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Heljä Misukka
Senior Adviser, Finland, Helsinki
Heljä Misukka has been a top agent in Finnish Education Policy for years. Before joining Rud Pedersen she was Director in the Trade Union of Education in Finland and before that she worked for the Finnish Government from 2007-2011 as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Culture. She has worked also in the Finnish Parliament as an advisor in education and munincipal politics in the Parliamentary group of the Coalition party. Heljä knows the decision making process in Finland in local and national level and has been member of the city council in Espoo, the second biggest city in Finland, 2001-2012.
Heljä Misukka gratuated from the University of Helsinki with a master on Political Sciences degree. She likes to write columns, articles and has a many followers in social media. She has host many public discussions and is known public speaker in Finnish media. Heljä is at her best finding relevant people and stakeholders in Finland when it comes to education or science.
CV
2011-2022: Director of Educational Policy, Trade Union of Education in Finland
2007-2011: State Secretary, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture
2006-2007: Industrial Policy Advisor, Confederation of Finnish Industries, Finnish Education Employers FEE
1995-2006: General Secretary and Advisor in education and munincipal politics, Parliamentary Group of the National Coalition Party
Education
1993: Master on Political Sciences, 1993, University of Helsinki, Finland
2000: Finnish Defence University: National Defence Course, Finland