Career
He is also a specialist for development of Information and communications technology , culture industries and economics and change in the societies in East Asia, especially in Japan and of Korea. He works as the head of the Finland’s Trade and Innovation Office Finpro in Taiwan. In this post, he is effectively the de facto representative of Finland in Taiwan.
Teppo Turkki initially worked as a researcher in SITRA (1996–1998), then worked as an Executive Adviser for the Chief Executive Officer from Elisa Corporation, a leading nationwide communications group in Finland (1998–2003).
In this position he learned how the digital culture may influence the creation of individual identities and the establishment of diverse groups. Earlier he worked as director of the audiovisual journalism programme in the Department of Film and Television, at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki.
He was a visiting scholar in Waseda University (2003-2005) in Tokyo. Turkki is also a Research Fellow for the Centre for Global Communications at the International University of Japan (2005-2007).
His last post in Finland was as a director of the Institute for Art, Development and Education for art universities of Finland (2005–2008).
Turkki was one of the founders of Finland"s first local radio station, Radio City, and has worked as a journalist and columnist in Finland"s leading media providers. He has also directed and written several documentary programmes and extensive serials for television and radio.