Front page Mikko Valtakari Page 3 Mikko Valtakari Lead Specialist Lic.Phil. 040 569 1568 mikko.valtakari@mdi.fi Impact assessment Employment and labour market policy Innovation and industrial policy I have specialised in evaluating the effectiveness of the activities and policies of the public administration and the impact-based development of the public administration. As a Lead Specialist I am in charge of demanding research and study projects and I work with topics related to employment, industries, welfare, expertise and innovations as well as leading a theme concentrating on these topics. Previously I worked e.g., at Tempo Economics, in Business Economics research at the Helsinki School of Economics and at the Department of Geography at the University of Helsinki. I am a planning geographer by education.teilijä. 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 the Business Development Grant and the Operating Environment Development Grant Companies EU Funds Impact Industries Regional development Date: 1.2. –31.12.2026 Check out the reference Evaluation of the Business Development Grant and the Operating Environment Development Grant Expert Services for the Organisation of Regional Economic Development, Employment and Business Services Companies Employment Industries Municipalities Regional development Vitality Date: 15.1. –13.4.2026 Check out the reference Expert Services for the Organisation of Regional Economic Development, Employment and Business Services Study on the Impacts of Public Subsidies on Film Productions Companies Culture Impact Industries Date: 1.10.2025 –31.1.2026 Check out the reference Study on the Impacts of Public Subsidies on Film Productions Developing and testing an indicator framework for the wellbeing impacts of public libraries Culture Impact Participation Wellbeing Date: 10.6.2025 –6.3.2026 Check out the reference Developing and testing an indicator framework for the wellbeing impacts of public libraries Study on the Monitoring and Impact of the Working Life Development Strategy Impact Knowledge management Strategy Date: 15.5. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Study on the Monitoring and Impact of the Working Life Development Strategy EnergyVaasa RDI Outlook and Value Chain Modelling Growth Impact Industries Knowledge management Networks RDI Regional development Strategy Vitality Date: 1.5. –30.6.2025 Check out the reference EnergyVaasa RDI Outlook and Value Chain Modelling Preparing an employment strategy for the Tampere Region employment area Employment Networks Strategy Date: 9.1. –31.8.2025 Check out the reference Preparing an employment strategy for the Tampere Region employment area Mid-term Evaluation of the Helmi programme Environment Date: 10.12.2024 –31.3.2025 Check out the reference Mid-term Evaluation of the Helmi programme Load More
Evaluation of the Business Development Grant and the Operating Environment Development Grant Companies EU Funds Impact Industries Regional development Date: 1.2. –31.12.2026 Check out the reference Evaluation of the Business Development Grant and the Operating Environment Development Grant
Expert Services for the Organisation of Regional Economic Development, Employment and Business Services Companies Employment Industries Municipalities Regional development Vitality Date: 15.1. –13.4.2026 Check out the reference Expert Services for the Organisation of Regional Economic Development, Employment and Business Services
Study on the Impacts of Public Subsidies on Film Productions Companies Culture Impact Industries Date: 1.10.2025 –31.1.2026 Check out the reference Study on the Impacts of Public Subsidies on Film Productions
Developing and testing an indicator framework for the wellbeing impacts of public libraries Culture Impact Participation Wellbeing Date: 10.6.2025 –6.3.2026 Check out the reference Developing and testing an indicator framework for the wellbeing impacts of public libraries
Study on the Monitoring and Impact of the Working Life Development Strategy Impact Knowledge management Strategy Date: 15.5. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Study on the Monitoring and Impact of the Working Life Development Strategy
EnergyVaasa RDI Outlook and Value Chain Modelling Growth Impact Industries Knowledge management Networks RDI Regional development Strategy Vitality Date: 1.5. –30.6.2025 Check out the reference EnergyVaasa RDI Outlook and Value Chain Modelling
Preparing an employment strategy for the Tampere Region employment area Employment Networks Strategy Date: 9.1. –31.8.2025 Check out the reference Preparing an employment strategy for the Tampere Region employment area
Mid-term Evaluation of the Helmi programme Environment Date: 10.12.2024 –31.3.2025 Check out the reference Mid-term Evaluation of the Helmi programme
