{"id":7,"date":"2024-01-15T19:05:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T19:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:18:13","slug":"miikka-markus-leskinen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Miikka-Markus Leskinen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1000023157-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" style=\"width:302px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1000023157-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1000023157-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1000023157-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1000023157-256x256.jpg 256w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1000023157-378x378.jpg 378w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1000023157.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Master of Social Sciences (<abbr title=\"International Relations\">IR<\/abbr>)<br>LinkedIn&#x2122; Certified Marketing Expert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m an experienced senior digital marketing specialist. I train international teams on how to use <a href=\"https:\/\/training.marketing.linkedin.com\/page\/meet-the-experts\">LinkedIn<\/a> tools to optimize and correctly measure <abbr title=\"business-to-business\">B2B<\/abbr> marketing activities. I help with practical planning of digital campaigns, and manage paid ad accounts myself for multiple clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Achievements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-148d70a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-281250ae6651438e60632a14ed0c46bb wp-container-content-a1eb2000\">I&#8217;m currently the only LinkedIn Certified Marketing Expert in the Finnish market. I work closely with LinkedIn Marketing Solutions to provide up-to-date information and advice on LinkedIn for Finnish companies and organizations. (Certified in November 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"><strong>I worked for 5 years in the offical LinkedIn country partner team (Fonecta).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-background-color has-background wp-container-content-9df8e368\"><strong>I&#8217;m an educator, trainer and consultant on B2B marketing strategies and implementation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My professional background is in social sciences, web design and the service sector. I&#8217;ve also gotten myself involved in political philosophy and social media trends in the past years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I work at <a href=\"https:\/\/oikio.fi\/palvelut\/digitaalinen-markkinointi\/linkedin-mainonta\/\">OIKIO <\/a>&#x1f517;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some channels to get in touch with me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mmleskinen\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@mmleskinen\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Threads<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@mmleskinen\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Mastodon<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/miikkaleskinen\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Facebook<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:miikka@leskinen.net\">email<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/mmleskinen_linkedin-linkedinmarketing-b2bmainonta-activity-7127974681243996160-Y3xr?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABWw5joBADwpVckNt8EQhH_W-UlhZX_Qeq4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"702\" data-id=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3.png 517w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-189x256.png 189w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-278x378.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/training.marketing.linkedin.com\/page\/meet-the-experts\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-432x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-432x768.png 432w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-768x1364.png 768w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-865x1536.png 865w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-1153x2048.png 1153w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-144x256.png 144w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4-213x378.png 213w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-4.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/training.marketing.linkedin.com\/page\/meet-the-experts\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-645x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-645x768.png 645w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-860x1024.png 860w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-768x914.png 768w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-215x256.png 215w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1-317x378.png 317w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-1.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(links in Finnish)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"list-img\"><strong>Videomarkkinointi 2025&nbsp;(Videolle)<\/strong>, 19.9.2024. Ajatusjohtajuus LinkedIn-markkinoinnissa ja mainonnassa. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.videolle.fi\/vm2025-tallenteet\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.videolle.fi\/vm2025-tallenteet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"Ajatusjohtajuus LinkedIn-markkinoinnissa. Miikka-Markus Leskinen. Studioesiintyminen.\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image.png 1022w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-256x181.png 256w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-378x267.png 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"list-img\"><strong>LinkedIn Marketing Labs<\/strong>, LinkedIn Corporation, 30.5.2024. [Virtual] Live Workshop: Brand Building with LinkedIn by a LinkedIn Certified Marketing Expert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-1024x574.png\" alt=\"Esiintyminen LinkedIn Marketing Labs -sessiossa. Kuvan aiheena &quot;Maintaining an active presense impacts the buyer's journey&quot;. Stillkuva videotallenteesta.\" class=\"wp-image-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-256x143.png 256w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5-378x212.png 378w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-5.png 1108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ilta-Sanomat<\/strong>, 22.4.2024. Hyv\u00e4tuloinen Miikka-Markus ilmoitti ostavansa halvan auton \u2013 somekansalta ik\u00e4vi\u00e4 vihjailuja: \u201dEi oikein sovi tuohon keskiluokkaan\u201d&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.is.fi\/autot\/art-2000010368761.html\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MARK Markkinointiliitto<\/strong>, 15.2.2024. MARK webinaari: Ajatusjohtajuus LinkedIniss\u00e4. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.markme.fi\/vapaa-sisalto\/ajatusjohtajuus-linkedinissa-miikka-markus-leskinen\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fonecta<\/strong>, 29.11.2023. LinkedIn-mainonnan korkein sertifikaatti Fonectalle \u2013 Miikka-Markus Leskinen sai sertifikaatin ensimm\u00e4isen\u00e4 Suomessa. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241012124845\/https:\/\/yrityksille.fonecta.fi\/web\/20241012124845\/https:\/\/yrityksille.fonecta.fi\/artikkeli\/linkedin-mainonnan-korkein-sertifikaatti-fonectalle-miikka-markus-leskinen-sai-sertifikaatin-ensimmaisena-suomessa\/\">link<\/a>, arkistoitu)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fonecta<\/strong>, 4.10.2023.&nbsp;B2B-mainonnan kohdentaminen, ev\u00e4steet ja LinkedIn. (vaatii kirjautumisen LinkedIniin,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/events\/7107692769170571264\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"list-img\"><strong>Fonecta<\/strong>, 30.1.2023.&nbsp;Fonecta ty\u00f6paikkana: kokemuksia Tampereen toimistolta. (<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/794012095\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/794012095\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"937\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mml-insinoori.jpg\" alt=\"Esiintyminen Fonectan ty\u00f6nantajavideossa. Kuvatekstin\u00e4 &quot;Itse saan joskus olla aikalailla insin\u00f6\u00f6ri ett\u00e4 l\u00f6yt\u00e4\u00e4 sen mik\u00e4 siin\u00e4 kampanjassa oikeasti toimii ja miten niit\u00e4 tuloksia pystyy entisest\u00e4\u00e4n parantamaan&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mml-insinoori.jpg 937w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mml-insinoori-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mml-insinoori-256x144.jpg 256w, https:\/\/leskinen.net\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mml-insinoori-378x213.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Markkinointikollektiivi<\/strong>, 9.5.2022. \u201dMiksi br\u00e4ndimarkkinointi on t\u00e4rke\u00e4\u00e4?\u201d (blogiteksti) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mkollektiivi.fi\/julkaisut\/miksi-brandimarkkinointi-on-tarkeaa\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fonecta<\/strong>, 21.2.2022. \u201dMarkkinointipodcast: Kansainv\u00e4linen B2B-markkinointi.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fonecta.fi\/b\/markkinointipodcast-kansainvalinen-b2b-markkinointi\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yl\u00e4-Satakunta<\/strong>, 13.9.2020, \u201dMiikka-Markus Leskinen j\u00e4tti Parkanon\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ylasatakunta.fi\/teksti\/miikkamarkus-leskinen-jatti-parkanon-6.53.101802.da8966652e?fbclid=IwAR1R3FkOW6V_L6lAWb6DafR15iTtuzam8gKauA8oSCJ0VBFhsp98gdz3MY0\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aamulehti<\/strong>, 26.5.2019, \u201dUutiset: Eurovaalit\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seurakuntalainen.fi<\/strong>, 24.5.2019,&nbsp;\u201dPorvaripuolueiden ehdokkaat kehottivat \u00e4\u00e4nest\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n kristillisten arvojen ja rauhan vuoksi\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seurakuntalainen.fi\/uutiset\/porvaripuolueiden-ehdokkaat-kehottivat-aanestamaan-kristillisten-arvojen-ja-rauhan-vuoksi\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Radio Dei<\/strong>, 22.5.2019, eurovaalitentti:&nbsp;Eija-Riitta Korhola (kok.),&nbsp;Mikaela Bj\u00f6rklund (rkp.),&nbsp;Miikka-Markus Leskinen (kd.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yle Tampere<\/strong>&nbsp;(radio), 15.5.2019, haastattelu: Elsi Ranta ja Miikka-Markus Leskinen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>KD-Lehti<\/strong>, 13.5.2019,&nbsp;\u201dKristillisdemokratia on Euroopan johtava aate\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/osastot.kd.fi\/2019\/05\/13\/parkanon-eurovaaliehdokas-kristillisdemokratia-on-euroopan-johtava-aate\/\">link<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yl\u00e4-Satakunta<\/strong>, 7.5.2019, \u201dKonservatiivi torjumaan hiipiv\u00e4\u00e4 liittovaltiota\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maaseudun Tulevaisuus<\/strong>, 13.3.2019, \u201dSanomaa verkkosivuilla ja valtav\u00e4ylill\u00e4\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yl\u00e4-Satakunta<\/strong>, 27.2.2018, \u201dKulkuyhteydet Parkanosta ratkaisivat muuton t\u00e4nne\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AlfaTV<\/strong>, 22.3.2018, AlfaStudio \u201dMillaisia ovat tulevaisuuden p\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4j\u00e4t?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I have designed websites as a side job for more than 20 years. I&#8217;ve been an early proponent of open web standards in the late 2000s and have always had an emphasis on typography, usability and accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018 I was registered as a Ph.D. student of International Relations at the University of Lapland. My master&#8217;s thesis, which is available as open access, was written on the same topic as a my planned Ph.D. thesis. You can read my master&#8217;s thesis on the topic of politics of recognition of the Armenian Genocide (1915-1922) in Finnish language here: <a href=\"https:\/\/urn.fi\/URN:NBN:fi:ula-201611101358\">Leskinen, Miikka-Markus (2016)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other information \/ offtopic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have resigned from my past affiliation with Finnish party politics (Christian Democrat youths) and since 2019 I support equal rights for all groups, including equal marriage and lgbtq+ rights. I&#8217;m currently not a permanent supporter of any left-wing or right-wing party. I continue to actively follow social issues and make commentary especially on international politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have planned and executed several election campaigns since 2012. I have worked as an advertising designer, campaign organizer and electoral officer for several political campaigns in Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I live in Tampere with my family (spouse + 2 kids).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My old blog (in Finnish language) can be found here: <a href=\"\/blogi\">Miikka-Markus Leskinen Blogi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master of Social Sciences (IR)LinkedIn&#x2122; Certified Marketing Expert I&#8217;m an experienced senior digital marketing specialist. I train international teams on how to use LinkedIn tools to optimize and correctly measure B2B marketing activities. I help with practical planning of digital campaigns, and manage paid ad accounts myself for multiple clients. 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