Mervi Eskelinen

Mervi Eskelinen is a Senior Ministerial Adviser and Senior Specialist at the Ministry of Education & Culture, with a focus on educational policy and equality in early childhood education. Mervi is also a doctoral researcher at the University of Tampere, exploring support mechanisms for children's development in early childhood education and pre-primary settings. Previous roles include Entrepreneur/Consultant for Edu-O-Matic, Senior Officer at Valvira, Specialist at KARVI, and head of a daycare center in Helsinki, where Mervi was responsible for curriculum implementation and pedagogical leadership. Mervi's extensive educational background includes multiple degrees in Education and Administrative Sciences from the University of Tampere, with ongoing doctoral studies.