Organization
The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland is governed by member companies making decisions in the association’s Spring and Autumn conventions. The association’s management includes the board, the board’s working committee and personnel working for the association.
The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland has committees, which support the work and bring in member company input.
All in all, the Chemical Industry Federation of Finland has 14 member and co-operation associations. The Association of Environmental Enterprises, the Association of Finnish Paint Industry, the Finnish Bioindustries, the Finnish Boat Builders Employers’ Association, the Finnish Cosmetic and Hygiene Industry Association, the Finnish Crop Protection Association, the Finnish Plastics Industries Federation, the Rubber Manufacturers’ Association of Finland, Association of the Glass and Ceramic Industry, Oil Products Association, Employers’ Association of (Finnish) Goldsmiths and Association of Finnish Shoe and Leather Industries.
The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland’s office is organized in four teams: Administration, Communications, Industrial Relations and Responsibility.
Minna Etu-Seppälä
Executive Director, Industrial Relations +358 40 778 0182 minna.etu-seppala(a)kemianteollisuus.fi Show info
Sami Nikander
Executive Director, Responsibility and Industrial Policy +358 40 567 4413 sami.nikander(a)kemianteollisuus.fi Show info
Juha Vainio
Executive Director, Communications +358 40 688 2609 juha.vainio(a)kemianteollisuus.fi Show infoChairman of the Board
Liisa Hurme
Chief Executive Officer
Orion Oyj
Vice Chairpersons
Hanna Ristola
Chairman of the Board
Premix Oy
Jori Sahlsten
Executive Vice President, Oil Products
Neste Oyj
Kimmo Vierimaa
Vice President
Nokian Renkaat Oyj
Vice Chairpersons’ Substitutes
Jukka Malén
CEO
Suomen Käyttömuovi Oy
Markku Korvenranta
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Neste Oyj
Jukka Mäki-Lahna
CEO
FP Finnprofiles Oy
Members of the Board
Tuomas Haikka
Chief Sustainability Officer, Head of Corporate Affairs
Kuusakoski Oy
Joni Hautojärvi
CEO
Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy
Jani Hämäläinen
CEO
Teknikum Yhtiöt Oy
Ilkka Jokinen
Head of People
Sievin Jalkine Oy
Janne Kartano
CEO
Kultakeskus Oy
Pekka Kekki
CEO
Ab Enzymes Finland Oy
Antti Korpiniemi
CEO
Berner Oy
Satu Kosonen-Kaija
CEO
Borealis Polymers Oy
Antti Koulumies
CEO
Terrafame Oy
Joachim Lund
Factory Manager
Oy ViskoTeepak Ab
Heikki Marva
CEO
Satatuote Oy
Kimmo Korhonen
CEO
Artekno Oy
Marika Nieminen
Chief Financial Officer
Lumene Oy
Risto Näsi
CEO
Forchem Oy
Jussi Parkkali
CEO
Pilkington Automotive Finland Oy
Tomi Penttilä
CEO
Bayer Oy
Kalle Saarimaa
Chief Operating Officer
NG Nordic Finland Oy
Alexander Rosenlew
CEO
Oy Orthex Finland Ab
Tuomas Saikkonen
CEO
Vilpe Oy
Paula Salastie
CEO
Teknos Group Oy
Antti Salminen
CEO
Kemira Oyj
Antti Savolainen
Plant Manager
Yara Suomi Oy
Kristiina Siiskonen
Commercial director
Air Liquide Finland Oy
Eeva Solja
Vice Chair of the Board
Kiilto Family
Pasi Toppi
CEO
Toppi Oy
Meri Vainikka
CEO
PPG Tikkurila
Ari Venninen
CEO
CABB Oy
Joakim Westerlund
CEO
Oy Forcit Ab
Olli Ylihärsilä
CEO
Solenis Finland Oy
Vice Members of the Board
Jorma Mikkonen
SVP, Public Affairs & Sustainability
Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj
Heikki Palsinajärvi
Factory Manager
Genencor International Oy
Mauri Rukajärvi
CEO
Ravelast Oy
Hannele Nyholm
Field Sales Manager
Ejendals Suomi Oy
Kirsi Paakkari
CEO
Kalevala Koru Oy
Antti Nieminen
CEO
Biovian Oy
Jukka Ravaska
CEO
Fintoil Hamina Oy
Nina Salmela-Mäkelä
HSEQ Manager
Solvay Chemicals Finland Oy
Pentti Vihanto
CEO
Umicore Finland Oy
Stefan Sjöberg
CEO
Mirka Oy
Juha Punkki
CEO
S. Punkki Oy
Peter Hammarberg
CEO
Europak Oy
Tero Hellgren
Director of Business Development
Sim Finland Oy
Johanna Viitanen
CEO
JRS Pharma Oy
Pasi Pentikäinen
Chair of the Board
Pentik Oy
Jaana Karjalainen
CEO
Pharmatory Oy
Juha Rantanen
Site & Production Leader
Trinseo Suomi Oy
Tanja Sundberg
Chair of the Board
Atolli Oy
Jaana Aho
CEO
Muovilami Oy
Antti Vehviläinen
Sales Manager
Oy Sherwin-Williams Finland Oy
Petri Castrén
Chief Financial Officer
Kemira Oyj
Sari Palmberg
CEO
Oy Woikoski Ab
Kaisa Nieminen
Sales Director
Oy Linde Gas Ab
Timo Huuhtanen
CEO
Styroplast Oy
Arto Pitkämö
CEO
LICO Oy
Antti Saloranta
CEO
Nor-Maali Oy
Sami Kallioinen
CEO
Jervois Finland Oy
Tom Carne
CEO
BASF Oy
Thomas Ahlnäs
Chairperson of the Board
Oy Granula Ab Ltd
Public Affairs Committee
Chairperson
EVP People and Culture, Hannele Jakosuo-Jansson, Neste Oyj
Members
Head of Public Affairs, Lotte Bruns, Orion Oyj
Executive Director, Industrial relations Minna Etu-Seppälä, Chemical Industry Federation
VP, Brand, Marketing and Communications, Tiina Frazer, Nokian Renkaat Oyj
Public Affairs Manager Emilia Jyrkiäinen, Kemira Oyj
Head of Public Affairs, Finland Jannika Kaikkonen, Bayer Oy
Group Director, Public Affairs Janne Koivisto, NG Nordic Finland Oy
Managing Director, Marko Koljonen, Finnish Plastics Industries Federation
Executive Director, Responsibility and Industrial Policy Sami Nikander, Chemical Industry Federation
Sustainability Manager, Jaakko Tuomainen, Borealis
Managing Director, Pentti Vihanto, Umicore Finland
Secretaries
Head of Public Affairs, Anni Siltanen, Chemical Industry Federation
Senior Advisor, Communication, Hanna Markkanen, Chemical Industry Federation
Industrial Relations Committee
Chairperson
HR Manager Olli Heinonen, Nokian Renkaat Oyj
Members
HR Business Partner, Satu von Bagh, Kiilto Family Oy
Manager, Employment Relations, Katja Heikkilä, Neste Oyj
HR Generalist People & Culture, Hanna Heinonen, Exel Composites Oy
Deputy Managing Director/HR, Ilkka Jokinen, Sievin Jalkine Oy
HR Director, Anne-Mari Kujala, Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy
HR Manager, Heidi Kärpänen, Tikkurila Oyj
HR Manager, Pia Nyqvist-Lindström, Yara Suomi Oy
Senior HR Manager, Jarmo Pasanen, Kemira Oyj
HR Manager, Lea Pellinen, Umicore Finland Oy
HR Partner, Lasse Poukka, Bayer Oy
Chief People Officer, Heini Rötsä, Terrafame Oy
Operations Director, Juha Strandberg, Saint Gobain Finland Oy
HR Manager, Ilona Uusitalo, Oy Linde Gas Ab
HR Manager, Elina Valtatie, Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
Staff Manager, Raisa Vesterinen, Atolli Oy
Head of HR Operations, Finland, Hanna Väisänen, Orion Oyj
Local Business Partner / People & Culture, Risto Vänni, Borealis Polymers Oy
HR Business Partner, Susan Äijälä, Teknos Oy
Secretary
Director, HR issues, Jaana Neuvonen, Chemical Industry Federation
Responsibility and Industrial Policy Committee
Chairperson
Head of Sustainability Rasmus Pinomaa, Kemira Oyj
Members
Vice President, Quality and Sustainability Teppo Huovila, Nokia Renkaat Oyj
Director, Sustainability Mats Hägerström, Tikkurila Oyj
Head of Sustainability Performance Emilia Lamminpää, St1 Nordic Oy
Sustainability Manager Lilli Linkola, Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj
Head of Supply Chain Sustainability Päivi Makkonen, Neste Oyj
HESQ Manager Tuomo Mäkilä, Yara Suomi Oy
Head of Corporate Responsibility Noora Paronen, Orion Oyj
Head of Product Safety and Sustainability Lilli Puntti, Kiilto Oy
ESG Advisor Katja Tolkki, Oy Orthex Finland Ab
HSEQ Manager Sari Turunen, Prefere Resins–Finland Oy
TD&E Manager Henna-Riikka Vaittinen, Borealis Polymers Oy
Secretary
Executive Director, Responsibility and Industrial Policy Sami Nikander, Chemical Industry Federation
Communications and Industry Appeal Committee
Chairperson
Senior Vice President, Communications, Marketing, Sustainability & Public Affairs Hanna Maula, Neste Oyj
Members
Executive Director, Communications, Aino Försti-Smith, Bayer Finland
Senior Communications Manager, Milla Huovila, Linde Gas Oy
Chief Communications Officer, Terhi Kivinen, Kemira Oyj
Chief People, Culture and Communications Officer, Kati Korolainen-Kujala, Kiilto Family
Director of External Communications, Elina Lehtinen, Nokian Renkaat Oyj
Communications and Sustainability Manager, Maria Nymander, Berner Oy
Vice President, Communications, Terhi Ormio, Orion Oyj
Head of Comminications, Gunilla Stedt, Yara Suomi Oy
Secretaries
Executive Director, Communications Juha Vainio, Chemical Industry Federation
Senior Manager, Education Policy and Skills Hanna Hyyryläinen, Chemical Industry Federation