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A long-time member of the Growth Collective Board, she has seen how motivated the peer community is to take steps for growth. She urges leaders to spread growth thinking throughout the organisational ranks.

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The Growth Collective has awarded the "Grasping Global Opportunities" business recognition to Sofigate. The winner was selected in cooperation with the Growth Collective's main partner OP. The award criteria were the pursuit of significant growth and renewal in international markets and the ability to renew structures to support internationalisation.

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The Growth Collective has awarded the "Hyperfocused on the Customer" business recognition to Valo Group. The winner was selected in cooperation with the Growth Collective's main partner Varma. The criteria for the award included, among other things, exceptional ingenuity and creativity in business development and, above all, value produced for the customer.

The Kultainen Kuokka 2025 award of the Growth Collective was given to Matti Pohjola, CEO of Hakonen, for his visionary leadership and the renewal of the century-old family business. Under Pohjola's leadership, Hakonen is now aiming to double its size and open up to international business.

In June 2015, a group of Finnish CEOs and owner-entrepreneurs met for the first time in the Growth Collective sparring team. That meeting was neither an education nor a seminar, but a new kind of confidential space where the pain points of growth, choices and ambition were shared. It started a movement that has affected hundreds of Finnish companies in ten years. Now is the time to celebrate this journey. And not just history, but the fact that we are moving again.

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Jussi Aho is Fira's founding partner and a member of the Board of Directors. Fira Group split in 2022, after which Aho has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Flow Technologies. We asked Aho how radical renewal emerges, progresses and thrives.

Many companies are currently growing fast. High demand particularly in the industrial sector has become apparent and there is a lot of work to be done. Although the shortage of raw materials and components creates challenges, all in all, Finnish companies have survived the corona crisis well and they are now compensating for last year's lost profits.

In recent years, Modulight has been receiving attention for its exceptionally high profits and promising growth prospects. Now, the company will invest 23 million euros on expanding its production facilities in Tampere, Hervanta. Seppo Orsila, CEO and entrepreneur of Modulight, says the keys to success have been a great idea, some luck and a lot of work.

ramery is one of the most interesting internationally growing Finnish companies. Framery, a company that manufactures telephone booths in its own factory in Tampere, has grown rapidly from few million to a scaleup earning more than a hundred million euros. 90% of the company's turnover comes from its international market; Framery exports their products to more than 70 countries. What is the secret behind Framery’s rapid internationalisation?