The Labour Market Shift: Technology, Talent & Transformation in the Nordics

Programme (16.30-18.15)

Welcome words & Introduction
Jesper Haga, Head of the Department of Finance and Economics,Associate Professor 

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Shaping the landscape: 
The AI upheaval and Nordic labour market institutions
Juhana Vartiainen, Professor of Practice 

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Research Insight: 
Waves of technological change: What AI does to workers and their expertise
Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs, Assistant Professor of Economics 

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Corporate perspectives:
From the experience gap to a leap in learning - a report on the changing labour market based on experiences of Finnish business leaders
Lari Hintsanen, CEO Deloitte Finland 

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Stakeholder Reflections:
How do employers, educators and students see the changes and their role in together making sure the society is prepared for new skills and an unknown future?

Discussion with:
Lotta Vuoristo, Chief People Officer, RELEX Solutions
Mika Gabrielsson, Dean of Education 
Philip McCoy, Master student at Hanken 

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Closing words 

After the seminar there is time to network and reflect on the discussions while enjoying refreshments in the foyer.
 

Please register here. For questions, contact events@hanken.fi
 

The speakers & presentations

Juhana Vartiainen 

Juhana Vartiainen is a former mayor of Helsinki and previous director general of the VATT Institute for Economic Research and member of parliament from 2015 to 2021. Vartiainen has also served as director of research at the National Institute of Economic Research (Konjunkturinstitutet) in Sweden. He holds a doctorate in economics and has an extensive research background, including at the Labour Institute for Economic Research and the University of Helsinki. 

Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs

Sofia Bougt-Hernnäs is an Assistant Professor of Economics whose research examines how technological change reshapes occupations and workers' employment prospects, earnings, and health. She is also affiliated with Helsinki Graduate School of Economics and Stockholm School of Economics.

Lari Hintsanen

Lari Hintsanen is the Country Managing Partner of Deloitte Finland. Deloitte's report ¨From the experience gap to a leap in learning¨ examines why many countries and organizations—Finland serving as a key example—face a widening experience gap between the current education system and the needs of the changing labour market.

Panelists

 Mika Gabrielsson

As Dean of Education, Mika Gabrielsson leads the development of the Bachelor's and Master's programmes. Mika Gabrielsson is Chair of the Education Council and the Board of Directors of the Centre for Languages and Business Communication. Mika Gabrielsson is Professor in Marketing with focus on the internationalisation of companies and their marketing strategies.

 Lotta Vuoristo

Lotta Vuoristo is Chief People Officer at RELEX Solutions. Prior to joining RELEX in January 2026, Lotta was the Chief People Officer of Rovio Entertainment, and she has also held various transformational positions across other global companies. Lotta holds a doctorate degree from Hanken from 2017, and a master’s degree from Hanken from 2007. Lotta is a member of Hanken’s External Stakeholder Advisory Board.

Philip McCoy

Philip McCoy is a current second year master’s student at Hanken studying International Strategy and Sustainability. Prior to his masters studies he was an exchange student at Hanken in 2022/23. He will now be the President of the Masters’ Committee for 2026/27 engaged in integrating the incoming masters’ students into Hanken’s way of life. 

Host of the event

 Jesper Haga

Jesper Haga is the Foundation Bergsrådet Marcus Wallenberg Associate Professor in Finance and the Head of the Department of Finance and Economics.