Seppo O.

Seppo O. currently serves as a Senior Ministerial Adviser and Senior Specialist at Valtiovarainministeriö since January 2022. Prior experience includes serving as Secretary General at the Economic Policy Council from January 2017 to January 2022, and as Principal Economist at Valtiontalouden tarkastusvirasto (VTV) from August 2015 to December 2016, where responsibilities focused on fiscal policy evaluation and research project coordination. Seppo O. was a Senior Economist at the Bank of Finland from August 2010 to July 2015, preparing inflation outlooks and macroeconomic forecasts, after earlier serving as an Economist in the same division. Academic contributions include a PhD and MSc in Economics, as well as an MSc in Mathematics from the University of Oulu, alongside research experience as a Visiting PhD student at the University of Bielefeld. Early career roles include teaching mathematics and working as an IT assistant.