Business & market signals
Financial shifts, corporate moves, and signals shaping Finnish businesses.
Titanium's Joni Leskinen reveals his top emerging markets picks
Emerging markets have underperformed developed markets for nearly 15 years, but something has shifted. Titanium's Portfolio Manager Joni Leskinen tells Listeds why he is overweight on South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, and Poland, and why China and India have been pushed to the sidelines. Read more »

Titanium's Joni Leskinen reveals his top emerging markets picks
Emerging markets have underperformed developed markets for nearly 15 years, but something has shifted. Titanium's Portfolio Manager Joni Leskinen tells Listeds why he is overweight on South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, and Poland, and why China and India have been pushed to the sidelines. Read more »

Economists surprised as Finland's output grows 2.8% in May
Finland's economy is showing firmer signs of recovery than many economists expected just a few weeks ago. Fresh data suggest the upswing that began earlier this year is continuing, offering cautious optimism after a prolonged period of weak growth, Kauppalehti reported today, citing two chief economists. Read more »

Economists surprised as Finland's output grows 2.8% in May
Finland's economy is showing firmer signs of recovery than many economists expected just a few weeks ago. Fresh data suggest the upswing that began earlier this year is continuing, offering cautious optimism after a prolonged period of weak growth, Kauppalehti reported today, citing two chief economists. Read more »

IQM to begin trading on Nasdaq Helsinki this week after US market debut
Finnish quantum computing company IQM Quantum Computers has taken the final step toward becoming a publicly listed company by applying to list its shares on Nasdaq Helsinki. Trading is expected to begin on July 3 under the ticker IQMX. Read more »

IQM to begin trading on Nasdaq Helsinki this week after US market debut
Finnish quantum computing company IQM Quantum Computers has taken the final step toward becoming a publicly listed company by applying to list its shares on Nasdaq Helsinki. Trading is expected to begin on July 3 under the ticker IQMX. Read more »

Piippo's final trading day closes more than a decade on the stock market
Trading in Piippo Oyj, a Finland-based manufacturer and distributor of ropes, twines, and net wraps, will end on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland on June 29, completing the company's planned delisting after a six-month protection period. Read more »

Piippo's final trading day closes more than a decade on the stock market
Trading in Piippo Oyj, a Finland-based manufacturer and distributor of ropes, twines, and net wraps, will end on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland on June 29, completing the company's planned delisting after a six-month protection period. Read more »

Summa Defence falls after shareholders order special audit and replace board
Summa Defence shares fell 4.1% to €0.58 in the afternoon after shareholders ordered a special audit, refused to grant discharge from liability to the previous board and CEOs, and replaced the company's entire board. The latest decline extends an almost 90% slide over the past year and follows weeks of mounting concerns over the defense technology group's finances. Read more »

Summa Defence falls after shareholders order special audit and replace board
Summa Defence shares fell 4.1% to €0.58 in the afternoon after shareholders ordered a special audit, refused to grant discharge from liability to the previous board and CEOs, and replaced the company's entire board. The latest decline extends an almost 90% slide over the past year and follows weeks of mounting concerns over the defense technology group's finances. Read more »

Leadership moves
CEO, board, and executive changes in listed companies.
Finland’s SSH hires Neural DSP CFO Cristian Arias to improve profitability
Cristian Arias, CFO of Neural DSP Technologies, will join SSH Communications Security as chief financial officer and a member of the executive management team by Oct. 1, 2026, following the withdrawal of the company's previous CFO appointee. He joins the Helsinki-listed cybersecurity company as it works to convert its Leonardo partnership into revenue, expand recurring software sales and return to stronger profitability. Read more »

Finland’s SSH hires Neural DSP CFO Cristian Arias to improve profitability
Cristian Arias, CFO of Neural DSP Technologies, will join SSH Communications Security as chief financial officer and a member of the executive management team by Oct. 1, 2026, following the withdrawal of the company's previous CFO appointee. He joins the Helsinki-listed cybersecurity company as it works to convert its Leonardo partnership into revenue, expand recurring software sales and return to stronger profitability. Read more »

Sampo Päällysaho leaves SOK to take over Tokmanni Group ahead of new strategy
Sampo Päällysaho, former SVP of groceries at SOK, became chief executive of Tokmanni Group today, succeeding Mika Rautiainen after his eight-year tenure. He takes over the Nordic discount retailer as it prepares a new strategic and financial plan following the end of its previous strategy period. Read more »

Sampo Päällysaho leaves SOK to take over Tokmanni Group ahead of new strategy
Sampo Päällysaho, former SVP of groceries at SOK, became chief executive of Tokmanni Group today, succeeding Mika Rautiainen after his eight-year tenure. He takes over the Nordic discount retailer as it prepares a new strategic and financial plan following the end of its previous strategy period. Read more »

Bioretec's third CFO in a year exits after less than six months
Tuukka Paavola, former CFO of Nightingale Health, has left Bioretec as chief financial officer with immediate effect after serving less than six months, making him the medical device maker’s third finance chief within roughly a year. Read more »

Bioretec's third CFO in a year exits after less than six months
Tuukka Paavola, former CFO of Nightingale Health, has left Bioretec as chief financial officer with immediate effect after serving less than six months, making him the medical device maker’s third finance chief within roughly a year. Read more »

Huhtamäki appoints TC Transcontinental CEO Thomas Morin as Fiber Packaging president
Thomas Morin, former chief executive at TC Transcontinental, will join Huhtamäki Oyj as president, Fiber Packaging, on Sept. 1, strengthening the executive team as the packaging group executes its 2030 strategy and reports improving sales trends. Read more »

Huhtamäki appoints TC Transcontinental CEO Thomas Morin as Fiber Packaging president
Thomas Morin, former chief executive at TC Transcontinental, will join Huhtamäki Oyj as president, Fiber Packaging, on Sept. 1, strengthening the executive team as the packaging group executes its 2030 strategy and reports improving sales trends. Read more »

Vincit adds three business-area leaders to management team as AI strategy takes shape
Vincit Oyj, a Finnish software development and digital services company, has added the leaders of its three revenue-generating business areas to its management team, aligning its top leadership with an AI-integrated strategy and a business-unit-led operating model. Read more »

Vincit adds three business-area leaders to management team as AI strategy takes shape
Vincit Oyj, a Finnish software development and digital services company, has added the leaders of its three revenue-generating business areas to its management team, aligning its top leadership with an AI-integrated strategy and a business-unit-led operating model. Read more »

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