Tero Mustonen (born 1976 or 1977) is a Finnish environmental leader, scholar, scientist, and fisherman.
[1][2] He is the head of the village of Selkie, Finland,[3] and the founder and president of the Snowchange Cooperative, an organization made of Indigenous and local communities that is focused on conserving local culture, biodiversity, and ecosystems.
[4][5] For his efforts to restore damaged peatlands with the Snowchange Cooperative, Mustonen was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2023.
[6][7] Mustonen completed a doctoral degree with the University of Eastern Finland in 2009.
He remained at the university for several years, working as a part-time researcher and teacher.