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A selection of journalism, investigations, and features published across print and digital platforms.
Technology
Artificial intelligence is entering the newsroom. For years, the fear has been that it might replace journalists. But the real disruption may come from something else entirely: a flood of AI-generated content. Timo Kämäräinen, the newly appointed AI director at Alma Media, sees it differently. “Humans are the real competitive edge,” he says.
listeds.com
2026
Business
A Finnish fashion brand worn by Jennifer Lawrence, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Kelly Rutherford may look like an overnight success story. In reality, Almada Label’s rise into Hollywood closets has been the result of deliberate global positioning from day one. It is also a reminder that in a small market, scale begins with mindset.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
“Five and a half million people with modest purchasing power and even weaker willingness to spend,” says Riku Vassinen, CEO of marketing communications agency Hasan and Partners and a board member at Salama Brewing Company, describing the Finnish market. It is, he adds, “a difficult combination. The market exists elsewhere.” For Salama, fragrance house SEES, and food delivery company Wolt, that reality has shaped strategy from the start. In a small home market, growth demands sharper positioning and earlier international moves, sometimes even at a Hollywood scale.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
This article explores how brain fitness — the balance between high performance and intentional recovery — is essential for sustainable leadership. CEO Salli Hara shares her journey of learning to slow down, emphasizing that rest, boredom, and self-awareness enhance creativity and long-term success. Performance coach Heikki Huovinen reinforces that true productivity comes not from constant busyness but from mastering the art of recovery.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
Listeds met with Ulrika Björkstam to discuss resilience, a skill that can be developed at both the individual and organizational levels. Based on her work with Nordic executive teams, low organizational resilience tends to surface in recurring patterns.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
EU gender quotas regulating the composition of listed companies’ boards will enter into force this year. According to Emilia Kullas, attention should shift from the numbers to the underlying causes and structures.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
At the start of 2026, a new work-life topic surfaced in the Finnish media: sick leave taken not because of illness, but because work itself, or conditions at the workplace, had become unbearably frustrating. According to Janne Tienari, professor of management at Hanken School of Economics, the phenomenon may signal something broader. Trust is eroding, and workplace experiences may become increasingly polarized.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
CEO transitions are a consistent focal point in annual reports and board discussions. What receives far less attention, in research and in practice, is how the executive team prepares itself for the change. And yet, this is where success or failure often begins.
listeds.com
2026
Business
For years, Nordic companies optimized for efficiency. Lean supply chains, just-in-time logistics, and global sourcing defined the model. That model is now under strain. “Geopolitics has become a key driver for economies and markets,” says Minna Kuusisto, head of macro research in Finland at Danske Bank. Kuusisto has been closely following the Iran War and its implications for Finland.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
In Helsinki this November, the startup world once again convened under the LED glow of Messukeskus. Slush, the Helsinki-based annual startup event often described as the largest founder-focused gathering in the world, brought together over 13,000 attendees, including investors with more than USD4 trillion in assets under management. Yet amid the buzz of pitch decks and caffeine, its CEO, 26-year-old Aino Bergius, moved with studied calm.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
China is often framed in Nordic boardrooms as a risk to be managed rather than a system to learn from. Juha Luhtanen, CEO of the Finnish sportswear and fashion group Luhta, takes a different view. After two decades of Luhta operations in the country, he sees a market shaped by long-term partnerships, industrial innovation, and rapid capital deployment, not a low-value “developing” economy.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
After the previous CEO left in the middle of Titanium’s business model makeover, the board chose a legal insider to guide the real-estate-focused asset manager’s shift into a wealth management company. Investors are now closely watching the speed of execution.
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
In the red-hot IPO year of 2021, Inderes rang the bell at €25 a share. “The IPO was a vast success,” says Mikael Rautanen, co-founder and CEO of the Finnish company that targets no smaller goal than democratizing investor information. “We set the IPO subscription price to €25 per share, and the moment we rang the bell, the share price went to €50.” In hindsight, Rautanen is more reflective than celebratory. “Was that a good starting point for us as a listed company when the expectations of the market are through the roof?”
listeds.com
2026
Leadership
After years of navigating the slow cycles of medical technology, Nexstim's CEO reflects on what it really takes to reach profitability — and why patience and focus are the two things no startup manual prepares you for.
Listeds
2026
Technology
Finnish software executive Matti Erkheikki on why AI agents are becoming a new user group for enterprise software — and why process intelligence is essential for monitoring autonomous systems making business decisions.
Listeds
2026
Leadership
Following Talenom's February 2026 demerger that separated its software division, newly appointed CEO Juho Ahosola explains how organisational focus and employee experience will drive the accounting services company's next phase of growth.
Listeds
2026
Leadership
Anna Wäck has taken on the CEO role at Sitowise during a challenging market period, with a new strategy focused on restoring profitability, selective growth in energy and data centers, and digital scaling.
Listeds
2026
Finance
US 30-year Treasury yields hit 5.2% before pulling back. What the repricing in sovereign debt markets signals for European investors and corporate borrowers.
Listeds
2026
Business
The Finnish elevator giant moves to absorb its main European competitor in a transaction that reshapes the global lift and escalator industry.
Listeds
2026
Leadership
Tracking executive movement, compensation, and boardroom change across Finnish listed companies in the first quarter of 2026.
Listeds
2026
Finance
An annual analysis of top executive compensation across Finnish listed companies — who earned most, and what the numbers say about pay governance.
Listeds
2026
Finance
Nordea's economists trim their growth projection for the Finnish economy as uncertainty around energy costs weighs on the recovery trajectory.
Listeds
2026
Business
The Finnish-founded wearable company takes its first formal step toward a US stock market listing, joining a cohort of Nordic tech firms testing public market appetite.
Listeds
2026
Business
The Finnish tech consultancy turns to the public markets as AI-driven valuations adjust and tech companies reckon with a more demanding investment climate.
Listeds
2026
Business
Finland's most attractive employers according to the latest survey — and what separates the top-ranked companies from the rest.
Listeds
2026
Technology
IQM's Nasdaq move marks a milestone for European deep tech — and a test of whether US markets are ready to price quantum computing as an investable asset class.
Listeds
2026
Technology
As companies begin replacing roles with AI systems, employment law specialist Sanna Honkinen explains where legal frameworks lag behind business reality.
Listeds
2026
Business
Nokia is accelerating its AI-native network ambitions, and Emma Falck will lead its biggest business unit through the shift. Falck joins from Siemens, where she served as executive vice president of products and smart infrastructure.
Listeds
2026
Technology
Anu Bradford, Henry L. Moses professor of law at Columbia Law School, challenges the idea that regulation is holding Europe back — pointing instead to fragmented markets, limited growth capital, a risk-averse culture, and talent outflows.
Listeds
2026
Leadership
Youssef Zad, economist at the Social Democratic Parliamentary Group of Finland, argues that sustainable growth ultimately comes from technological progress — and that Finland's strained public finances leave little room for error.
Listeds
2026
Leadership
CEO Bhasker Kaushal spent May reshaping the management team at the EV charging company as it pivots toward software revenue and international scale.
Listeds
2026
Leadership
The new chief people officer joins as Finnair reports strong load factors on Asia routes and works to align its talent strategy with a recovery-era expansion.
Listeds
2026
Leadership
Actress and performance coach Armi Toivanen on why it's not what you say but how you say it — and how every leader can develop their presentation charm and speaking skills.
Listeds
2026
Business
A Finnish fashion brand worn by Jennifer Lawrence, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and Kelly Rutherford. Almada Label's rise into Hollywood closets has been the result of deliberate global positioning from day one — a reminder that in a small market, scale begins with mindset.
Listeds
2026
Technology
Demand for printed circuit boards is rising, fueled by AI and defense, but supply is not following. The CEO of Finland's Aspocomp on why Europe's €2 billion PCB industry has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reclaim ground.
Listeds
2026
Technology
Alma Media's new AI director on why the explosion of generated content is making verified, human journalism more valuable — not less.
Listeds
2026