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Kysyimme nuorilta, miksi heidät pitäisi entistä vahvemmin ottaa mukaan yritysten johtamiseen. Tällaiset pitchit Jenni Palukka, Cevor Tikerpuu ja Ellen Haaslahti antoivat.

VILPEn tarina alkoi vuonna 1973 Eero Saikkosen innovaatiosta, katon muovikiinnikkeestä. Nyt Tuomas Saikkonen vie perheyritystä maailmalle älykattojen avulla.

Kasvuryhmä ja OP Pohjola ovat myöntäneet Strateginen kirkkaus -yritystunnustuksen Bertin Environicsille ja yhtiön toimitusjohtajalle Kirsi Hedmanille. Kirsi Hedman tuli alunperin mukaan Kasvuryhmään suosittelun perusteella. Vertaistuen lisäksi hän on saanut käytännön keinoja, uutta sanoitusta kasvun johtamiselle sekä kiritystä kasvua tukeviin valintoihin.

Kasvuryhmä on myöntänyt yritystunnuksen kolmelle jäsenyritykselleen. Strategisen kirkkauden tunnustuksen sai Bertin Environics, Kasvun kyvykkyydet -tunnustuksen Turtles.com ja Verkostot ja yhteistyö -tunnustuksen sai CSC – Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus. Tunnustukset myönnettiin yhteistyössä Kasvuryhmän pääyhteistyökumppaneiden OP Pohjolan, Castrén & Snellmanin ja Varman kanssa. 

Kasvuryhmän Kultainen Kuokka -tunnustuspalkinnon sai tänä vuonna Goforen toimitusjohtaja Mikael Nylund. Nylundin johdolla yhtiö on kolminkertaistanut koonsa, ja osoittaa jatkuvaa uudistumiskykyä ja markkinan johtajuutta. 

Vuonna 1980 perustetun perheyhtiön entinen toimitusjohtaja Hanna Ristola on saanut Kasvuryhmästä sekä tukea yhtiön kasvattamiseen että omaan johtajuuteen.

Sari Baldauf urges Finnish companies to set higher goals, have a better understanding of the global market pulse, and lead strategy and celebrate successes throughout the organization.

Image: Heli Sorjonen

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Thomas Luther is a long-time member of the Growth Collective who believes joining the peer community has been one of the best decisions of his career. He believes that we need strong leaders, bold owners, and future growth leaders to turn Finland's direction towards growth.

What needs to happen for a company to grow, Chairman of Reima board Elina Björklund?

The Growth Collective's annual general meeting confirmed the new composition of the board and published a fresh annual report from last year. The sparring year 2025–2026 shows that Finnish medium-sized companies have a strong will and ability for international growth.

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CEO Kirsi Paakkari believes in a change in consumer purchasing behavior and an increase in values. Proof of this is Kalevala Koru's circular economy concept Preloved, which was launched in 2022. Now Pidetty is growing at a rate of up to 50 percent.

The Growth Collective has awarded its member companies with recognitions aligned with values Courage, Playfullness, Selfless support, and Experience.

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Our new Head of Impact Karoliina Lehtonen brings experience from scaling-up and from strategic business consulting.

The Growth Collective has entered into a partnership with law firm Castrén & Snellman.

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‍The strategic importance of space is growing globally, says Juha Virtanen, CEO of technology company Huld. In September, Huld became part of Gofore. A joint strategy is being built from the perspective of smart industry, security and space business.

Smart roof manufacturer VILPE ​​has expanded to the United States and is exploring opportunities in Japan. The family-owned company, which has undergone a generational change, relies on courage, its own expertise and the ability to utilise partners in its choices.

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Sofigate, which offers consulting, management services and technology services, wants to develop the future of work. Director Mikko Saari tells us how this is done.

To commemorate the first ten years of the Growth Collective, a Wall of Growth was launched at the Growth Collective Office. Featured are our founding members, the winners of the prestigious "Kultainen Kuokka" growth award, and now also members who have completed ten years in the Growth Collective.

At Prohoc, the business is being transformed from an expert organisation into a more hands-on and diverse business. The family business's fourth phase towards international growth is guided by a clear ownership strategy and confidence in its own expertise.

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Vastuu Group has grown its business by anticipating the future and innovating. The megatrend of responsibility is driving demand for services, but without new ideas, new services will not be created.

Energy infrastructure company Nevel has been on a journey towards climate-positive growth over the past three years. The company invests in carbon-neutral and carbon-negative solutions and has growth with a fast pace, doubling its turnover in the past years. CEO Thomas Luther has learned key lessons along the way about starting new business.

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.

Photo: Marica Rosengard

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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.