Mikko has over 20 years of experience spearheading digital transformation initiatives across public and private sectors. Throughout his career, he has held strategic leadership positions, successfully guiding and motivating both local and international teams in fast-paced environments. Driven by the potential of technology to create positive societal impact, Mikko’s proven track record of success includes:
โช ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข: As Chief Digital Officer, he spearheaded the development and implementation of digital services to improve citizen experience and government efficiency, managing large-scale projects encompassing business process and IT outsourcing.
โช ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ง๐’๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐: As a member of the national working group for technology strategy and policy, Mikko played a pivotal role in defining Finland’s technology policy. His contributions were recognised with a nomination as one of the Top 100 IT Influencers in Finland.
โช๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข: Chairing the board, Mikko led the development of a new digital strategy focused on leveraging data and AI capabilities to support a smarter and more sustainable Helsinki. He fostered strong collaboration between public and private entities, ensuring the scale up of impactful innovations.
โช๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ: Prior to his public sector roles, Mikko held leadership positions in Sanoma Digital, Sulake, European Game & Entertainment Technology and Finnplay Technologies. This experience was marked by his adaptability and ability to drive digital innovation in diverse settings.
A highly skilled leader with expertise in project and program management, IT strategy, and business process outsourcing, Mikko holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering and an MBA.
Specialties:
โช Digital transformation
โช Public & private sector innovation
โช Public Private Partnerships
โช Smart cities
โช E-government
โช Business process optimisation
โช Data & AI strategy
โช Digital service design
โช Public policy & technology
โช Sustainable technology