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The Helsinki Ring of Industry has many success stories and a lot of top-level expertise. Please read more about them here!

Solutions of brilliance
A person wearing an orange vest drives the AGV truck remotely

Solutions of brilliance

The Mitsubishi Group is the crown jewel of Japanese business, and Järvenpää-based Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe Oy has been part of the story for twenty-five years. The operation of the Järvenpää unit has three diamonds, as in the company logo. What are they, and how can logistics automation technology be presented to customers?

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The heart of the operation
Two sellers walk between a pipe shelves at store

The heart of the operation

Kesko will invest over €300 million in building an 82,000 square metre logistics centre for Onninen and K-Auto in Hyvinkää, Finland. Construction of the logistics centre began in October 2022 and will be completed in stages between 2025 and 2030. Kesko has the leading position in Northern Europe’s building and technical trade division. The business serves professional builders, technical wholesale customers, and consumers.

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Red bucket
Veli-Pekka Ääri, Marketing and Communications Director of Tokmanni, and Tokmanni's red bucket

Red bucket

Tokmanni's bucket finds its place in the hands of a persistent queuer, a berry picker and an international social media star. What is the story behind the phenomenon?

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The Capital of Finnish beverages
Timo Mikkola stands behind the bar counter

The Capital of Finnish beverages

Sinebrychoff, founded in 1819, is the oldest brewery in the Nordic countries and the third oldest company in Finland. It conveys its long traditions to modern times, constantly seeking ways to operate more ecologically.

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Green indeed
Roundpole fence

Green indeed

Hyria Education's natural resources campus Uumo offers vocational training for young people and adults in a pleasant rural landscape in Hyvinkää. The campus is a scenic environment where natural resources management is educated on a teaching farm. Who are Uumo's five hundred students, and how is sustainable thinking included in teaching?

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Brewing green for Christmas
The farmers of Christmas beer in front of the oats field

Brewing green for Christmas

The oldest brewery in the Nordics, Sinebrychoff, has made its traditional Christmas Beer with the same recipe since 1987. The "KOFF Jouluolut" beer is a Vienna-style fresh and tasty dark delicacy lager that goes well with traditional Nordic Christmas food like ham, casseroles, and fish.

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Cool systems for smart buildings
Worker of Chiller

Cool systems for smart buildings

Heating, cooling, and energy solutions are needed everywhere, from residential buildings to public spaces. Chiller manufactures these systems for, e.g., in hospitals, airports, department stores, and industrial plants. What does the company’s location in Tuusula have to do with keeping its talents? 

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Cheap and proud of it
Interior products of Tokmanni's own Kotikulta brand

Cheap and proud of it

Tokmanni, with its 200 stores and the red buckets, is part of Finnish popular culture. “We are a low-cost store and proud of it,” says Veli-Pekka Ääri, Marketing and Communications Director of Tokmanni. “Mister Tokmanni of our advertisements is an international negotiator who travels worldwide looking for bargain products for Finns.” Tokmanni’s head office and […]

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Free reins
hand on the throttle handle of LEIJONA 1400 Senior Scooter

Free reins

Skand Oy's electric scooters are ridden all year round. In addition to Nordic seniors, the customer base includes young city dwellers and professional drivers, such as food couriers. Last year, the Nurmijärvi assembly plant completed more than 2,000 vehicles, and sales are growing fast. Why get an electric scooter for Northern climates? 

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Going beyond logistics
Trucks of Logitri Oy

Going beyond logistics

"We are a medium-sized logistics operator in Finland. What makes us the best is that we do what we promise and never promise what cannot be done. We discuss and think with the customer how we can plan the services in such a way that they can also be implemented", says Jarno Hanhinen, CEO of Logitri Oy. 

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