Susanna Horn

Group manager
+358 29 525 2124

Duties

Life cycle assessment (esp. textiles, plastics, metals, critical raw materials, electronics). Sustainable circular economy.

Subject area

Circular economy
Sustainabilty transformation

Education and academic titles

Adjunct professor (Lifecycle Management, 2024), University of Jyväskylä, Finland

PhD (Environmental Management, 2013), University of Jyväskylä, Finland

MSc in Sustainable Resource Management (2004), Technical University of Munich, Germany

MSc in Economics (2002), University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Research and expertise

I am a life cycle researcher with experience across academia, research institutions, and the private sector. My work broadly focuses on environmental and circular economy themes, with expertise in life cycle modeling, environmental footprints, eco-design, and sustainable innovation. I also explore issues related to critical raw materials, supply chain resilience, and the role of data and digitalization in advancing sustainability. My research has primarily concentrated on textiles, electronics, metals, and plastics.

Selected highlights from recent publications

Susanna Horn, Teemu Meriläinen, Helena Dahlbo, Kiia Silvennoinen (2025) From fast fashion to sustainable consumption: consumer behaviour from purchase to post-use. Journal of Sustainability 1(2).

Kiia Silvennoinen, Helena Dahlbo, Inge Schlapp-Hackl, Susanna Horn (2025) Environmental impacts of chemically recycling flame retardant cotton textile. Waste Management & Research.

Susanna Horn, Kiia Silvennoinen (2025) Traceability as an Enabler of Circular Economy in the Plastics Packaging Value Chain. Circular Economy and Sustainability.

Susanna Horn, Topi Turunen, Sara Saukkonen, Erkki-Jussi Nylén, Jaana Sorvari (2025) Circular economy solutions for magnetic resonance imaging–Mitigation of environmental impacts and critical raw material use. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 215: 108095.

Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki, Susanna Horn, Hanna Entsalo, Topi Turunen, Dalia D’Amato, Maraja Riechers, Juuli Närhi (2024) Leverage points for sustainability transformation: identifying past and future changes in the Finnish (circular) plastic packing system. Ecological Economics 219: 108136.

Jáchym Judl, Susanna Horn, Tiina K.M. Karppinen (2023) Towards a Low-Carbon Plastic Waste Recycling in Finland: Evaluating the Impacts of Improvement Measures on GHG Emissions. Journal of Circular Economy and Sustainability 4: 755-776.

Johanna Suikkanen, Susanna Horn, Jáchym Judl, David Lazarevic, Johanna Niemistö (2023) Factors contributing to the relevance and continuity of life cycle assessment frameworks. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 28: 1019-1030.

Susanna Horn, Kiia Mölsä, Jaana Sorvari, Hannamaija Tuovila, Pirjo Heikkilä (2023) Environmental sustainability assessment of a polyester T-shirt – Comparison of circularity strategies. Science of the Total Environment 884: 16321.

Susanna Horn, Hanna Salo, Ari Nissinen (2023) Promoting ecodesign implementation: The role and development areas of national public policy. Environmental Policy and Governance 33(5): 474-488.

Kiia Mölsä, Susanna Horn, Helena Dahlbo, Marja Rissanen (2022) Linear, reuse or recycling? An environmental comparison of different life cycle options for cotton roller towels. Journal of Cleaner Production 374: 133976.

Lauri Leppävirta, Ville Uusitalo, Susanna Horn, Jarkko Levänen, Heli Kasurinen, Anna Härri (2022) Assessing the climate impacts of oat straw as a raw material. Cleaner Materials 5: 100133.

o Angelina Korsunova, Susanna Horn, Annukka Vainio (2021). Understanding circular economy in everyday life: Perceptions of young adults in the Finnish context. Sustainable Production and Consumption 26: 759-769.

Published 30.1.2025 / Updated 2.10.2025