CapMan Buyout X Fund has agreed to sell Forenom Group Oy, a leading Nordic provider of serviced apartments, to a consortium led by Bravedo, a Finnish people and technology services group. Read more »

Gofore’s share price remained steady after the digital transformation consultancy responded to a Helsingin Sanomat report on internal conflict and leaked materials related to an alleged bid for a project in the United Arab Emirates. Read more »

Renewable materials giant Stora Enso Oyj has proposed a slate of directors for the board of its new forest asset company, which is planned to be demerged from the group and listed as an independent company.  Read more »

Dovre Group has received a EUR 5.5 million payment demand linked to a performance bond and says it cannot pay the amount. Read more »

Shares in the newly listed Lassila & Tikanoja Plc (LASTIK) traded modestly lower shortly after the open in Helsinki, as markets digested the company’s clarified ownership structure following its partial demerger from the former parent, now Luotea Plc. Read more »

Pauli Anttila has started steering EcoUp as its new chief executive officer, aiming to deliver a profit turnaround as the circular economy company enters a new strategy period. Read more »

Dovre Group’s long-running troubles in renewable construction crystallized today. The board of Suvic Oy, the primary execution unit for Dovre’s core business of renewable energy, has filed for bankruptcy, after a sequence of losses, disputes and terminated projects finally closed off room for maneuver. Read more »

A unit of infrastructure construction company Kreate Group Oyj has completed the acquisition of SRV Infra Oy, strengthening its position in demanding infrastructure construction and expanding into underground rock construction.  Read more »

Energy storage builder Lehto Group said it has appointed a shareholder nomination committee in line with a resolution of the annual general meeting.  Read more »

Bittium Corporation has raised its financial outlook for 2025 after securing larger-than-expected deals in its defense & security business segment, driven by strong growth in the defense market.  Read more »

Apetit Plc is widening its management team with three appointments effective January 1, 2026, as the producer of frozen foods and vegetables prepares for its next strategy period.  Read more »

E-commerce pioneer Verkkokauppa.com Oyj announced today it has appointed Ville Sammalkorpi as chief strategy and technology officer and a member of the management team. Read more »

Summa Defence resumed trading after a one-day halt today, and shares slid sharply after the defense technology company said its planned agreement worth more than EUR 30 million with a NATO country will not be added to the order book this year. Read more »

Veera Siivonen is returning to private healthcare provider Terveystalo as senior vice president of Digital Care after three years away to help establish AI governance company Saidot. Read more »

Lindex Group, previously known as Stockmann Group plc, is edging closer to a structural separation of its businesses, as improving operating performance in the department store unit continues to be overshadowed by negative cash flow and heavy lease liabilities. Read more »

Musti Group is strengthening its leadership as international expansion accelerates. The Nordic pet care specialist has appointed Tobias Azevedo, general manager of Portuguese pet retailer ZU, to its group management team from 1 January 2026, following the recent acquisition of Zu. Read more »

F-Secure Corporation has appointed Robin Pulkkinen as its next chief financial officer, bringing a seasoned finance executive into a resilient cybersecurity business navigating its next phase of renewal. Read more »

Nordic software company Solteq Plc lowered its profit guidance for 2025, signalling that the expected recovery in profitability will be weaker than previously forecast.  Read more »

Nordic companies continue to advance ESG work, as Listeds reported recently, but climate ambition is becoming more selective, as Konecranes announced upgraded targets while Neste revised its climate ambitions this week. Read more »

Nordea Bank is scaling up its capital returns. The Finnish lender today announced a new share buy-back program of up to EUR 500 million, twice the size of the EUR 250 million program it completed only days ago. Read more »

Listeds takes a peek into different markets. In this article, we go through Miki Aho’s insights on the Japanese market. He distills a simple message for Nordic leaders: if you want to succeed in Japan, or simply learn from it, start with rigorous planning and uncompromising quality. Read more »

Leadership movements accelerated with more exits across Finnish listed companies in November from a month ago, with the most significant activity coming from Dovre Group, Titanium Oyj, WithSecure Oyj, Harvia Group, and Summa Defence, according to Listeds data. Read more »

Across Europe and the United States, sustainability policy is entering a more hesitant phase. Several governments have delayed or softened climate targets, and companies could be forgiven for matching that tempo. Yet Nordic companies are moving in the opposite direction — continuing to advance climate and sustainability work even as regulatory momentum cools. Read more »

Lassila & Tikanoja has approved a partial demerger that will separate its circular economy operations, enabling the Finnish waste manager to operate two independently listed companies. Read more »

Finnish office-pod maker Framery Group [HLSE: FRAMERY] opened 6 percent above its IPO price as trading in its shares began on the Main Market of Nasdaq Helsinki, bringing a rare dose of activity to Finland’s quiet IPO market. Read more »

Dovre Group, the Finnish project management and renewable-energy company, has spent 2025 rebuilding both its board and its management team after a difficult financial year. Read more »

Summa Defence has reshaped its management team during a formative year for the young defence-technology group. Two senior executives—COO Tommi Malinen and CCO Tommi Manninen—resigned this week, according to the company’s press release. As a result, interim CEO Timo Huttunen will also assume COO duties, while communications responsibilities shift under the CFO. Read more »

WithSecure (formerly F-Secure for Business) is accelerating its shift away from public-market routines with a refreshed board, following a tender offer by Diana BidCo that paves the way for a delisting.  Read more »

The Nordic model faces an existential test: can a region built on meaningful work keep its soul in the age of machines? For decades, the Nordic world of work has been the envy of many: flat hierarchies, trust-based management, and a deeply held belief that work should be purposeful as well as productive. Now, artificial intelligence has arrived in Nordic boardrooms and break rooms alike — not with the menace of mass redundancy, but with a subtler challenge: meaning. Read more »

The pandemic period firmly rooted remote work across expert and knowledge-based organizations. The shift happened rapidly due to the crisis, leaving many practices unplanned. The pandemic has passed, but remote work habits have remained. After leading the chart, Finland now ranks No. 2 in Europe after Ireland in the share of remote workers within its working population (Eurostat 2024). Read more »

Finland’s executive search market shrank by 18 percent in 2024, falling to €81 million according to the findings of the Listeds and Duunitori survey. The contraction has forced a reset across the sector, accelerating the adoption of AI, raising expectations for transparency and scientific assessment, and widening the gap between high-quality operators and companies relying on lighter processes. Read more »