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Inside the CEO mind

How Nordic leaders think about growth, change, and hard trade-offs.

Remeo built one of Europe’s most advanced recycling plants. Now demand must follow, CEO says

The next phase of the circular economy will depend on market-driven demand and economic viability, which can be supported by EU regulation. Recycled materials must be reliable, traceable, and competitive with virgin inputs. In Finland, circular economy company Remeo Group has undergone a major transformation and invested € 35 million in building one of Europe’s most advanced waste processing and materials recycling facilities.  Read more »

Remeo built one of Europe’s most advanced recycling plants. Now demand must follow, CEO says

The next phase of the circular economy will depend on market-driven demand and economic viability, which can be supported by EU regulation. Recycled materials must be reliable, traceable, and competitive with virgin inputs. In Finland, circular economy company Remeo Group has undergone a major transformation and invested € 35 million in building one of Europe’s most advanced waste processing and materials recycling facilities.  Read more »

The future users of enterprise software will not only be humans. That creates a new opportunity, says QPR CEO Matti Erkheikki

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from assisting employees to running parts of the business itself. As that shift accelerates, companies face a new challenge: understanding what their AI agents are actually doing. For Matti Erkheikki, the new chief executive of Finnish software company QPR Software, the answer lies in a field known as process intelligence. Read more »

The future users of enterprise software will not only be humans. That creates a new opportunity, says QPR CEO Matti Erkheikki

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from assisting employees to running parts of the business itself. As that shift accelerates, companies face a new challenge: understanding what their AI agents are actually doing. For Matti Erkheikki, the new chief executive of Finnish software company QPR Software, the answer lies in a field known as process intelligence. Read more »

Inderes CEO Mikael Rautanen on the risks of a ‘perfect’ IPO

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.” Read more »

Inderes CEO Mikael Rautanen on the risks of a ‘perfect’ IPO

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.” Read more »

Legal insider Katarina Rosenström steers Titanium’s reinvention

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 execution speed. Read more »

Legal insider Katarina Rosenström steers Titanium’s reinvention

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 execution speed. Read more »

PwC CEO Survey: While global confidence cools, Finnish CEOs expect stronger revenue in 2026

Global CEO confidence is cooling, with only a minority expecting revenue growth in the year ahead. In contrast, Finnish CEOs are more optimistic about their companies’ 12-month revenue prospects than peers in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, according to PwC’s latest survey. Read more »

PwC CEO Survey: While global confidence cools, Finnish CEOs expect stronger revenue in 2026

Global CEO confidence is cooling, with only a minority expecting revenue growth in the year ahead. In contrast, Finnish CEOs are more optimistic about their companies’ 12-month revenue prospects than peers in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, according to PwC’s latest survey. Read more »

Luhta CEO shares what Nordic executives can learn from sportswear group’s decades in China

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. Read more »

Luhta CEO shares what Nordic executives can learn from sportswear group’s decades in China

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. Read more »

Leadership under the microscope

Power, culture, and performance in Nordic leadership.

When stability slows change: Strategists Apostolatos and Tujunen on Finland’s growth challenge

Finland is one of Europe’s most stable societies, yet its economy has grown slowly for years. Strategist Konstantinos Apostolatos argues the country lacks urgency and focus. Political strategist Taru Tujunen agrees reform can be slow, but says stability and consensus politics are also central to Finland’s success. Read more »

When stability slows change: Strategists Apostolatos and Tujunen on Finland’s growth challenge

Finland is one of Europe’s most stable societies, yet its economy has grown slowly for years. Strategist Konstantinos Apostolatos argues the country lacks urgency and focus. Political strategist Taru Tujunen agrees reform can be slow, but says stability and consensus politics are also central to Finland’s success. Read more »

The hidden risk in CEO transitions: executive team derailers

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. Read more »

The hidden risk in CEO transitions: executive team derailers

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. Read more »

Finns need to learn long-term brand commitment to drive growth

Listeds met Joel Huttunen, who has been responsible for successful Nordic brands in both B2B and B2C contexts throughout his career. Based in Denmark, he shares his insights on what Finnish companies can learn about brand building and marketing. “If you want a brand to perform, the first question is whether the organization is truly committed to building it and being brave internally. Brand has to become a leadership tool – and one that leaders actually use.” Read more »

Finns need to learn long-term brand commitment to drive growth

Listeds met Joel Huttunen, who has been responsible for successful Nordic brands in both B2B and B2C contexts throughout his career. Based in Denmark, he shares his insights on what Finnish companies can learn about brand building and marketing. “If you want a brand to perform, the first question is whether the organization is truly committed to building it and being brave internally. Brand has to become a leadership tool – and one that leaders actually use.” Read more »

Leading transformation without a crisis: lessons from Aspo’s board 

Some of the hardest board decisions are made when performance is solid, and the pressure is internally driven. In 2025, Aspo’s board chose to act anyway, applying private-equity-style discipline to make structural decisions that will reshape the company. Read more »

Leading transformation without a crisis: lessons from Aspo’s board 

Some of the hardest board decisions are made when performance is solid, and the pressure is internally driven. In 2025, Aspo’s board chose to act anyway, applying private-equity-style discipline to make structural decisions that will reshape the company. Read more »

Change capability is becoming companies’ most critical competitive advantage

Where previous technology waves have typically unfolded over 15 to 20 years, the main wave of artificial intelligence is expected to last only five to 10 years. “Change capability means that a company is able to learn and renew itself at least as fast as its operating environment is changing,” says Riikka Tanner. Read more »

Change capability is becoming companies’ most critical competitive advantage

Where previous technology waves have typically unfolded over 15 to 20 years, the main wave of artificial intelligence is expected to last only five to 10 years. “Change capability means that a company is able to learn and renew itself at least as fast as its operating environment is changing,” says Riikka Tanner. Read more »

Quiet quitting, with Finnish characteristics

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. Read more »

Quiet quitting, with Finnish characteristics

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. Read more »

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