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Mika Aaltonen

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Mika Aaltonen
Born (1965-11-16) 16 November 1965 (age 59)
Turku, Finland
NationalityFinnish
EducationMaster of Economics 1994, Turku School of Economics
Ph.D. (economics) 1997, Turku School of Economics
associate professor (Foresight & Complexity) 2004, Lappeenranta University of Technology
Known forArctic Strategy, Sustainability Manifesto, Brave New World, The Third Lens, Robustness,
scoring the winning goal in Inter Milan vs FC Turku (TPS) in San Siro in 1997

Mika Aaltonen (born 16 November 1965) is a Finnish futurologist and former footballer. His position was an attacking central midfielder. He also played for the Finnish national team. Aaltonen is a Ph.D. in economics, associate professor (Foresight and Complexity), founder of the Royal Society of Arts Helsinki Chapter, editorial board member of European Foresight Journal, and editorial board member of E:CO (Emergence: Complexity and Organisations journal).

Playing career

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Mika Aaltonen
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-11-16) 16 November 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1987 TPS 85 (12)
1987–1988 Inter Milan 0 (0)
1988 → Bellinzona (loan) 14 (3)
1988–1989 → Bologna (loan) 3 (0)
1989–1990 Hertha BSC 12 (0)
1990–1993 TPS 86 (7)
1993–1994 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 14 (3)
1994 TPV 5 (1)
International career
1988–1994 Finland 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After being selected the key player of the Finnish league and the best player of the under 21 national team, Aaltonen signed, at the age of 21 years, a three years contract with Inter Milan. He played for Inter one friendly game: Inter Milan (All. Trapattoni – Zenga – Bergomi, Baresi, Ferri, Brehme – Berti, Aaltonen, Mattheus – Rummenigge, Serena, Diaz) vs Soviet Union.

During his career (1982–1994) he played in Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Israel for Turun Palloseura, Inter Milan, Bellinzona, Bologna, Hertha BSC, Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. and Tampereen Pallo-Veikot. Aaltonen won 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze and 1 Cup in Finland; 1 bronze in Israeli league (Hapoel Beer Sheva) and 1 Second Bundesliga title (Hertha Berlin). He finished his career at a relatively young age because of a persistent ankle injury, and because of this, he ended up concentrating more on his studies. Aaltonen studied throughout his playing career, and after he retired from football, he earned a doctorate degree in economics.

Aaltonen is best remembered for a goal scored against Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga in UEFA Cup in 1987 during a match between Turun Palloseura and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan.[1] This goal more or less earned him a transfer to Inter shortly afterwards.

Later career

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Aaltonen has worked as a visiting researcher at the London School of Economics (UK), the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (France) and the Gregorian University (Italy).

He is a co-founder of PORT 2.0 Ltd., a company pioneering the design and construction of new logistics facilities to meet the increasing challenges of sustainability, safety and efficiency in near shore and onshore logistics.

Aaltonen is the chairman of Sustainable Nation Group, a company focused in building up new analytic capabilities to climate change transformation.

He has written 16 books and over 100 articles about foresight, complex adaptive systems, decision-making and societal change.

Personal life

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Aaltonen lives in Helsinki, but was born in Heideken, Turku, got married in Turku Cathedral, is an alumnus of the year at Turku School of Economics, and a hall of fame football player at FC Turku (TPS).

His son Anton Aaltonen is a professional footballer for FC Inter Turku.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 31 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TPS 1982 Mestaruussarja 3 0 — 3 0
1983 Mestaruussarja 9 1 — 9 1
1984 Mestaruussarja 18 1 — 18 1
1985 Mestaruussarja 17 1 1[b] 0 18 1
1986 Mestaruussarja 19 3 — 19 3
1987 Mestaruussarja 20 8 4[b] 3 24 11
Total 86 14 5 3 91 17
Inter Milan 1987–88 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988–89 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bellinzona (loan) 1987–88 Swiss Super League 14 3 — — 14 3
Bologna (loan) 1988–89 Serie A 3 0 — 4[c] 1 7 1
Hertha BSC 1989–90 2. Bundesliga 12 0 2 0 — 14 0
TPS 1990 Veikkausliiga 11 2 — 2[b] 0 11 2
1991 Veikkausliiga 32 2 — — 32 2
1992 Veikkausliiga 16 0 — 1[d] 0 17 0
1993 Veikkausliiga 28 3 — — 28 3
Total 87 7 0 0 3 0 90 7
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1993–94 Liga Leumit 14 0 — — 14 0
TPV 1994 Veikkausliiga 5 1 — — 5 1
Career total 220 21 2 0 12 4 234 25
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ a b c Includes UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Includes Mitropa Cup
  4. ^ Includes UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 1988 3 0
1989 2 0
1990 3 1
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 2 0
1994 8 0
Total 18 1

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Organisational Complexity (2003) with Associate Professor Auli Keskinen & LSE Professor Eve Mitleton-Kelly, FFRC Publications.
  • Complexity as a Sensemaking Framework (2005) with Doctor Theodor Barth, SFI Professor John L. Casti, LSE Professor Eve Mitleton-Kelly & Director Irene T. Sanders, FFRC – publications.
  • Robustness – Anticipatory and Adaptive Human Systems (2010), Emergent Publications.
  • Mr & Mrs Future. Five Big Questions (2012) with Danish futurist Rolf Jensen, shortlisted for the best economic book by SEFE, Talentum.
  • The Renaissance Society (2013) with Danish futurist Rolf Jensen, McGrawHill.
  • Crossroads. Transformations on the road to 2040 (2015) with American analyst Michael Loescher, Aalto University.
  • The Third Lens. Multi-ontology Sense-making and Strategic Decision-making (2016), 2nd edition, Routledge.
  • Tomorrow's Society – Conditions for Well-being (2019), AlmaMedia.
  • Artificial Intelligence – Man and Machine (2020), AlmaMedia.
  • Education in the 2020s. Hope, and Where It Comes From (2021), Edukustannus.

Articles

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  • Circular Cause, Time and Narrativity. International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy. Vol. 2, No. 3, 183–193, (2007).
  • Chronotope space – Managing the complex trade-offs between the properties of the strategic landscape and the time frame being considered. Foresight. Vol 9, No 4, 58–62, (2007), Emerald LiteratiNetwork 2008 Highly Commended Award.
  • Future's Education. A Multi-ontology Approach. In: Thinking About the Future. Strategic Anticipation and RAHS. Singapore National Security Coordination Secretariat, 31–40, (2008).
  • Evaluation and Organization of Futures Research Methodology – Version 3.0. Futures Research Methodology – Version 3.0, The Millennium Project Publication (2009).
  • Emergence and Design in Foresight Methods, European Foresight Platform Brief No. 180 (2010).
  • Knowledge, Time-space Contexts and Management, Philosophy of Management. Vol. 10, No 3, 79-85, (2011).
  • Arctic Storm. Transformation in Transportation and the Emergence of Finland in the World Stage (2013), with American analyst Michael Loescher, Lapland Publication.
  • A Manifesto for a Sustainable Planet (2015), with Shell scenario planner Ian Dunlop & UN Policy Planning Chief Tapio Kanninen, foreword by president Tarja Halonen, Helsinki Sustainability Center Publications.
  • The Future of Facilitation. Leadership, Influence and Impact in Disruptive Times, with awarded facilitator Paolo Martinez, IAF Publication (2021).
  • Brave New World. Transformations in Transport,and the Consequences They Entail, Finest Bay Area Development/Smart City Innovation Cluster Publication (2023).

References

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  1. ^ "Helsinki Times" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

Sources

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  • Jalkapallon Pikkujättiläinen (WSOY 2003) ISBN 978-951-0-27037-0
  • The Royal Society of Arts Journal, August 2007
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport, 7 Settembre 2019
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