Arto O. Salonen is Professor of Sustainable Well-being at the Department of Social Sciences in University of Eastern Finland. His expertise is related to the transition to a sustainable society and his approach is interdisciplinary and future-oriented. His theoretical research is characterized by efforts to update the vision of civilization and progressive thinking; empirical research focuses on the concrete implementation of social change.
Salonen is also a member of the Finnish Expert Panel for Sustainable Development, and holds several other academic positions.