Tommi Pukkinen
D.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
tommi.pukkinen@utu.fi +358 29 450 4041 +358 50 313 4425 Rehtorinpellonkatu 3 Turku : 4.27 |
entrepreneurial attitudes; entrepreneurial abilities; entrepreneurial intentions; entrepreneurial actions, entrepreneurial orientation, dynamic capabilities, start-ups, firm performance
I hold a doctor’s degree in Entrepreneurship. I have worked over fifteen years as a researcher in the field of entrepreneurship at Turku School of Economics. I have participated in numerous research projects funded, for example, by Finnish Ministries and Associations, Tekes, Sitra and European Commission. In addition to research I have been teaching in several courses at the University of Turku since 2011. In my role as a teacher I have been coaching nearly a hundred student-based startup teams in their business model creation and testing.
My work centers around entrepreneurial action from different perspectives including individuals, firms and the society. My dissertation is about opportunity search and firm performance. The focus is especially on firm-level attitudes, abilities and actions related to innovativeness, risk-taking and proactiveness that may possibly benefit firms in their effort to improve performance. I am currently working in a project that focuses on examining young people's paths to entrepreneurship in rural areas of Finland.
I teach in several courses at the University of Turku, related to, for example, lean startup method, value creation and business models.
- Advancing Future Integrative Policies to Support Innovative and Sustainable Creative Ecosystems (2025) Heinonen, Jarna; Hytönen, Kaisa; Pukkinen, Tommi: Stenholm, Pekka; Lemmetyinen, Arja; Siivonen, Katriina; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina; Taylor, Amos
- A Dynamic Model for an Ecological Approach to Policy Design for Finnish Creative Ecosystems (2025) Siivonen, Katriina; Taylor, Amos; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina; Heinonen, Jarna; Hytönen, Kaisa; Pukkinen, Tommi; Stenholm, Pekka; Lemmetyinen, Arja
- Navigating the entrepreneurial journey : immigrant entrepreneurs’ experiences and future aspirations across life and business trajectories
(Presentation at the Business and People on the Move conference 2025) (2025) Aaltonen, Satu; Pukkinen, Tommi; Elkina, Anna; Hytti, Ulla - Roadmap for Strengthening Creative Ecosystems (2025) Siivonen, Katriina; Taylor, Amos; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina; Heinonen, Jarna; Hytönen, Kaisa; Pukkinen, Tommi; Stenholm, Pekka; Lemmetyinen, Arja
- Creative Ecosystem Needs
(ECORIN Project fact sheet 2) (2024) Hytönen, Kaisa; Pukkinen, Tommi; Latvala-Harvilahti, Pauliina - Engaging in entrepreneurship as a highly skilled international in Finland – regulatory pumps on the road
(HIWE writing series on key results of the project: Part II) (2024) Pukkinen, Tommi; Aaltonen, Satu; Hytti, Ulla; Aaltonen, Oskar - HIWE-hankkeen politiikkasuositukset politiikka-analyysin valossa – vastaavatko palvelut kansainvälisten osaajien kokemiin haasteisiin? (2024) Rättilä, Tiina; Pukkinen, Tommi; Aaltonen, Oskar
- How to Promote the Employment and Entrepreneurship of Highly Skilled Internationals in Finland? (2024) Pukkinen, Tommi; Rättilä, Tiina; Aaltonen, Oskar; Montonen, Tero; Aaltonen, Satu; Elkina, Anna; Hytti, Ulla; Parkkari, Piritta; Pesonen, Juho; Pulkkinen, Tuuli
- How to Promote the Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Participation of Highly Skilled Internationals in Finland? : Policy Recommendations & Roadmap for Action 2024 (2024) Rättilä, Tiina; Aaltonen, Satu; Pukkinen, Tommi; Parkkari, Piritta; Aaltonen, Oskar; Elkina, Anna; Hytti, Ulla; Montonen, Tero; Pesonen, Juho; Pulkkinen, Tuuli
- How to Promote the Participation of Highly Skilled Internationals in Policy Making, Service Development, and Workplaces in Finland? (2024) Aaltonen, Satu; Parkkari, Piritta; Elkina Anna; Aaltonen, Oskar; Rättilä, Tiina; Pukkinen, Tommi; Hytti, Ulla; Montonen, Tero; Pesonen, Juho; Pulkkinen, Tuuli



