Ilkka has been working as Senior Principal Specialist – Strategic / IT Development at the City of Helsinki for over 8 years. Along with main responsibilities, he has cooperated as a Strategic Advisor at Force Agile Norge AS. Prior to City of Helsinki he had a long career in technology and telco clusters within Nokia and Telia. He has also worked as Head of Measurement at Suomen Terveystalo Oy establishing surgical operations measurability.

"I am a developer through and through. It brings me immense joy whenever I inspire someone to broaden their perspectives and identify opportunities for improvement, and then encourage them to seize those opportunities. I have a genuine passion for shaping the future success of organizations, and I thoroughly enjoy being involved in all aspects of the value chain and strategic management".

The City of Helsinki is Finland’s biggest employer with about 38,000 employees, who are professionals and experts of various fields. The City of Helsinki employment roster comprises about 2,000 job titles. The large size of the City and the wide scope of the fields of employment give the City personnel versatile and socially important jobs, good opportunities for training and development on the job, skilled colleagues, flexible working hours and competitive personnel benefits.