Mikko Grönlund
mikko.s.gronlund@utu.fi +358 44 594 7545 Joukahaisenkatu 3-5 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7148-2340 |
Areas of expertise
Media, Media economics, Media management, Newspapers, News media, Publishing, Printing, Business intelligence, Business models
Media, Media economics, Media management, Newspapers, News media, Publishing, Printing, Business intelligence, Business models
Biography
Research
I have more than twenty five years of experience in domestic and international media-related research projects. My research has concentrated on issues such as media business models, the economic development of the media industries, concentration and ownership in media markets and the impact of digitalisation on different media and creative industries, and the financial implications of copyright industries. The European Commission, Finnish ministries, industry federations, foundations and companies.
Publications
- The political economy of networked media : The revenue and concentration of communication markets in the Nordics (2026)
- Nordicom Review
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - At the Crossroads of Fear, Confusion and Hope. COVID-19 News as the Motivator of Affective News Usage and Sense-Making Practices (2025)
- Digital Journalism
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Concentration of news media and its effects – media leaders representing opposing stakeholder perspectives (2025) Grönlund, Mikko; Hellman, Heikki; Lehtisaari, Katja; Ranti, Tuomas; Suikkanen, Risto
(Other publication) - Developing Entrepreneurial Competences Through Professional Noticing : Findings of the Empirical Study (2025) Ahokas, Ira; Grönlund, Mikko; Grundschober, Isabell; López-Varela, Asunción; Finkel, Lucila; Alonso, David; Carty, Anthony; Kelly, Kathy
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Finland : EurOMo Country Report 2025 (2025) Grönlund, Mikko; Ala-Fossi, Marko
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Finland’s Network Media Economy : Growth, Concentration and Upheaval, 2018-2023 (2025) Grönlund, Mikko
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Industry or relevant market? EMFA and two different perspectives on newspaper concentration (2025) Grönlund, Mikko; Hellman, Heikki; Lehtisaari, Katja; Ranti, Tuomas; Suikkanen Risto
(Other publication) - Industry or relevant market? EMFA and two different perspectives on newspaper concentration (2025)
- Communication & Society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - STT – ei vain ”asiallista ja tylsää sisältöä” : Suomalainen lehdistö kansallisen uutistoimiston omistajana ja asiakkaana (2025)
- Media ja viestintä
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - A Servant of the Authorities or an Ally of Civil Society? The Role Perceptions and Role Performance of Local Interloper Media (2024)
- Journalism Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



