Meet our new Board member, Sari Pohjo­nen

On June 1, 2021, Sari Pohjo­nen,MSc (Econ), was appointed as a member of the Board of Oilon Group. Pohjo­nen is an expe­ri­enced manager and finan­cial expert, who cur­rently serves as a Member of the Board for both VR Group and Jane and Aatos Erkko Foun­da­tion. Her latest...

Warmth comes from the heart

The idea of a family busi­ness is per­son­i­fied in Oilon’s Board: Chair­man of the Board, Kjell Forsén, and Vice Chair­man of the Board, Päivi Leiwo, are a married couple. In turn, Board members Celia and Mikael Svensk, are Päivi’s chil­dren. Oilon, a pioneer in clean...

From a garage to a global pioneer

Treat a cus­tomer as if they were a friend or a family member, says father figure of Oilon, Ossi Leiwo. As the emo­tional rela­tion­ship deepens, it is dif­fi­cult for a com­peti­tor to break through. A good busi­ness story should always start in a garage in the suburbs. Oilon...