About this programme
The Doctoral Programme in Law offers the best doctoral training in its field in Finland and competes in quality with leading international universities. The programme and the Faculty of Law offer a uniform selection of disciplines, creating a flexible framework for the interplay of education and research. The programme expands and advances doctoral researchers’ knowledge of law and justice. They develop into independent, creative and critical legal scholars and experts capable of serving in multidisciplinary positions requiring ethical responsibility. Doctoral researchers become independent, creative and critical legal researchers and experts, and are able to perform multidisciplinary duties. The programme is competence-based and constructively aligned, and includes active, systematic supervision. Its study modules are designed to develop learning and expertise in three ways: information retrieval, participation and the generation of knowledge. Objectives of education: Graduates holding a Doctor of Laws degree have constructed an identity as researchers and experts, and have Exhaustive legal knowledge A profound understanding of justice and its significance for equality, democracy, social equity and social sustainability; the nature, key theories, concepts and research methods of law; the relationship between legal doctrine, jurisprudence and legal practice; justice in society, history, the economy and the global operating environment; and legal and multidisciplinary research Solid competence in scholarly and knowledge work, generating new scholarly knowledge, responsible and independent engagement in multidisciplinary research and expert duties in Finnish and global contexts, the practical application of legal knowledge, and multiprofessional cooperation and working in digital environments Transversal skills in generating new scholarly knowledge, critical thinking, argumentation, problem-solving, communications and interaction, self-direction and management, creativity and ethical decision-making
Course details verified 29 Oct 2026 — intakes, entry requirements and course facts · official source