Auditing and Control in Accounting

About the research group

The Auditing and Control in Accounting research group at the University of Vaasa conducts research in accounting, auditing, internal control and management accounting with a strong focus on digitalization, sustainability, and climate-related challenges. We also apply advanced methods such as machine learning and AI to address emerging issues in these areas. Our research is closely connected to practice and decision-making, while we actively support PhD students in developing their expertise in the area.

The research group conducts high quality international research and education. Basing on our expertise, we take an active role in regional, national and international interaction, producing, disseminating and adapting of research knowledge.

Our research activity is nationally and internationally recognised for its high quality and the research group has maintained good relationships with international top researchers.

Latest updates

News 11.09.2025

Accounting Tutorial 2025 brought together accounting researchers in Vaasa

Essi Nousiainen Vaasan yliopiston kampuksella Tervahovi-rakennuksen edessä.

Dissertation 31.03.2025

Artificial intelligence as an effective tool in exploring corporate reporting

Dissertation 04.06.2024

How to harness employees' skills and creativity for corporate sustainability?

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Research projects

Project	Duration	Actors
TENTA Tools for enterprises to leverage artificial intelligence	08/2024 - 07/2027	Digital Economy, Technology and Innovations, Accounting and Finance, Auditing and control in accounting
Harmonizing Profit and Planet: A Geo-Informed Machine-Learning for Environmental Accounting	02/2024 - 01/2027	Accounting and Finance, Digital Economy, Technology and Innovations, Auditing and control in accounting
Digitalisaatio ja laskentatoimi (Digitalization and accounting)	08/2021 - 07/2022	Auditing and control in accounting, Digital Economy, Accounting and Finance
Strategic management, control and analytics in OP group in the digital era. Using AI in analyzing large qualitative empirical data	09/2020 - 12/2022	Auditing and control in accounting, Digital Economy, Accounting and Finance
Information Resilience in a Wicked Environment (IRWIN)	08/2020 - 11/2023	Auditing and control in accounting, Public policy and governance, Complexity research, Accounting and Finance, Management, Resilience

Publications

Publication year	Publication	Authors
2025	From demonstrated agency to structural integration: security-trained women and the role of assignment and competence registries in crisis preparedness and national defense	Raisio, Harri; Jokipii, Annukka; Lindell, Juha; Niemi, Tomi; Polvi, Marianna
2025	Russia: Corporate Governance System in Russia	Teixeira, Bruno; King, Tatiana
2025	Edistääkö ulkoinen varmennus vastuullisuusraporttien laatua?	Gullkvist, Benita
2025	Predicting corporate innovation using machine learning and social media data	Ylinen, Mika; Ranta, Mikko
2025	Ensuring Supply Chain Transparency by Deploying Blockchain-Enabled Technology: An Overview With Demonstration	Shamsuzzoha, Ahm; Shahzad, Khuram; Nousiainen, Essi; Ranta, Mikko; Helo, Petri; Govindan, Kannan
2025	Symbolic boundaries in a nascent professional accounting field	Praulins, Arturs; Spence, Crawford; Voulgaris, Georgios
2025	Politiikkasuositus: Vapaaehtoisten osaaminen näkyväksi: Rekisteri osaksi kokonaisturvallisuutta	Jokipii, Annukka; Raisio, Harri; Lindell, Juha; Niemi, Tomi; Polvi, Marianna
2025	Ethnic Diversity and Monitoring Effectiveness of the Board: Evidence from Banks	Janahi, Mohamed; Millo, Yuval; Voulgaris, Georgios
2025	Exogenous Data Using Large Language Models Like ChatGPT	Bao, Irina Jie; Gullkvist, Benita
2025	Formal control and trust in monitoring financial accounting outsourcing in hybrid organizations – a multiple case study of municipally owned corporations	Flinkman, Arja; Gullkvist, Benita; Teittinen, Henri