Adina Nivukoski

Equality adviser / Columnist. Gender equality, rule of law and education.

Helsinki Metropolitan Area

About

Hey! I am a professional working at the intersection of education, gender equality, and the rule of law. My experience begins with leading Finland’s largest voluntary student organization, followed by national and international roles in education policy with UNESCO and the OECD, as well as work at UN Women Finland and the Finnish League for Human Rights. I have also worked as a journalist covering politics and the economy, and as a columnist for Finnish public media. I have represented Finland at the United Nations and UNESCO since the age of 19, later becoming the only Finnish member of the OECD Youthwise Advisory Board. My passion beyond policy lies in putting the challenges within these issues into words. In addition to my current work as an equality specialist, I write columns and op-eds and have commented on these topics on national TV. For this work, I have been nominated for the Finnish Youth Peace Prize and the PLAN Girl Award. I'm always open to collaborating with people who are passionate and have a clear vision, so don’t hesitate to reach out!

Experience

  • Equality Specialist at Yhdenvertaisuuden nuorisoalan osaamiskeskus | Ungdomssektorns kompetenscenter för likabehandling
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    Equality specialist in a learning hub funded by the Finnish Ministy of Education & Culture

  • United Nations Youth Delegate of Finland at United Nations
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Finnish UN Youth Delegate, focusing on Women Peace and Security & girls education.

  • Yle (Freelance · 4 yrs 10 mos)
    • Columnist
      Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

      Kirjoitan ajankohtaisista aiheista, erityisen kiinnostunut olen ihmisoikeuksien toteutumisesta, kansainvälistymisestä sekä nuoriin kohdistuvista epäkohdista Suomessa.

    • Jälkiviisaat visiting news commentator
      Jun 2022 - May 2025 · 3 yrs

      Työskennellessäni eri työtehtävissä, kuten Helsingin Sanomien politiikan toimittajana, OECD- nuorisoneuvonantajana ja YK-nuorisodelegaattina vierailin Jälkiviisaissa kommentoimassa eri aiheita.

  • Junior Adviser, Gender Equality at Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations, New York
    Sep 2024 - Dec 2024 · 4 mos

    Junior Adviser at the Sustainable Development and Human Rights unit of the Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN, New York, focusing on gender equality issues. Followed and reported on the sessions of the Third Committee and concluded a final report targeting sexual violence in conflicts, focusing on Ukraine and Gaza.

  • Visiting Columnist at Mimmit sijoittaa
    Aug 2024 - Dec 2024 · 5 mos

    I wrote to visiting columns to the popular "women who invest" media about the economical prioritization of goverment aid to fur industry compared funding of organizations that help victims of domestic violence as well as AI and democracy.