Front page Kirsi Siltanen Kirsi Siltanen Specialist M.Sc. (Admin.) 040 667 4678 kirsi.siltanen@mdi.fi Regional development Multisectorality Equality Culture LinkedIn My repertoire includes report, programme and research tasks and the facilitation of different types of events. My specialty is the interface between different fields and perspectives such as topics related to the development of art and culture and equality in regional development. My thesis in regional science covers operational cultures in regional development. In my previous career I worked e.g., as a university researcher, a network coordinator in a national coordination project and a project manager of cultural welfare in regional preparation. Latest Articles Title Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design News 5.4.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Implicit norms and structural disadvantages derive from previous innovation policies and therefore policies need to be redesigned. Read more Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design Green transition — the potential for change? Blog 10.11.2022 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Change starts from awareness and intention In recent years, the importance of diversity has increasingly been studied in a context… Read more Green transition — the potential for change? 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 URBAN PROSUMERS – towards a knowledge transfer hub for empowering citizens as producers and consumers of sustainable solutions to climate-neutrality Cities Climate Communication Participation Date: 1.10.2025 –31.3.2028 Check out the reference URBAN PROSUMERS – towards a knowledge transfer hub for empowering citizens as producers and consumers of sustainable solutions to climate-neutrality From Men’s and Women’s Jobs to More Equal Labour Markets – Three Pathways Out of Gender Segregation Employment Equality and non-discrimination Regional development Date: 18.9.2025 Check out the reference From Men’s and Women’s Jobs to More Equal Labour Markets – Three Pathways Out of Gender Segregation Evaluation of the National World Heritage Strategy Culture Programme Wellbeing Date: 19.6. –30.11.2025 Check out the reference Evaluation of the National World Heritage Strategy Developing and testing an indicator framework for the wellbeing impacts of public libraries Culture Impact Participation Wellbeing Date: 10.6.2025 Check out the reference Developing and testing an indicator framework for the wellbeing impacts of public libraries Support for stakeholder engagement in the preparation of the national restoration plan Climate Environment Date: 27.5. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Support for stakeholder engagement in the preparation of the national restoration plan 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? Workshops at the Seminar on Lifelong Learning in Information Technology Education policy Date: 24.4. –25.4.2025 Check out the reference Workshops at the Seminar on Lifelong Learning in Information Technology Compiling a Knowledge Base to Support the Updating of Tampere’s Strategy and the Preparation of the Mayor’s Programme Cities Knowledge management Strategy Vitality Wellbeing Date: 3.2. –30.4.2025 Check out the reference Compiling a Knowledge Base to Support the Updating of Tampere’s Strategy and the Preparation of the Mayor’s Programme Load More
Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design News 5.4.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Implicit norms and structural disadvantages derive from previous innovation policies and therefore policies need to be redesigned. Read more Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design
Green transition — the potential for change? Blog 10.11.2022 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Change starts from awareness and intention In recent years, the importance of diversity has increasingly been studied in a context… Read more Green transition — the potential for change?
URBAN PROSUMERS – towards a knowledge transfer hub for empowering citizens as producers and consumers of sustainable solutions to climate-neutrality Cities Climate Communication Participation Date: 1.10.2025 –31.3.2028 Check out the reference URBAN PROSUMERS – towards a knowledge transfer hub for empowering citizens as producers and consumers of sustainable solutions to climate-neutrality
From Men’s and Women’s Jobs to More Equal Labour Markets – Three Pathways Out of Gender Segregation Employment Equality and non-discrimination Regional development Date: 18.9.2025 Check out the reference From Men’s and Women’s Jobs to More Equal Labour Markets – Three Pathways Out of Gender Segregation
Evaluation of the National World Heritage Strategy Culture Programme Wellbeing Date: 19.6. –30.11.2025 Check out the reference Evaluation of the National World Heritage Strategy
Developing and testing an indicator framework for the wellbeing impacts of public libraries Culture Impact Participation Wellbeing Date: 10.6.2025 Check out the reference Developing and testing an indicator framework for the wellbeing impacts of public libraries
Support for stakeholder engagement in the preparation of the national restoration plan Climate Environment Date: 27.5. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Support for stakeholder engagement in the preparation of the national restoration plan
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?
Workshops at the Seminar on Lifelong Learning in Information Technology Education policy Date: 24.4. –25.4.2025 Check out the reference Workshops at the Seminar on Lifelong Learning in Information Technology
Compiling a Knowledge Base to Support the Updating of Tampere’s Strategy and the Preparation of the Mayor’s Programme Cities Knowledge management Strategy Vitality Wellbeing Date: 3.2. –30.4.2025 Check out the reference Compiling a Knowledge Base to Support the Updating of Tampere’s Strategy and the Preparation of the Mayor’s Programme
