Heidi Henrika Schauman ( Soininen; born 1978) is a Finnish economist, who as of 2021 is the head of research at

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. Prior to this, she worked as the chief economist at Aktia Bank and

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Finland, as well as in various roles at the

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. In addition to her main professional activities, Schauman has held board positions at the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Finnish National Gallery. She also wrote as a regular columnist for the leading Swedish-language newspaper of Finland, '' Hufvudstadsbladet'', for many years. Schauman is an alumna of the

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, where she obtained her

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in economics, with her doctoral thesis investigating aspects of the labour market.

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21st-century Finnish economists Women economists Hanken School of Economics alumni 1978 births People from Raseborg Living people Swedish-speaking Finns {{Finland-economist-stub