Front page Janne Antikainen Janne Antikainen Development Director Lic.Phil. 040 764 1829 janne.antikainen@mdi.fi regional development municipalities regions public administration Twitter Linkedin I encourage a broad approach to regional development combining multiple perspectives. For over a quarter of a century I have immersed myself in the process of administrative reform, the growth of regions and municipalities and network-like and strategic development. I have participated in hundreds of different assignments from local policy issues to EU projects. I have been Development Director and Chairman at MDI since the spring of 2012. You have to know the rules before you can break them. Twitter Feed Tweets by jannemdi My References Term List All Aged Agriculture and forestry Archipelago Building Circular economy Cities Climate Communication Companies Culture Customer satisfaction Digitalisation Education policy Employment Entrepreneurship Environment Equality and non-discrimination EU Funds Governance Growth Immigration Impact Industries Knowledge Knowledge management Land use, Housing and Transport Leader Municipalities Networks Participation Physical activity Population and migration Programme Provinces RDI Regional development Rural Smart specialisation Social and Health care Strategy Tourism Vitality Wellbeing Young Support for the Preparation of Vaasa’s Strategy Strategy Date: 15.5. –31.10.2025 Check out the reference Support for the Preparation of Vaasa’s Strategy Children’s Independent Travel and Public Transport Use – Experimental Initiative Cities Land use, Housing and Transport Young Date: 5.5. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Children’s Independent Travel and Public Transport Use – Experimental Initiative Pornainen Municipal Strategy Update Municipalities Vitality Wellbeing Date: 29.4. –30.9.2025 Check out the reference Pornainen Municipal Strategy Update Kymenlaakso Futures Workshop 2025 – Attracting and Retaining International Talent Immigration Provinces Vitality Date: 1.4. –30.4.2025 Check out the reference Kymenlaakso Futures Workshop 2025 – Attracting and Retaining International Talent The World’s Best Cities (WBC) Course Cities Governance Growth Land use, Housing and Transport Networks Vitality Wellbeing Date: 1.4.2025 –31.8.2026 Check out the reference The World’s Best Cities (WBC) Course Process Consultancy for the Kymenlaakso Regional Programme Programme Regional development Strategy Date: 24.3. –31.10.2025 Check out the reference Process Consultancy for the Kymenlaakso Regional Programme Evaluation of Taipalsaari’s Municipal Strategy and Operating Environment Analysis Municipalities Strategy Date: 3.3. –30.5.2025 Check out the reference Evaluation of Taipalsaari’s Municipal Strategy and Operating Environment Analysis Facilitation of Workshops Related to the Häme Regional Programme Programme Regional development Date: 27.2. –15.4.2025 Check out the reference Facilitation of Workshops Related to the Häme Regional Programme Load More
Support for the Preparation of Vaasa’s Strategy Strategy Date: 15.5. –31.10.2025 Check out the reference Support for the Preparation of Vaasa’s Strategy
Children’s Independent Travel and Public Transport Use – Experimental Initiative Cities Land use, Housing and Transport Young Date: 5.5. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Children’s Independent Travel and Public Transport Use – Experimental Initiative
Pornainen Municipal Strategy Update Municipalities Vitality Wellbeing Date: 29.4. –30.9.2025 Check out the reference Pornainen Municipal Strategy Update
Kymenlaakso Futures Workshop 2025 – Attracting and Retaining International Talent Immigration Provinces Vitality Date: 1.4. –30.4.2025 Check out the reference Kymenlaakso Futures Workshop 2025 – Attracting and Retaining International Talent
The World’s Best Cities (WBC) Course Cities Governance Growth Land use, Housing and Transport Networks Vitality Wellbeing Date: 1.4.2025 –31.8.2026 Check out the reference The World’s Best Cities (WBC) Course
Process Consultancy for the Kymenlaakso Regional Programme Programme Regional development Strategy Date: 24.3. –31.10.2025 Check out the reference Process Consultancy for the Kymenlaakso Regional Programme
Evaluation of Taipalsaari’s Municipal Strategy and Operating Environment Analysis Municipalities Strategy Date: 3.3. –30.5.2025 Check out the reference Evaluation of Taipalsaari’s Municipal Strategy and Operating Environment Analysis
Facilitation of Workshops Related to the Häme Regional Programme Programme Regional development Date: 27.2. –15.4.2025 Check out the reference Facilitation of Workshops Related to the Häme Regional Programme