Valtteri Leinonen
Research Assistant (Department Of Social Sciences) at University of Helsinki
Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolValtteri Leinonen is a communications and research professional based in Turku with eight years of experience bridging academia, diplomacy, and media. Currently a Research Assistant at the University of Helsinki, he has worked in high-pressure international and institutional settings—ranging from the Embassy of Finland in the U.S. to Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Paris Nord—developing expertise in public relations, scientific valorisation, journalism, and event-driven outreach. His academic background spans media studies, film and television, and comparative literature across institutions in Finland, France, and the U.S., enabling a multidisciplinary approach to storytelling and research dissemination. Comfortable producing everything from scholarly writing to social content and interviews, he brings both editorial rigor and creative production skills to communications strategies. Outside work he blends analytical curiosity with hands-on interests—particle physics coding, gardening, and cooking—reflecting a pragmatic innovator who translates complex ideas into engaging public narratives.
8 years of coding experience
Comparative Literature, Comparative Literature at University of OregonBachelor of Arts - BA, Comparative Literature, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Comparative Literature at Tampere UniversityMaster of Philosophy - MPhil, Media Studies, Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Media Studies at Turun yliopisto - University of TurkuMédias Internationaux, Médias Internationaux at Université Paris 8Film and Television Studies, Film and Television Studies at University of Helsinki
Finnish, English, French, Swedish, GermanProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Walllu/ElectroPhysics
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
Walllu/tango_with_django_project
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:27 pushes, 2 branches, 1 issue in 1 month
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.