Opening your mind for a different kind of future with Elina Hiltunen

Finnish futurist Elina Hiltunen, who has worked as a futurist for Nokia and the Finnish government, discusses what technological advances mean for human life and what futurism means to her. She also talks about how this work led her into writing science fiction.

Episode notes

This week, host Francis Hellyer is joined by Elina Hiltunen, a leading futurist from Finland. Also a Doctor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Chemical Engineering, Elina is an author of 12 books, her 13th and 14th are due out in the next few months, and has worked as a futurist for Nokia, the Finnish government, and other notable organisations. In this episode, the futurist and keynote speaker discusses technological advancements and what they mean for human life; what futurism means to her; and how this has shaped her recent venture into writing science-fiction.

Read the written interview from this episode on francishellyer.com, published 1 September 2021.