Helinä Häkkänen (formerly Häkkänen-Nyholm; born 26 April 1971 in Helsinki) is a Finnish psychologist who has studied narcissism and psychopathy[1] and wrote the first Finnish textbook on the subject, Psykopatia.
[2] Working as both a criminal psychologist and an associate professor,[3] at the University of Helsinki,[2] Häkkänen-Nyholm studies criminal behavior[3] and the risk factors associated with it.
[2] She is considered one of Finland's chief experts in forensic psychiatry and legal psychology and has a prolific publishing record.
Since 2021, she has worked at Mindroot Ltd, her own company, which is specialized in providing psychological services for the legal industry and EMDR-therapy.
She still co-operates with the NBI, local police and several other legal operators.