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Vuorineuvos
Vuorineuvos ("mining counselor", literally Finnish for "mountain counselor"; sv, bergsråd) is a Finnish honorary title granted by the President of Finland to leading figures in industry and commerce. The title is honorary and has no responsibilities and no privileges. All Finnish titles are non-hereditary. The only title of equal rank is ''valtioneuvos''. Origin and history The vuorineuvos title originated in late 18th-century Sweden when mining played a major role in the economy, including in Swedish-held Finland. During that era five Finns were awarded the title. From 1809 to 1917 in the semi-autonomous, Russian-ruled Grand Duchy of Finland a further 19 titles were awarded. The first recipient of the vuorineuvos title in the modern Republic of Finland was Baron Fridolf Hisinger, on 17 July 1918. Awarding of the title has evolved to include not only giants of the mining industry but distinguished leaders in other industries and commerce. By 2010, the title had been granted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarit Toivanen
Maarit Toivanen (previously Toivanen-Koivisto; b. 27 December 1954, Helsinki) is a Finnish business executive and investor, notable for being only the second woman to receive Finland's highest civilian honorary title of ''Vuorineuvos''. Early life and education Maarit Toivanen was born as the youngest daughter of the family owning the Finnish building materials wholesaler , which had been set up in 1913 by her great-grandfather, Alfred Onninen. She was raised in the upmarket Ullanlinna district of Helsinki, and was privately educated, graduating from the ''Mannerheimintien Yhteiskoulu'' secondary school in 1973. Following some post-secondary business studies in Finland, Toivanen went on to study economics and finance at Uppsala University in Sweden, graduating in 1978. Business career After her studies, Toivanen joined the family business, and over the years worked in various functions including sales, purchasing, product management, quality and finance. Following the death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irja Ketonen
Irja Ketonen ( Blomqvist; 20 June 1921 – 17 November 1988) was a Finnish media executive, whose life and career has been described as 'the Cinderella story of the Finnish media sector'. She was the first woman to be granted Finland's highest civilian honorary title of ''Vuorineuvos''. Early life Irja Blomqvist was born to a working-class family. She began work at the age of 13, as a gofer in the Turun Sanomat newspaper offices, in which role she stayed for three years, while at the same time finishing her education. Later she was promoted to clerical roles, dealing with administrative matters such as processing mail and advertising. The managing director and editor-in-chief, Arvo Ketonen, saw potential in her, and among other things trusted her with the management of the newspaper's picture archive. Marriage Arvo Ketonen's first marriage had ended in 1933, when his wife died leaving no children. In 1941, he caused controversy by marrying his employee, Irja Blomqvist, 30 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casimir Ehrnrooth
Göran Albert Casimir "Casse" Ehrnrooth, titled ''Vuorineuvos'' (April 6, 1931 – July 8, 2015), was a Finnish magnate and former chairman of the Nokia Corporation. His business career began in the forest industry, and later he was a director of UPM-Kymmene and Merita-Nordbanken. The eldest son of the President of Nordic Union Bank, one of the then two biggest banks in Finland, Ehrnrooth inherited substantial holdings in important companies from both his paternal and maternal families. His paternal family were in banking, while his maternal forefathers were founders of Fiskars and Kaukas industries. His earlier family tree includes notable military men. He had a degree in law from Helsinki University. Kaukas Casimir Ehrnrooth succeeded his maternal relatives as President and CEO of Kaukas paper factory, in small town of Lauritsala (annexed to Lappeenranta in 1967), Southern Karelia in 1962; and he served there for a long time. Casimir Ehrnroth was successor of Jacob von Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakko Ihamuotila
Jaakko Ihamuotila (born 15 November 1939) is a retired Finnish business executive known for his senior roles in some of Finland's largest corporations, including as the CEO of Valmet and long-serving President and Chairman of Neste. He has been described as one of the most influential business leaders of his time in Finland. Early life and education Ihamuotila was born as the second of four children to Veikko Ihamuotila, an agriculture sector influencer and ex- Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and his wife Anna-Liisa. He studied engineering at the Helsinki University of Technology, graduating in 1964 with a ''Diplomi-insinööri'' (MSc in Technology) degree in physics. He has said he was inspired already as a teenager to go into technology, by the opening of the world's first full-scale nuclear power plant for electricity generation, Calder Hall (now part of Sellafield), in the UK in 1956. Career Ihamuotila's early career included research and engineering positions at Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Aaltonen
Emil Aaltonen ( Widell until 1890; b. 29 August 1869 — d. 16 December 1949) was a prominent Finnish industrialist and philanthropist, who went from humble beginnings to own and run the largest shoe manufacturing business of its time in the Nordic region. Early life Emil Widell was born in Sääksmäki (today part of Valkeakoski) to a farming family of modest means, as the third of seven children. The family lost their farm in the aftermath of the Finnish famine of 1866–68, and Emil's father had to take a job as a railway worker. He died relatively young, leaving his widow to care for the children. Consequently the young Emil was expected also to contribute to the household, and started as a shoemaker's apprentice at the age of 13. By age 19, he had qualified as a master craftsman, and set up his own workshop in the town of Hattula. Widell changed his original Swedish surname to the Finnish Aaltonen in 1890, as was common during the Finnicization of names in the late 19th a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Lindsay Von Julin
Albert Ludvig Lindsay von Julin (2 August 1871 – 8 May 1944) was a Finnish engineer, businessman and vuorineuvos. Julin was born in Pohja to an industrial family. After his studies he spent several years gaining work experience in Caucasus, after which he returned to Finland to manage his family business, the Fiskars company. Julin led the company for almost 40 years and grew it into one of the largest companies in Finland. Julin also had a significant role in creating the Finnish employers' associations. He took part in the last Diet of Finland in 1904–1905 and in local politics in Pohja. Early life and studies Julin was born in Fiskars, Pohja; his parents were Emil Lindsay von Julin, manager and co-owner of the local Fiskars ironworks, and Hildur, née Kistner. The Julin family was an influential Finnish industrialist family. He graduated in 1890 in private Finland-Swedish reallyceum in Hamina. Julin went to study in the Faculty of Chemistry in Finnish Polytechnical I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Gillberg
Erik Paul Oskar Gillberg MSc ''(diplomi-insinööri)'' (9 October 1926 – 21 February 1999) was a Finnish engineer, businessman and vuorineuvos. After graduating from Helsinki University of Technology, Gillberg worked in machine import business and then for Fiskars in different manager positions. He is best known as the General Manager of heavy vehicle producer Suomen Autoteollisuus, later Sisu-Auto, which he modernised thoroughly between 1971 and 1983. He was finally moved from office by the owner, state of Finland, because the company could not reach its financial targets. The rest of his career Gillberg worked in various positions of trust and consulting younger managers. Gillberg was married and he had four children. Studies and early career Gillberg was born in Hämeenlinna, Southern Finland. His parents were engineer, sales manager Oskar Rafael Gillberg and Hedwig née Heller. He did his abitur at Helsinki Finnish Upper Secondary School in 1944 and continued his stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Engström
Carl Adolf Engström (17 February 1855 – 19 June 1924) was a Finnish engineer, businessman and vuorineuvos. Engström got familiar already at early age with large machinery and engineering workshop environment due to his stepfather's work as engineer in the Finnish State Railways. After completing his mechanical engineering studies in Helsinki Polytechnic School in 1877, Engström went to gain experience abroad in Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Upon his return in 1884, Engström got vacance in the State Railways. He took successfully part in steam locomotive designing, which was followed by railway projects in Savonia and Karelia. He worked as director for stone company Ab Granit in 1889–1895, after which he returned to State Railways for another five years. Engström was appointed manager of Hietalahti Shipyard and Engineering Works in 1900. During his time the company developed rapidly and the sales increased significantly, largely due to Russo-Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KONE
Kone Oyj (; officially stylized as KONE and trading as KONE Corporation) is an elevator engineering company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide. It was founded in 1910 and is now headquartered in Espoo near Helsinki, Finland. In addition, Kone builds and services moving walkways (referred to by the company as ''autowalks''), automatic doors and gates, escalators, and lifts. In the Finnish language, ''Kone'' means "machine". Since 1924, Kone has been controlled by the Herlin family. Harald Herlin purchased the company in 1924 and served as its chairman until 1941. Afterward, his son, Heikki H. Herlin, took over his father's post from 1941–1987. In 1954, Pekka Herlin joined Kone and succeeded his father as president in 1964. Since 2003, Antti Herlin, the son of Pekka Herlin, has been its chairman. , Antti Herlin controls 62% of the voting rights and 22% of the shares of the company, which is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. History 1910–1964 Kone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stig H
Stig or STIG may refer to: People * Stig (given name) * Nickname of Robert Stigwood (1934–2016), musical act manager Arts and entertainment * The Stig, a masked racing driver on the UK television show ''Top Gear'' * Stig (singer), Finnish performer Pasi Siitonen * Stig, the title character of ''Stig of the Dump'', a children's book and two TV series * Stig, the title character of ''Stig's Inferno'', a comic by Ty Templeton * Stig, a "member" of the fictional (later real) band the Rutles, a parody of the Beatles Technology * Security Technical Implementation Guide, a computing security methodology * Steam-injected gas turbine, an energy production technology; See Cheng cycle Other uses * Stig (Serbia), a region in eastern Serbia See also * Stian, a related Scandinavian name * Stigg of the Dump, an underground hip hop producer in Canada * Stigler Stigler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franz Stigler (1915–2008), Luftwaffe pilot who escorted an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heikki H
Heikki is a Finnish and Estonian male given name. It derives from a medieval vernacular form of the name Henrik. Notable people with the name include: *Heikki Aho (footballer) (born 1983), Finnish footballer * Heikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), Finnish astronomer *Heikki Aalto (born 1961), Finnish ice hockey player * Heikki Häiväoja (born 1929), Finnish sculptor *Heikki Haravee (1924–2003), Estonian actor *Heikki Holmås (born 1972), Norwegian politician *Heikki Ikola (born 1947), Finnish biathlete * Heikki Jaansalu (born 1959), Estonian sports shooter *Heikki Koort (1955–2021), Estonian diplomat, sports figure and actor *Heikki Kovalainen (born 1981), Finnish former Formula One driver * Heikki Kyöstilä (born 1946), Finnish billionaire, founder, owner and president of dental equipment maker Planmeca *Heikki L, real name Heikki Liimatainen, Finnish house music producer *Heikki Liimatainen (athlete) (1894–1980), Finnish athlete *Heikki Kähkönen (1891–1962), Finnish wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani Heinonen
Juhani Heinonen (born 19 July 1940) is a Finnish male curler and curling coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co .... At the national level, he is an eight-time Finnish men's champion curler (1989, 1990, 1992, 1995) and four-time Finnish senior champion curler (2008, 2009, 2011, 2018). Teams Record as a coach of national teams References External links * *Jussi Heinonen — jussiupn.kapsi.fi [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
