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Harri Kostilainen
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Last updated: 10/07/2024
Harri Kostilainen
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Helsinki
Finland
  Dr. Senior Advisor (RDI), Team lead Centre for social entrepreneurship and social innovations at Diaconia University of Applied Sciences / The Centre of Expertise for Social Enterprises
Executive Director, FinSERN (Finnish Social Enterprise Research Network)
Member of the editorial team for Nordic Journal of Innovation in the Public Sector (NJIPS).
  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harri-Kostilainen/research
  + 20 years of experience on Social Innovations and Social Enterprises in the context of the renewal of welfare services
  Perikangas, S., Kostilainen, H. and Kainulainen, S. (2024), "Co-production of social innovations and enabling ecosystems for social enterprises", International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 37 No. 3, pp. 351-369. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-04-2023-0111
Perikangas, S., Kostilainen, H., Paananen, R., Määttä, A. & Kainulainen, S. (2022). C., Paunescu, Reiman, K.-L. & Spencer, N. (Eds.) A human-centric co-creation platform for solving wicked social challenges. In Social Innovation in Higher Education – Landscape, Practices, and Opportunities. Springer.
Kostilainen, H., Houtbeckers, E. & Pättiniemi, P. (2021) The new typology of social enterprises in Finland: Capturing the diversity. In J., Defourny and M., Nyssens (editors) Social Enterprise in Europe – Theory, Models and Practice. Routledge Studies in Social Enterprise & Social Innovation.
European Commission (2019) Social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe. Updated country report: Finland. Author: Harri Kostilainen. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
Kostilainen, H. (2019). Finding a niche. Social enterprises and the public service reform in Finland. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Dissertation in Social Sciences and Business Studies No 196.
Kostilainen, H. & Pättiniemi, P. (2016) Evolution of Social Enterprise Concept in Finland. In Lundgaard A. L., Gawell M. & Spear, R. (eds.) Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprises Nordic Perspectives. Routledge studies in Social Enterprise & Social Innovation. Routledge New York.
  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hkostilainen/
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  An expert at the Centre of Expertise for Social Enterprises. A member of group appointed by Nordic Council of Ministers: a working group to map initiatives to support social entrepreneurship and social innovation in the Nordic countries, Country Expert in European Comission DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion Peer reviews on Social entrepreneurship and social enterprises Croatia and Norway, Research Partner ICSEM, MC Member COST Action CA16206 and 18236, National Researcher “Up-date of the mapping of social enterprises and their eco-systems in Europe” DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EC) funded consortium led by Euricse-EMES.