busines stories

Entrepreneurship is one way for Ukrainians who have come to Finland to find employment and make use of their own professional skills. NIHAK helps them to get started, and language is not always an obstacle.  Kateryna Ankudinov is from Kirovagrad in central Ukraine. She came to Finland with her child last September. Ankudinov’s mother had

Innovation contests are an opportunity for companies to test ideas and gain important contacts. NIHAK’s VAU!HAUTOMO incubator helps businesses in the region get the most out of their participation.

Seppätec Oy, operating in Kärsämäki, is the only one in the field in Finland specialized in installing harvester equipment on excavators and loaders. With the help of the harvester head, an ordinary excavator can be turned into a forest machine in a cost-effective way.

DEN Finland Oy has established itself as one of Finland’s largest manufacturers of prefabricated wooden and log homes and multi-purpose facilities. The company’s brands are Designtalo, Ainoakoti, Finnlamelli, Talliosake, and its own building technology unit, DEN Tekniikka.

Olkkonen Oy from Haapajärvi and Finnsvala Oy from Kärsämäki have been building their exports for years by participating in exhibitions in their respective fields. The companies have received necessary background support from NIHAK’s internationalization services.

Many companies wonder if it is possible to find much-needed experts in the international labor market. One of these is Suora Broadcast Oy from Ylivieska, which at the end of last year made its first recruitment from outside Finland. Many things fell into place, and in the end the whole process took just over a month.