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 Posts 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 Evaluation of EIB support to EU municipalities Cities Governance Impact Municipalities Date: 1.9.2026 –30.7.2027 Check out the reference Evaluation of EIB support to EU municipalities Vamia’s Strategy Process Education policy Knowledge Strategy Date: 28.8. –30.11.2026 Check out the reference Vamia’s Strategy Process Facilitation and Reporting Services for Employment Services Employment Date: 19.8.2026 –31.12.2027 Check out the reference Facilitation and Reporting Services for Employment Services Future Economic Development Centre – Building Organisational Culture Governance Vitality Date: 13.8. –31.12.2026 Check out the reference Future Economic Development Centre – Building Organisational Culture Future Scenario Study on Regional Higher Education in Mikkeli and Savonlinna Education policy Municipalities Date: 24.6. –7.9.2026 Check out the reference Future Scenario Study on Regional Higher Education in Mikkeli and Savonlinna As one municipality Municipalities Networks Population and migration Date: 8.5. –30.11.2026 Check out the reference As one municipality Workshops on water and marine management measures Agriculture and forestry Archipelago Environment Governance Strategy Date: 16.4. –30.6.2026 Check out the reference Workshops on water and marine management measures Study on companies’ skills and recruitment needs and challenges, as well as future development prospects in Southern Kymenlaakso Companies Date: 14.4. –4.9.2026 Check out the reference Study on companies’ skills and recruitment needs and challenges, as well as future development prospects in Southern Kymenlaakso Load More
Evaluation of EIB support to EU municipalities Cities Governance Impact Municipalities Date: 1.9.2026 –30.7.2027 Check out the reference Evaluation of EIB support to EU municipalities
Vamia’s Strategy Process Education policy Knowledge Strategy Date: 28.8. –30.11.2026 Check out the reference Vamia’s Strategy Process
Facilitation and Reporting Services for Employment Services Employment Date: 19.8.2026 –31.12.2027 Check out the reference Facilitation and Reporting Services for Employment Services
Future Economic Development Centre – Building Organisational Culture Governance Vitality Date: 13.8. –31.12.2026 Check out the reference Future Economic Development Centre – Building Organisational Culture
Future Scenario Study on Regional Higher Education in Mikkeli and Savonlinna Education policy Municipalities Date: 24.6. –7.9.2026 Check out the reference Future Scenario Study on Regional Higher Education in Mikkeli and Savonlinna
As one municipality Municipalities Networks Population and migration Date: 8.5. –30.11.2026 Check out the reference As one municipality
Workshops on water and marine management measures Agriculture and forestry Archipelago Environment Governance Strategy Date: 16.4. –30.6.2026 Check out the reference Workshops on water and marine management measures
Study on companies’ skills and recruitment needs and challenges, as well as future development prospects in Southern Kymenlaakso Companies Date: 14.4. –4.9.2026 Check out the reference Study on companies’ skills and recruitment needs and challenges, as well as future development prospects in Southern Kymenlaakso
