Kaisa VATANEN

FEPS Vice-President
Treasurer

Kaisa VATANEN is Chief Research Officer at Mandate Research (formerly Datapraxis).

Kaisa was formerly the Head of Research and Policy of SDP Finland, and former Vice President of the progressive think tank Kalevi Sorsa Foundation, focusing on research on inequality, democracy, and fair transition.

She has graduated in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Southampton, UK and the University of Helsinki, Finland.

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Publications
04/08/2025

Next Left Vol. 16

The Progressive Compass
29/01/2025

Progressive Yearbook 2025

2024 was announced as a ‘super election’ year. In fact, about half of the world’s […]
01/03/2024

Next Left Vol. 15

Progressive Ambition: How to shape Europe in the next decade
27/09/2022

Enduring values

How progressives across Europe can win
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Progressive Post
07/04/2023

Elections in Finland: from Sanna Marin to conservative austerity

Parliamentary elections in Finland tend to be nerve-wracking. Like last time, this time the top […]
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Events
17 APR

FEPS at the Global Progressive Mobilisation

Barcelona, Spain
14 DEC

11th Oxford Symposium

Oxford, United Kingdom (Expert Meeting)
11 JUN

Analytical Conference – Progressive Pollsters Network

Online
29 APR

Triple transition: How to govern and deliver social progress?

Madrid, Spain
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Audiovisual

‘FEPS at Global Progressive Mobilisation’ Flickr album

Photo album of the ‘FEPS at Global Progressive Mobilisation‘ event in in Barcelona, Spain. The […]

FEPS Extraordinary General Assembly 2025

📊 “People STILL want CHANGE, but also STABILITY & RESPECTABILITY” Kaisa Vatanen | Next Left Pollsters

Discover the new podcast series “Progressive Pollsters“. The second episode with Kaisa Vatanen focusing on […]
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