Laura Virtanen

Environmental Consultant

Laura Virtanen is an accomplished Environmental Consultant at AFRY since January 2022, focusing on water and environmental permitting, environmental impact assessments, stream restorations, and biodiversity. Simultaneously, Laura serves as an Environmental Designer at Vahanen-yhtiöt, specializing in aquatic ecology, compiling water permit applications, and conducting water sampling while considering protected species and biodiversity. Previous experience includes environmental design roles at the City of Vantaa, where responsibilities encompassed water quality reports and stream restoration recommendations, and coordinating national communications for the Ministry of the Environment of Finland. Laura holds a Ph.D. in Aquatic Sciences from the University of Helsinki, where doctoral research centered on freshwater diatoms, and has engaged in biodiversity investigations at the Finnish Environment Institute. Educational qualifications include further studies in sustainable development at SYKLI Environmental School of Finland and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Helsinki.

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