Yrjö Myllylä
Adjunct Professor
- The Delphi method and its variants
- Hybrid foresighting methods
- Regional development and regional foresighting
- Anticipation of the Arctic and Baltic Sea region
- Regional foresighting models
- Managing and foresighting profitable growth.
Yrjö Myllylä is a Doctor of Social Sciences and currently works as an affiliate member at the Future Research Center of the Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku. Starting from 2023, he will also serve as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Eastern Finland, specifically in the field of Geography, with a focus on Regional Development and Regional Foresight. Dr. Myllylä's area of expertise lies in the utilization of future research and foresight methods in regional development and strategic processes. He is also interested in innovative entrepreneurship, clusters, and the internationalization of small and medium-sized enterprises. As an expert in future and foresight research, Dr. Myllylä is renowned for his work regarding the Delphi method for decision-making needs. Additionally, he has made significant contributions in the field of the future of the Arctic region, which was also the subject of his dissertation. Dr. Myllylä has worked as a research consultant at RD Aluekehitys Oy (Regional Development Ltd) as well.
- Debatt : Kvarkenbron behövs – bind ihop Norden (2025)
- Norran
(E1 Popularised article) - Debatt: Nordic Connector – en lönsam investering (2025)
- Vasabladet
(E1 Popularised article) - Kannattavan kasvun kuuden vaiheen porrasmalli – yritysten kasvututkimuksen tieteellinen läpimurto? (2025)
- Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
(E1 Popularised blog post) - Kunnat avainasemassa puolijohdealan työpaikkojen triplaamisessa (2025)
- Kaleva
(E1 Popularised article) - Kuntien rooli yrityksien osaamisen kehittämisessä – esimerkkinä Vantaan puolijohdeala (2025)
- Suomenmaa
(E1 Popularised article) - Kuntien rooli yrityksien osaamisen kehittämisessä – esimerkkinä Vantaan puolijohdealan ennakointi (2025)
- Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
(E1 Popularised blog post) - Maantieyhteys Vaasasta Uumajaan on kannattava investointi ja aluekehityksen moottori
[The road connection from Vaasa to Umeå is a profitable investment and a driver of regional development] (2025)- Maaseudun Tulevaisuus
(E1 Popularised article) - NordicConnector – kannattava investointi ja aluekehityksen moottori
[NordicConnector – a profitable investment and an engine for regional development] (2025)- Ilkka-Pohjalainen
(E1 Popularised article) - Pohjoisen silta – investointi, joka maksaa itsensä takaisin (2025)
- Suomenmaa
(E1 Popularised article) - Puheenvuoro : Kallisa rautatietä ei tarvita, mutta tie Vaasasta Uumajaan olisi järkevä – Katso laskelmat
[Speech: An expensive railway is not needed, but a road from Vaasa to Umeå would make sense – See calculations] (2025)- Tekniikka & Talous
(E1 Popularised article) - Puolijohdealan kasvu tuo tuhansia työpaikkoja Vantaalle (2025)
- Talouselämä
(E1 Popularised article) - Puolijohdealan työpaikkojen triplaus voi onnistua Vantaan ennakointimallilla (2025)
- Kauppalehti
(E1 Popularised article) - The Six-stage Model for Driving Profitable Growth in a Company
(In XAMK Beyond, eds. Kati Viljakainen, Daria Chekalskaia, and Cai Weaver, Kaakkois-Suomen ammattikorkeakoulu 2025) (2025) Myllylä, Yrjö; Kaivo-oja, Jari
(Other publication) - The six-stage model of profitable growth and entrepreneurship in Finland : a Delphi study (2025)
- Journal of Business Economics and Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Vaasa–Uumaja-maantie on nopea, kustannustehokas ja geopoliittisesti ajankohtainen (2025)
- Kaleva
(E1 Popularised article) - Vaasa–Uumaja -maantie – uusi kasvuakseli Pohjolaan (2025)
- Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
(E1 Popularised blog post) - Vaasa-Uumaja-tieyhteys olisi kannattavampi kuin raidehankkeet (2025)
- Talouselämä
(E1 Popularised article) - Vantaa semiconductor industry foresight : Applying the EU's best regional foresight practice (2025) Futures of Technologies - Mutual Shaping of Socio-Technical Transformations : Book of Abstracts Myllylä, Yrjö; Kaivo-oja, Jari
(Abstract) - A Hybrid Foresight Study of the Environmental Reference Laboratory System in Finland: A Foresight Study for the Government of Finland (2024)
- European Journal of Futures Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Six-Stage Model for Driving Profitable Growth in a Company: A Delphi Study (2024) Proceedings of the XXXV ISPIM Innovation Conference Myllylä, Yrjö; Kaivo-oja, Jari
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )
