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Anita Ahlstrand

Development Manager

Doctoral researcher at Tampere University, Doctoral Program in Health Sciences (MSc)

Future Proof Health and Wellbeing Innovation Hub

I work as Development Manager in Futureproof Health and Wellbeing Innovation Hub. Together, we create opportunities for an equal, healthy life.

Contact us

Phone:

+358 40 641 8140

Email:

Anita.Ahlstrand@metropolia.fi

Postal address:

PL 4000, 00079 Metropolia

Campus:

Myllypurontie 1, 00920 Helsinki

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Responsibilities and tasks

Development Manager

  • Strategy-driven process development in the Innovation Hub
  • Debuty Innovation Director
  • U!REKA SHIFT; Leading the Center of Expertise - Innovative Governance Models & Citizen Engagement
  • national and international ecosystem, project work and networking
  • Strategic Steering Group Work
  • represent. in RDI Innovation Subgroup of the South Finland Cooperation Area
  • management of multidisciplinary and international Metropolia Smart Care collaboration platfo…

Projects

  • U!REKA SHIFT
  • Metropolia Smart Care -collaboration platform co-creation
  • NEST Co-Creating a New Form of Governance in Societal Transition for Healthy Living (Erasmus+)

Degrees, certifications and courses

Specialist qualification in Leadership and Business Management (Omnia)

Sales of health and wellness solutions (Pro Growth Consulting Oy)

Specialist qualification in Product Development

Service Management (Aalto University Executive Education)

Specialization in psychomotricity, special education and adapted physical activity

Language skills

Swedish: Excellent English: Excellent

Publications

  • Ahlstrand Anita & Virtanen Mari 2025. Sote-digitalisaation ytimessä 3/3: Yhdessä kohti tulevaisuuskestävää terveydenhuoltoa. Julkaistu 2.10.2025. Metrospektiivi Pro. https://urn:nbn:fi:muas-issn-2984-4134-166

  • Ahlstrand, A., Virtanen, M. & Sinisalo, S. 2025. Sote-digitalisaation ytimessä 2/3: Ekosysteemiset alustat yhteistyön mahdollistajina. Julkaistu 18.6.2025. Metrospektiivi Pro. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:muas-issn-2984-4134-134

  • Ahlstrand, A. & Virtanen, M. 2025. Sote-di…

Networks

  • International alliance U!Reka
  • National Innovation group for the preparation of Research, Education, Development, Innovation program 
  • National SOTE-Ai ecosystem
  • National Social innovations Centre of Excellence (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) Yhteiskunnallisten innovaatioiden osaamiskeskittymä (THL)
  • National DigiHealth network

Mandates

  • Member of the Innokylä Strategic Steering Group
  • Member of the Keusote Steering Group
  • Member of the RDI Innovation Subgroup of the South Finland Cooperation Area

Interests

  • multidisciplinary and people-centered co-creation and innovations
  • Digital transformation in healthcare
  • Emerging technologies in future healthcare
  • development in partnership
  • boundary-breaking and creative co-development
  • strengthenin the involvement of stakeholders in co-creation and innovation
  • national and international collaboration in ecosystems
  • RDI-integrated learning
  • regional development

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