Iida Pyykö
Project Researcher, University of Oulu
Iida Pyykkö is a Project Researcher at the University of Oulu and starting her PhD studies in the Geography Research Unit in Autumn 2026. Her research focuses on sustainable cultural tourism co-creation and the resilience of rural and remote communities. She works within the EU Horizon CROCUS project, which examines cross-border tourism sustainability and community perspectives in the Torne Valley region between Finland and Sweden. Pyykkö holds an academic background in geography, tourism, sustainable destination development, and circular economy, and her work explores the intersections of place-based tourism development in borderlands, sustainability transitions, and community resilience.