Juhani Mykkänen
mykkanen (ät) gmail.com
+358 40 169 0260
Date of birth: June 2, 1984
Last CV update: January 9, 2012
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Information Networks, Aalto University School of Science
Information Networks Degree Program, 2004–2011.
Major: Knowledge-Intensive Business, Minor: Content production.
Semi-Minor: Film History (in School of Art and Design).
Kuopion Lyseon lukio (senior high school), Matriculation Examination, spring 2003.
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Editor / Director, Nyt, menotoimitus, Radio Helsinki. I manage the Helsingin Sanomat multimedia desk comprising the HS weekly supplement Nyt-liite as well as the radio station Radio Helsinki. 1/2012–
• Deputy Editor, Nyt. I worked as one of the two deputy editors of Nyt-liite handling the weekly journalistic process. 8–12/2011
• CEO, art director, copywriter, Meanwhile in Finland Oy. I've designed various kinds of graphic work including magazine layouts, books, ads, flyers, web pages as well as logos through my own company since 2006.
• Journalist, Helsingin Sanomat, Nyt-liite. My stories have appeared on most sections of HS (politics, homeland, city, culture, economy, lifestyle, science, home etc.) as well as in Nyt. In 2010–2011 I worked as a project manager as well as a thesis worker doing user experience evaluation on tablet magazines. Other than that I've been a full-time or part-time journalistic contributor since June, 2007.
• Trainee, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Shanghai, China, 9–12/2007
• Editor-in-Chief and AD, Teekkarin työkirja, Tekniikan Akateemisten Liitto TEK ry, 6–12/2006
• Mathematics assistant, HUT, Department of Mathematics, 9/2005–5/2006
• Live graphics specialist, MTV3 Oy, 3/2005–4/2006
• Intellectual property rights (IPR) assistant, Patent Agency Pitkänen Oy, 6–8/2005, 2–8/2004
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
I’ve written a couple of books, one called Pussauskoulu and the other Matkaoppaat (as well as done their layouts). I also got to try tv show hosting at Musiikki-tv, YLE once in 2007. I have published some random articles as a freelance journalist since 2002 (City, Savon Sanomat, Kukka). I’ve also worked as a pro bono math instructor in Kuopio Lyseo High School during 2000–2002, and as a photography assistant and photo editor at Studio Mäntyniemi during the summers of 1999 and 2000.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Winner (out of 800 competitors) in the competition for the title of Traveller of the Year 2009, organized by Kilroy Travels and NRJ in 2010.
• Winner of the Feature Newspaper Article of the Year 2008 (Nyt-liite, article on the Finnish Foreign Minister Mr. Alexander Stubb, written together with Ville Blåfield, Tuija Pallaste and Ville Similä) in the annual competition of the Finnish Newspapers Association, 2009.
• Finalist (4th place out of 90 competitors with the film Poliisi elokuva, directing and cinematography as I. J. Mykkänen) in a national short film competition Uneton48, 2008.
• One of two Finnish representatives at the annual McKinsey EuroAcademy in Kitzbühel, Austria, 2008.
• The Student Union of HUT Scholarship for Outstanding Achievements in Studies, 2007.
• Organizer of the Annual Summer Party of Helsingin Sanomat, 2009, 2008 & 2007.
• Graphic designer in the HUT students’ project Finnish Design Äpy, 2007.
• Occasional stand-up comedy gigs at Comedy Club Laugh Riot, Tomaatteja, tomaatteja Stand-up Festival and On the Rocks bar, 2006–2007.
• Finalist (top ten out of 1 000+ competitors) in a national poetry competition of Ilta-Sanomat tabloid paper, 2006.
• Scholarships (4) in the fields of maths and other study achievements during senior high school, 2002, 2000.
• 2nd place in a national Finnish–British Society’s English writing competition, 2001.
• Finnish representative in the Gifted Children Summer School in Korolev, Russia, 2001.
POSITIONS OF TRUST
Aino (a magazine for the students of Aalto University)
• Member of the Editorial Council, 2009–2012.
Tekniikka & Talous (a newspaper on technology and economics)
• Member of the Editorial Council, 2007.
Athene, the Guild of Information Networks (HUT)
• Culture executive, 2007.
• Board member, 2006.
• Business relations manager, 2006.
• Executive editor, guild magazine Kukka, 2006.
Kuopion Lyseon lukio (senior high school)
• Chairman of the board, Sigma – Society of Natural Sciences, 9/2001–5/2003.
• Student board member, 9/2001–5/2002.
HOBBIES
I keep up with what’s happening around me by following the news a lot. I try to backpack as much as possible. So far I have been to around 45 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, South-Pacific, North-America and Central-America including one around-the-world-trip. I’m also a film fanatic and play the piano. I occasionally play some golf, go to the gym and shoot as well as edit photos. I’ve also directed and written a few short films. I like new experiences and have enjoyed such activities as scuba-diving, parachuting, bungee jumping and canopy touring.
IT SKILLS
I know my way around all kinds of computers, office software and the internet. Other than that:
• Adobe CS5 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)–excellent
• HTML, CSS–good
• Java–fair
• Javascript–basics
• PHP, MySQL–basics
LANGUAGE SKILLS
• Finnish–native
• English–excellent
• Swedish–good
• French–fair
• Chinese–a few hellos
MILITARY SERVICE
Finnish Air Force, Tikkakoski, 7/2003–1/2004. Photographer.