Niina Ylönen
About me
Positioned at the interface of public financial management and critical accounting, my work investigates how different forms of life are valued and assessed, focusing on financial valuation practices. Central to this inquiry is approaching accounting not only as a neutral or technical tool for recording transactions, but as a performative practice that constructs reality.
Member of: Research Group on Sustainability and Critical Accounting, Research Group on Public Financial Management
Research topics
Accounting, sustainability, financialization and assetization research, valuation studies, critical research, non-anthropocentric approach.
Latest publications
Accounting, Accountability, and Animal Flourishing
Powell, L., Vinnari, E. & Ylönen, N., 10 Jun 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Accounting for non-financial values under conditions of financialisation: the evolution of impact accounting practices at Finnfund 2001–2023
Ylönen, N. & Tiikkainen, O., 3 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Accounting Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
A problematizing review of the financialization of living beings
Kuokkanen, N., Mar 2024, In: Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 99, 102739.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review