Updated 19.04.2026
Anita Ahlstrand

Staff

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 Deputy Innovation Director in Futureproof Health and Wellbeing Innovation Hub. Together, we create opportunities for an equal, healthy life.

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 in the Southern Finland Cooperation Area 

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+)

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
  • Steering group in Southern Finland 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) 
  • National DigiHealth network

Mandates

  • Member of the Innokylä Strategic Steering Group
  • Member of the Keusote Steering Group
  • Member of the Strategic Steering Group in the Southern Finland Cooperation Area (Research, Education, Development, Innovation program)

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