Harri Saukkomaa

Social media influencer, communications entrepreneur, journalist

My core areas of expertise are reputation management, brand building, crisis communications and coaching senior management. Thanks to my extensive experience in the media, I understand how the media and business operate.

I have over 40 years’ experience in the media, public debate and business. I am an experienced communications coach for executive teams and boards, as well as a management coach, and one of Finland’s best-known experts in crisis communications.

Before founding Tekiri, I had an award-winning career as a journalist, set up three TV production companies and was one of the founders of Radio Helsinki. I served as part-time Head of Communications at HKScan from 2010 to 2012, and as Head of Content and Deputy Managing Director at Saunalahti and Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet Oy (now Otavamedia Oy).

My publications include *Impossible Success – Nokia as a Place of Growth* (2013) and *The Owner’s Will* (2023). I am a Visiting Fellow at the University of Jyväskylä and an expert member of the Crisis Communication Think Tank at the University of Georgia.

Positions/roles: Communications entrepreneur, media influencer, journalist, Head of Communications, Head of Content, Deputy Managing Director, board member, Visiting Fellow, expert member.

Areas of expertise: Reputation management, brand building, crisis communication, executive coaching, high-stakes communication, media business, journalism.