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
- Kannattavan kasvun kuuden vaiheen porrasmalli – yritysten kasvututkimuksen tieteellinen läpimurto? (2025)
- Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
- Kunnat avainasemassa puolijohdealan työpaikkojen triplaamisessa (2025)
- Kaleva
- Kuntien rooli yrityksien osaamisen kehittämisessä – esimerkkinä Vantaan puolijohdeala (2025)
- Suomenmaa
- Kuntien rooli yrityksien osaamisen kehittämisessä – esimerkkinä Vantaan puolijohdealan ennakointi (2025)
- Tulevaisuuden tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
- 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
- NordicConnector – kannattava investointi ja aluekehityksen moottori
[NordicConnector – a profitable investment and an engine for regional development] (2025)- Ilkka-Pohjalainen
- 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
- Puolijohdealan kasvu tuo tuhansia työpaikkoja Vantaalle (2025)
- Talouselämä
- Puolijohdealan työpaikkojen triplaus voi onnistua Vantaan ennakointimallilla (2025)
- Kauppalehti
- The six-stage model of profitable growth and entrepreneurship in Finland : a Delphi study (2025)
- Journal of Business Economics and Management
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Future foresight study of the reference laboratory system in the environmental field in Finland: it is the matter of emergency supply. How to measure all threats coming to health from the environment
(Presentation at the PASCAL Conference 2022)
(2022) Myllylä Yrjö, Kaivo-oja Jari - Hyvästit kuolemanlaaksoille - porrasmallilla työpaikkoja ja vaurautta Suomeen (2022)
- Turun Sanomat
- Kannattavan kasvun porrasmallilla uusia työpaikkoja ja vaurautta Suomeen (2022)
- Kainuun Sanomat
- Kannattavan kasvun porrasmallin soveltamisella uusia työpaikkoja ja vaurautta Suomeen (2022)
- Kaleva
- Mielipide: Porrasmallilla työpaikkoja (2022)
- Länsi-Savo
- Näkökulma: Kannattavan kasvun porrasmallia soveltamalla luotaisiin uusia työpaikkoja ja vaurautta Suomeen (2022)
- Kymen sanomat
