Metrospective Pro
Metrospective Pro publishes articles, podcasts and videos by Metropolia UAS staff and Master's students for professional audiences.
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Nikolai Gordeev
From Tradition to Transformation: Smart Construction Technologies in As-Built and Quality Assurance
In Metropolia’s RADIAL project pilot, state of the art software solutions were tested for the same task: quality assurance of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) elements and other structures in a residential apartment building under construction.
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Pamela Spokes
Service design as a core competence in Finnish higher education
Policymakers, academic leaders, and educators need to recognise service design as a strategic necessity and make it a core competence across disciplines.
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Lada Stukolkina, Laura Matikainen
Game and experience design at the heart of creating engaging events
How can experience design and gamification boost engagement during events? This article discusses a concrete case from Metropolia’s Smart and Creative City Innovation Hub, where game and experience design were used to connect students more closely with the Hub’s activities.
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Toini Palo, Johanna Niemi, Anna Kaipainen, Miia Rolamo
Towards better ageing – do more years lead to a meaningful life?
To build more meaningful life years, we need deeper insight into older people’s everyday lives. Read how Metropolia has taken initiative with its co-developed storytelling project.
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Riitta Kärkkäinen, Kati Ylikahri, Niko Cajander, Susanna Mattila, Sari Tappura
Perspectives on occupational safety and health and well-being in temporary agency work – a qualitative SWOT analysis
This study examines the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats related to occupational safety and health and well-being in temporary agency work in Finland. While previous studies have highlighted weaknesses and threats in temporary work, these findings also identified clear strengths and opportunities.
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Ria Gynther
How Game Jams Help Your Professional Development
Game jams can enhance your skills and portfolio, grow your network, and create career opportunities in a dynamic, time-limited setting. This article outlines how participating in game jams can support your development as a game professional.
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Janina Rannikko, Emmi Isokirmo
Bringing back history with virtual tools
Immersive technologies are reshaping how we experience cultural heritage. They allow us not only to revisit lost places but also to reimagine history in ways that are accessible, engaging, and meaningful.
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Eija Raatikainen, Johanna Niemi
Trust and homelessness spoken by professionals
Homelessness is a dynamic phenomenon that is difficult to define, evaluate and monitor. For instance, individuals experience homelessness in different ways. Some go through brief episodes of homelessness or housing insecurity, while others stay longer time without housing (“chronic homelessness”; see OECD 2025, 8-9).
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Dymphna Snijders Blok, Minna Kaihovirta
Episode 4: Promoting participation and co-creation
It is easy to co-create with small or medium size organizations. But when the total student body is approximately 123,000 students and a combined number of staff is about 11,000 employees the challenge of co-creating rises to the next level. These numbers are huge - and still there is drive to co-create. How can it be done with success? Why is it important to put effort into it? And what do Legos have to do with it all? In this European connection podcast Minna Kaihovirta discusses with Dymphna Snijders Blok.
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Ana Raposo, Minna Kaihovirta
Episode 3: Communicating across Europe
In this European connections podcast Minna Kaihovirta and Ana Raposo delve into the topic of communication. All European Universities aim to communicate as effectively as possible and spread the word about what they are doing. The goal is to activate students to make the most out of offered opportunities and at the same time inform a broader audience on how they can participate. As usual there is some struggle in finding the right channels and to reach the right audiences.
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Katja Ihamäki, Liisa Nuutinen
How schools can become safe places for learning and growth
This article introduces theoretical perspectives and practical approaches to enhancing interaction in schools, with the aim of supporting meaningful learning and growth. How can we build safe and inclusive learning environments?
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José Camposano, Minna Kaihovirta
Episode 2: Creating joint courses
European Universities offer study opportunities for both young students and lifelong learners throughout Europe. How are the courses offered created? What does it take to create a course together with a number of other European universities? Minna Kaihovirta and Jose Camposano dive into the topic in the European Connections podcast.