Summary
Tomi Toivio is a versatile project designer and seasoned web developer with 14 years of experience blending full‑stack engineering, data science and journalism to support social science research and open source initiatives. Based in Espoo, he currently designs research data mining projects at the University of Helsinki and serves through an open‑source cooperative offering Django/Node, WordPress/WooCommerce, Finnish NLP, web scraping and GIS expertise. His background in journalism, technical writing and participatory GIS work in Kenya gives him a rare ability to translate complex technical results into accessible narratives for academic and public audiences. An active steward of Finnish open‑source documentation and tools, he pairs practical Linux/sysadmin skills with Python, JavaScript and SQL to deliver reproducible, data‑driven applications. Colleagues rely on him for cross‑disciplinary projects that require both rigorous analysis and clear communication.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Baltic Markets, Baltic Markets at Nordic Koolitus
Finnish Matriculation Examination High School/Secondary Diploma Programs, Finnish Matriculation Examination High School/Secondary Diploma Programs at Tapiola High School
Post-Master’s Courses (Master of Social Science 2006) Data Science / Machine Learning , Post-Master’s Courses (Master of Social Science 2006) Data Science / Machine Learning at FITech Network University
College Degree Crossmedia Journalism, College Degree Crossmedia Journalism at Laajasalo College
Vocational Qualification in Business International Marketing, Vocational Qualification in Business International Marketing at Hyvinkää Business College
Full Stack Developer JavaScript and Cloud, Full Stack Developer JavaScript and Cloud at Buutti Education
Master of Science - MS Media and Communication Studies / Global Development Studies, Master of Science - MS Media and Communication Studies / Global Development Studies at University of Helsinki
English, Finnish, Swedish, German