Joni Heikkinen
Researcher
Joni Heikkinen is a researcher at the Bank of Finland’s Monetary Policy and Research Department. His research focuses on macroeconomics, text analysis, and nowcasting.
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Media tone : the role of news and social media on heterogeneous inflation expectations (20.11.2024). Joni Heikkinen; Kari Heimonen. Journal of Forecasting.
Nowcasting the Nowcasting – Forecasting ISM Business surveys (PMI and NSI) with Weekly Google Trends (10.10.2023). Joni Heikkinen; Kari Heimonen. Applied Economics.
Northern insights : Geopolitical risk from Finnish news media (18.12.2025). Gene Ambrocio; Zuzana Fungáčová; Joni Heikkinen; Eeva Kerola; Iikka Korhonen; Anni Norring. Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers
Tekoäly tukee keskuspankkien analyysityötä, Euro & talous. Blogi (14.11.2025). Joni Heikkinen.
Online search behavior and consumer intent : implications for nowcasting (1.9.2025). Joni Heikkinen; Kari Heimonen. Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers
ECB's evolving communication and policy preferences since 2021 strategy review (12.3.2025). Markus Haavio; Joni Heikkinen; Pirkka Jalasjoki; Juha Kilponen; Maritta Paloviita. Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers
Media tone : the role of news and social media on heterogeneous inflation expectations (5.9.2024). Joni Heikkinen; Kari Heimonen. Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers
Reading between the lines : Uncovering asymmetry in the central bank loss function (12.6.2024). Markus Haavio; Joni Heikkinen; Pirkka Jalasjoki; Juha Kilponen; Maritta Paloviita; Ilona Vänni. Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers
Northern insights: Measuring geopolitical risk through Finnish news media (9.1.2026). Gene Ambrocio; Zuzana Fungáčová; Joni Heikkinen; Eeva Kerola; Iikka Korhonen; Anni Norring. VoxEU.
Reading between the lines – Uncovering asymmetry in the central bank loss function (26.9.2024). Markus Haavio; Joni Heikkinen; Pirkka Jalasjoki; Juha Kilponen; Maritta Paloviita; Ilona Vänni. SUERF Policy Brief.