ruokamo, E., Savolainen, H., Seppälä, J., Leskinen, P., Kautto, P., Berg, A., Pitkänen, K., Valve, H., Entsalo, H., Turunen, T., Karppinen, T., Heikkinen, M., Springare, S. & Niemistö, J. (2024). Reducing use of natural resources can be coupled with strengthening the economy. Syke Policy Brief. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/575197
• Räihä, J., Clarke, S., Sankelo, P., Ruokamo, E. & Kangas, H.-L. (2024). The importance of organization type: Construction sector perceptions of low-carbon policies and measures. Environmental Science & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103602
• Ruokamo, E., Savolainen, H., Seppälä, J., Sironen, S., Räisänen, M. & Auvinen, A.-P. (2023). Exploring the potential of circular economy to mitigate pressures on biodiversity. Global Environmental Change. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102625 

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