Helsinki University of Technology was a technical university in Finland. It was located in Otaniemi,Espoo in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1849 by Grand Duke of Finland,Emperor Nicholas I and received university status in 1908. It moved from Helsinki to Otaniemi campus area in 1966. The merger of HUT with two other schools created the Aalto University in 2010,and HUT briefly held the name Aalto University School of Science and Technology before being split into four schools in 2011.
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg was a Finnish jurist and academic who was one of the most important pioneers of republicanism in the country. He was the first president of Finland (1919–1925) and a liberal nationalist.
The Green League,shortened to the Greens,is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically,the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a reformist party and it is supportive of feminism,animal rights and green liberal ideas.
Hanken School of Economics is a business school in Finland with two campuses,Helsinki and Vaasa. Founded in 1909,it is the oldest business school in Finland,and one of the oldest in the Nordic countries. Its programmes are offered in both English and Swedish.
The City Council of Helsinki is the main decision-making organ in the local politics of Helsinki,Finland. The City Council deals with issues such as city planning,schools,health care,and public transport.
Jorma Jaakko Ollila is a Finnish businessman who was chairman of Royal Dutch Shell from 1 June 2006 to May 2015,and at Nokia Corporation chairman from 1999 to 2012 and CEO from 1992 to 2006. He has been a director of Otava Books and Magazines Group Ltd. since 1996 and UPM-Kymmene since 1997,and an advisory partner at Perella Weinberg Partners,a New York–based boutique investment bank founded by Joseph R. Perella and Peter Weinberg in 2006.
Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb is a Finnish politician serving as the 13th president of Finland,in office since 1 March 2024,having won the 2024 presidential election. He previously served as prime minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015.
YrjöKalervo Sotamaa is a Finnish designer and design strategist. Sotamaa is Professor Emeritus of Design Innovation in the Aalto University School of Art,Design and Architecture and President Emeritus of the University of Art and Design Helsinki (TAIK). He served as the president of TAIK from 1986 until 2008. He earned his MA in Interior Architecture and Furniture Design from TAIK,where he studied with Kaj Franck and Antti Nurmesniemi.
Bengt Robert Holmström is a Finnish economist who is currently Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics (Emeritus) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Together with Oliver Hart,he received the Central Bank of Sweden Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016.
Sari Maritta Baldauf is a Finnish businesswoman who is chairwoman of the board of directors of Nokia. She joined the board in 2018 and became vice chair in 2019,before she succeeded Risto Siilasmaa as chairwoman in 2020. Until 2005,she was head of Nokia's Networks Business Group.
Sirkka Aune-Marjatta Hämäläinen is a Finnish economist who served as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2003. She previously served as the governor of the Bank of Finland from 1992 to 1998. Hämäläinen was the first woman to hold either post.
Matti Juhani Alahuhta was the President &CEO of KONE Corporation (2005–2014). Earlier he worked 26 years at Nokia Corporation and was Member of Nokia's Executive Board from 1993 to 2004. He is Chairman of the Board of DevCo Partners Oy. He is also Member of the Board of Directors of Kone Corporation (2003-) and AB Volvo (2014-).
Aalto University is a public research university located in Espoo,Finland. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities:the Helsinki University of Technology,the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. The close collaboration between the scientific,business and arts communities is intended to foster multi-disciplinary education and research.
Eva-Riitta Siitonen is a Finnish politician. She represents the National Coalition Party.
Kalervo Juhani Kummola is a Finnish ice hockey executive,businessman,and politician. He co-founded the hockey club Kiekko-67 at age 21,was later marketing director for HC Turun Palloseura,and chief executive officer of the SM-liiga. Becoming a board member of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 1975,he was elected vice-president in 1990,and served as president from 1997 to 2016. He helped organize multiple World Championships hosted in Finland,was an International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) vice-president from 2003 to 2021,and chairman of the Finnish Olympic Committee from 2005 to 2016.
Lauri Kaukonen was a Finnish Secretariate Counsellor,board member,business executive,teacher,lecturer,and author.
Juhana Mikael Vartiainen is a Finnish politician,economist and a member of the Finnish Parliament,representing the National Coalition Party,which he joined after having been a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1975 to 2015. He was elected the Mayor of Helsinki in August 2021 by the Helsinki city council.
Markku Antero Markkula is a Finnish politician and the First Vice-president of the European Committee of the Regions. A member of Finland's Espoo City Council since 1980 - where he was president from 1990 to 1992 and again in 2010 - Markkula is a member of the Board of the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council and has been Chairman of the Espoo City Planning Board since 2004.
Pertti Edvard Salolainen CBE is a Finnish politician. He has served as MP from the National Coalition Party and party chairman (1991–1994) and Minister (1987–1995).
