Front page Janne Antikainen Page 7 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 Eight million Finns in 2050? Communication Immigration Participation Population and migration Date: 26.5. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Eight million Finns in 2050? 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 Iisalmi Operating Environment Analysis Cities Municipalities Regional development Strategy Date: 1.4. –23.6.2025 Check out the reference Iisalmi Operating Environment Analysis 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 Update of the Kymenlaakso Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) RDI Regional development Smart specialisation Strategy Date: 24.3. –30.6.2025 Check out the reference Update of the Kymenlaakso Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) Load More
Eight million Finns in 2050? Communication Immigration Participation Population and migration Date: 26.5. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Eight million Finns in 2050?
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
Iisalmi Operating Environment Analysis Cities Municipalities Regional development Strategy Date: 1.4. –23.6.2025 Check out the reference Iisalmi Operating Environment Analysis
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
Update of the Kymenlaakso Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) RDI Regional development Smart specialisation Strategy Date: 24.3. –30.6.2025 Check out the reference Update of the Kymenlaakso Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3)