Katariina Hynninen

I am a PhD candidate in philosophy at the London School of Economics (LSE).My work focuses on animal autonomy and animal culture, and why they matter for animal happiness.My background includes a BA in Theoretical Philosophy from the University of Helsinki, and an MSc in Aquatic Biology from Hólar University. Since starting my PhD at LSE, I was a Visiting Research Trainee at York University, Toronto.Get in touch

Research

Hynninen, K., Papageorgiou, D. & Birch, J. Protecting animal cultures as World Heritage. Nat Sustain 8, 1108–1110 (2025).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-025-01641-6

Public Engagement

"Kaikki väistävät miekkavalasta." Ääretön Meri, January 2023. Listen
("Everyone avoids the orca" — interview on YLE science podcast, in Finnish)

Contact

email: [email protected]

bluesky: @merikatariina.bsky.social