About us

Matti Mikkola
The Founder of Legisactio LTD
Curriculum Vitae

Author of the handbook and the courses,
Professor of Labour Law (emer.), University of Helsinki, 
Docent of Social Law, University of Lapland,
Former President of the European Committee of Social Rights

Legisactio LTD

The company was established in 1984 with the business ID 0558360-4; the home office being in Helsinki, Finland.
The corporate operations are legal advice and consulting, production and publishing of academic handbooks and courses, and participation in social dialogue.

Legisactio Academia

Handbooks for experts

  •  Multimedia-based e-Handbook on Fundamental Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Europe, 2022.
  • Contacts:
    • For licenses and questions and comments on the platform and guiding modules; please contact [email protected]   
    • For questions and comments on the content of the chapters, please contact [email protected]  

Courses for universities

  • Mikkola M, Multimedia-based e-Course (3-5 ECTS) on Fundamental Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Europe, 2021.
  • Mikkola M, Multimedia-based e-Course (3-5 ECTS) on Finnish Methodology of Legal Research, 2022. 

Legal Consulting

European projects:

  • Draft of Estonian law on social care and welfare 1993 – 1994, in force 1995
    Commentary book “Sotsiaalhoolekande” with Merle Malvet 1996
  • World bank project on Further development of Bulgarian social care and welfare 1994–1996 
  • EU Phare project: further development of Ukrainian labour law and social law 1996
  • EU Phare project: supporting the Estonian Ministry of Social affairs 1996–1998  
  • EU Phare project: supporting law drafting in Estonia 1998

Finnish bilateral projects:

  • Participation in organisation of the magister studies in social policy for ministerial and regional leading officials of social affairs and health of Estonia at the University of Tartu in 1999 – 2002 
  • Support for reorientation of child welfare and care in the Russian State of Karelia and production of the draft law in 2005–2009 
  • Participation in production of the study on child welfare and care in Europe and in Russia, edited by Virge Mikkola, in Russian 2007 and in Finnish 2008
  • Participation in organisation of the researcher school for teachers of Russian Legal Academy at the University of Helsinki 2008 – 2011
  • Participation in production of comparative studies on a) Dispute on Custody of a Child in Finland and in Russian Federation, editors Matti Mikkola & Olga Khazova in Finnish and in Russian 2012 and b) Labour law in Finland and in the Russian federation, editors Matti Mikkola & Elena Machulskaya. in Finnish 2012 and in Russian 2013