Harri Gustafsberg

Harri Gustafsberg is a doctor of philosophy and a coach, researcher, and developer of psychophysiology and mental performance. His background is unusual: he served for more than 20 years in the Finnish police special intervention unit Karhu, and for the last 10 of those years he was a trainer and an operational leader.

In those extremely demanding situations he saw how strongly stress reactions shape performance and decision-making. That observation led him to go deeper into stress management, how the mind works, and the psychology of decisions made under pressure. Finland had no coach who understood the mental demands of those situations, so Harri began to study and develop the subject himself. Research projects and practical experience grew into a career as an entrepreneur, a coach, and a speaker.

Today Harri Gustafsberg is an award-winning non-fiction author, a television personality, a researcher, a coach of leaders and teams, and a sought-after corporate speaker. He helps organisations develop mental performance, manage stress, and build strong teams. His passion is still to understand the system of mind and body, and to develop it. His talks offer practical tools for the pressure of everyday work and life, and they encourage people to find balance and well-being.