Front page Mikko Valtakari Page 5 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 audiovisual production incentive for the years 2020–2025 Companies Culture Impact Industries Date: 1.9. –30.11.2026 Check out the reference Evaluation of the audiovisual production incentive for the years 2020–2025 Study on the combined effects of changes to housing subsidies and social security Social and Health care Wellbeing Date: 1.8. –31.12.2026 Check out the reference Study on the combined effects of changes to housing subsidies and social security Study on services (in the employment and growth services department) aimed at international residents in Tampere Employment Growth Immigration Knowledge management Population and migration Vitality Date: 1.5. –31.8.2026 Check out the reference Study on services (in the employment and growth services department) aimed at international residents in Tampere Development needs assessment of cultural festivals and major cultural and city events produced and supported by the City of Tampere Culture Date: 30.4. –30.10.2026 Check out the reference Development needs assessment of cultural festivals and major cultural and city events produced and supported by the City of Tampere 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 Evaluation of pre-arrival training for the health and social services sector Employment Immigration Date: 1.11. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Evaluation of pre-arrival training for the health and social services sector Background Study for Service Planning in the Central Uusimaa Employment Area Employment Date: 1.11. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Background Study for Service Planning in the Central Uusimaa Employment Area Load More
Evaluation of the audiovisual production incentive for the years 2020–2025 Companies Culture Impact Industries Date: 1.9. –30.11.2026 Check out the reference Evaluation of the audiovisual production incentive for the years 2020–2025
Study on the combined effects of changes to housing subsidies and social security Social and Health care Wellbeing Date: 1.8. –31.12.2026 Check out the reference Study on the combined effects of changes to housing subsidies and social security
Study on services (in the employment and growth services department) aimed at international residents in Tampere Employment Growth Immigration Knowledge management Population and migration Vitality Date: 1.5. –31.8.2026 Check out the reference Study on services (in the employment and growth services department) aimed at international residents in Tampere
Development needs assessment of cultural festivals and major cultural and city events produced and supported by the City of Tampere Culture Date: 30.4. –30.10.2026 Check out the reference Development needs assessment of cultural festivals and major cultural and city events produced and supported by the City of Tampere
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
Evaluation of pre-arrival training for the health and social services sector Employment Immigration Date: 1.11. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Evaluation of pre-arrival training for the health and social services sector
Background Study for Service Planning in the Central Uusimaa Employment Area Employment Date: 1.11. –31.12.2025 Check out the reference Background Study for Service Planning in the Central Uusimaa Employment Area
