Finnish Participants

Finnish participants

1. Mr Marko Forss, Police Officer, Helsinki Downtown Police Department
Marko Forss is a police officer with the Helsinki Downtown Police Department. He specializes in virtual community policing and investigating crimes committed under 18 year olds.

2. Mr Mika Mustikkamäki, Project Planner and Coordinator, Tampere City Library
Mika Mustikkamäki works at Tampere city library. Currently he’s working as a project planner, responsible for coordinating the media literacy working group within their European Social Fund (ESF) -funded project, as well as coordinating the Tampere area media education network. He is currently finishing his MA degree in information studies and interactive media.

3. Ms Suvi Tuominen, Youth Work Coordinator at Mannerheim League for Child Welfare
At Mannerheim League of Child Welfare Suvi Tuominen’s work mainly includes media education and online youth work.

4. Mrs Anu Ruhala Instructor, Bachelor of Education, Media Education Center Metka

5. Ms Anniina Lundvall, Coordinator, Bachelor of Media Design, The Finnish Society on Media Education

6. Mr Ismo Kiesiläinen, Youth worker and producer, Bachelor of Media Design

7. Ms Sonja Kangas, Researcher, Finnish Youth Research Network
Sonja Kangas is an independent researcher at the Finnish Youth Research Network. Currently she is working on a book which focuses on Japanese, Finnish and Korean digital media pioneers. Sonja has published books like Technologizing Youth and Mariosofia - the Culture of Electronic Games as well as several articles on digital games and youth cultures. She has also been in the jury of e.g. Nordic Game Program, MindTrek and Live2011 competition. She runs Finland’s chapter of the International Game Developers Association IGDA.

8. Mr. Tapio Varis
Professor of Professional Education, with particular reference to global learning environments at the University of Tampere, Finland, Research Centre for Vocational Education, and UNESCO Chair in global e-Learning with applications to multiple domains. Principal research associate of UNESCO-UNEVOC. Governing Board Member of UNESCO-IITE. Acting President of Global University System (GUS). Former Rector of the University for Peace in Costa Rica. Expert on media and digital literacy to the European Union. Communication and Media Scholar at the University of Helsinki and the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. and the University of Lapland, Finland, Published over 200 scientific contributions. Visiting Professor and Lecturer in many countries in Europe, North and South America, and other regions of the world.
-Member of the Media Literacy Expert Group of the European Commission
-Member of the Digital Literacy Expert Group of the European Commission
-Principal researcher of the EU study on Media Literacy (2008)
-Principal researcher the the EU study on Media literacy assessment (2009)