Haavi 2/2013 by JCI Havis Amanda

2 2013

International Issue • JCI Conference in Mikkeli • Succesful seminar, again! • International JCI greetings • Networking, trainings, celebration

Havis Amanda is a dynamic and energetic networking organisation. As a chapter our goal is to influence the society in a positive manner and to help our members develop further in various skills.

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Editorial

President’s corner

Two new Senators for JCI Havis Amanda

Siloa & Mook

Xerox conducts business with respect and integrity

Amanda challenging herself

Does social responsibility matter?

The Easter Project gave joy at the Children’s Hospital

I want to have a summer job!

Environmental sustainability – What can we do?

Keys to success in a constantly and even faster changing 18 working life 20 GUEST COLUMN by Atte Kniivilä, MFabrik Female leaders making their way to the top

Havis Amanda at The Vero2013 – The largest event on economy and taxes in Finland

New member candidates

Girls’ night out!

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Publisher JCI Havis Amanda

Layout Mari Silvennoinen

Editor in Chief Sanna Toppari lio@havisamanda.com

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Editorial

Are you ready to challenge yourself? This year’s second Haavi carries the theme “Challenge yourself – Take responsibility”. We continue to discuss JCI Havis Amanda’s theme of the year “Responsibility matters” and courage everyone to challenge themselves and contribute to the society’s wellbeing. Whether we act in business environment, influence in a voluntary organization or make individual choices in our personal lives, we are always part of the society and make an impact in one way or the other. JCI is an excellent environment for this. The organization offers numerous possibilities to challenge yourself in many ways; you get to step away from your comfort zone, learn new skills, contribute in projects, make an impact and take responsibility in small or large tasks or positions. Many of us also seek that from this organization. However, it’s important to recognize the limits, don’t challenge yourself in all areas of life at the same time. Sometimes it’s good to use your experience and knowledge for helping others to excel themselves. It is also rewarding to see others challenging themselves, grow and learn new things for example in a project or in the board and finally see the joy of succeeding. I see this as one of the strengths of our network. In this issue you can read different kind of stories how people have challenged themselves and what is the motivation for that. Johanna Latvala, a member of JCI Havis Amanda, tells her story about becoming an entrepreneur and taking her company from start-up phase to growth phase. Further you can read about a very new company in Finland, Siloa&Mook, which is a fashion house with big plans internationally. We also tell how JCI Havis Amanda has been active in the society by doing little things like visiting the Children’s hospital during Easter time and discussing with young girls about career options and how to get a summer job. I hope that this issue gives you some inspiration to challenge yourself whether it relates to business and career, responsibility or doing good in your local environment. I could bet that whatever it is, if it makes you excited, you will succeed. Once you see the results, the feeling afterwards makes it worth of all the hours spent. Sanna Toppari Editor in chief and Information officer, JCI Havis Amanda lio@havisamanda.com

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President’s Corner Writer: Lotta Soini, Photo: Aki Rask

I’m in JCI for two reasons; firstly it’s a childhood learnt habit and secondly the internationality of the organization. I was never able to question the first one, the second one I doubted for a long time. My parents were members in JCI Suupohja, which is a small chapter in Western Finland. I have some vague memories from childhood from hotels and JCI events which my family took part in. I think the seed of JCI was planted back then; JCI was an easy option for me in 2004 when I had arrived in Helsinki and started to look for a network to join. Junior Chamber International is – as we state in the name – international. It’s the “global network for young active citizens”. The JCI’s “I” was the most important reason why I wanted to join it. I longed for international contacts, which my job was not able to give me. We have over 100 countries in this marvelous network. What an opportunity, I thought! Until last year JCI seemed to have nothing to do with global network. In the beginning of my membership I was quite disappointed to the so-called internationalism we practiced in Finland. I didn’t understand the point of Twinning, couldn’t fit the European Conferences into my holiday plans and all “international” things seemed to happen in Finland and have Finns as participants. I have changed my mind. You can easily go international in this organization – without even leaving your country! However, you will need to be the “young active citizen”. No one will pick you up from home. In 2012 I attended about every opportunity for international encounters. And I loved it! Last year’s top events for me were the European Academy training in Gothenburg, European Conference in Braunschweig and the World Congress in Taipei. The most important outcomes were the contacts from different countries.

or try to establish new Twinning relations. I was also lucky and got an assisting job for the National President Jami Holtari at the EC and WC. For the first time I also found out that you can take part in conferences in neighbouring countries. Try it, it opens doors! We are talking a lot about the international opportunities of JCI. In the far northern Finland, it’s sometimes difficult to recognize the opportunities. There is lots of talk but not as much action. Like in all JCI doings, action is the key to success.

How can you go global in your own country, though? Try working with your country’s international team, translate to international quests in conferences,

Let’s act! You will do wonders! Lotta pres@havisamanda.com tel. +358 50 5317810

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Two new Senators for JCI Havis Amada Writer & photos: Sanna Toppari

JCI Finland’s annual conference was held in the end of April in Mikkeli. It was going to be an exciting weekend for JCI Havis Amanda since for the fist time we were going to get two new senators at once. The preparations had to be kept in secret and before the conference there were lots of bustle, whispering and emails saying hush, hush going around. However, before its was time for the Senatorship, programme included trainings, official meetings and of course meeting old and new JC-friends. JCI Mikkeli had arranged a wide variety of interesting training options including among other issues official JCI trainings and corporate responsibility workshop. If your plan is to aim higher in JCI organization, the training on Friday gave a good overview what kind of positions there are in JCI national and regional levels, who can apply and how to campaign. It seems that we are going to have some competition for the positions this year! 6 Haavi 2/2013

Altogether 15 members of JCI Havis Amanda attended the conference during the weekend. On Saturday our President Lotta Soini and Deputy President Katja Lipponen were our official representatives in the General Assembly while rest of us attended different trainings, visited the trade show and listened to the keynote speaker Lisa Sounio. Three of us headed to the JCI Impact training, which was held for the first time in Finland. The trainer was Louise Swanson, JCI Vice President for Europe. The training was very interactive and raised discussion among the participants. We learned the principles of JCI Active Citizen and how to start the change from smaller actions locally in our own society. As the evening gala got closer, we had to make sure that everything was ready for the celebration. With little excitement, things were finally where they were supposed to and people as well. During the evening gala we enjoyed The Outstanding

Young Person and JCI Finland awards ceremony. The Outstanding Young Person 2013 in Finland are Johanna Sistonen, Phd in Philosophy and pharmacogenetics researcher, Leo-Pekka Tähti , successful athlete and Paralympian, Hans-Peter Siefen, entrepreneur, CEO, Nordic Business Group. Finally around 11pm it was time to announce new JCI senators. Two members of JCI Havis Amanda, lovely ladies who have done impressive careers in JCI organization revceived Senatorship: Mia Lehti #72276 and Heidi Toivola #72277. Mia Lehti, who has a wonderful 14-year JCI career behind, received Senatorship and senator number 72276 first. Mia’s JCI career has started in JCI Oulu in 1999, from where she moved south and joined first JCI Central Park in Helsinki and then JCI Havis Amanda. She is one of the founding members of JCI Havis Amanda. Mia has been a board member in all the three chapters she

has represented and as well she has been the president of JCI Havis Amanda in 2005. Mia’s JCI career has been characterised by internationality. She has participated in three world congresses and five European conferences and in addition she held the position of National Officer, International Affairs in 2006. Heidi Toivola, who has been part of JCI for 10 years now, received the Senatorship holding the number 72277. Heidi has been the first trial member of JCI Havis Amanda in 2003 and has been an active member ever since. In our chapter, Heidi has held several positions in the board and was the chapter President in 2011. In addition, Heidi has been active on regional level being a member of the election board, Marketing Manager and Project Manager for The Outstanding Young Person. In 2008, Heidi was the National Project Leader for Pääteema. You can also spot her in JCI conferences; she has participated in three European conferences and a number of conferences in Finland. Afterwards followed a wonderful celebration, reflecting both new Senators and their JCI careers. Thank you for all who helped with the arrangements! The evening was full of congratulations, smiles and JCI friends.

WHAT IS A SENATOR? A Senatorship is the highest international honour that can be given to a JCI member. JCI Havis Amanda has now five senators: Susanna Muurman-Ovaska #68778 Salla Laiho #68990 Suvi Nurme #70879 Mia Lehti #72276 Heidi Toivola #72277 Haavi 2/2013 7

Siloa&Mook – a New Finnish Design House Even surprisingly Finland is often known for our design and fashion brands that have gained international media attention especially in recent years. You may have heard about brands like Ivana Helsinki and Marimekko or famous designers Alvar Aalto and Kaj Franck from the 1950s. Siloa&Mook is a brand new design house in Finland focusing on clothing and lifestyle products and aiming at international markets. Teksti: Sanna Toppari, kuva: iStockphoto

Writer: Sanna Toppari, photos: Siloa & Mook

Siloa&Mook presented its debut collection for autumn and winter 20132014 in April. The audience got to see bits of the distinctive furniture collection and the clothing line, which included both women’s and men’s fashion and accessories. Finnish design is often characterized as functional, clear and minimalist made of genuine materials. However, Finnish 8 Haavi 2/2013

fashion isn’t only that but also colorful and nuanced. Siloa&Mook relies on contrasts, classical lines and design, which is revised from collection to collection with unexpected details. In the debut show this was seen as strong cuts and bold patterns. The head designer of the brand is Laura Juslin whose praised graduate collection was released last spring. To

its designers, Siloa&Mook is all about opposites: hard and soft, smooth and rough, light and dark. They believe that strong contrasts create strong design and new, richer Nordic design aesthetics. Siloa&Mook is aiming at international markets and they plan to release two demi-couture and prêt-à-porter collections per year. Fashion business isn’t an

easy market to compete and success will require many hours of hard work. However, the concept of Siloa&Mook is carefully thought and built. Founders are passionate about it and they are not afraid of the challenges ahead.

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Xerox conducts business with respect and integrity Writer & photos: Xerox

Xerox Corporation is an American multinational document management corporation that produces and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies. More than half of the annual revenue of $23 billion comes from various services. The company is well known in every corner of the globe, since Xerox employs approximately 140,000 people in 160 countries. Xerox has an obligation to behave responsibly as a corporate citizen in both the smallest towns and the largest countries. Every employee engagement, every partner relationship and every customer touch point is an opportunity to demonstrate great respect for human rights. “At Xerox, much of the work done by its employees and for its customers is driven in part to make the world a better place. Throughout year 2012 Xerox received a long list of accolades and awards highlighting the company’s success. These recognitions, including rankings in the FTSE4Good Index Series and Fortune magazine’s ‘Most Admired’ list, speak to the company’s commitments in the areas of sustainability, innovation, diversity, and ethics. These 10 Haavi 2/2013

principles are followed be Xerox staff everywhere, including Xerox Finland”, says Mr. Pete Brusi, General Manager at Xerox Finland.

for its people, its customers, its supply chain and its communities”, tells Mr. Brusi.

Code of Business Conduct Aligns With Human Rights

Xerox has a long-standing commitment to conducting business with integrity. In fact, Xerox was named one of the ”World’s Most Ethical Companies” by Ethisphere Magazine for the sixth consecutive year in 2012. Xerox established its corporate Business Ethics and Compliance program in 2001. This program was designed to foster the highest ethical standards among employees and those working on Xerox’s behalf. It also aims to prevent, detect and address potential violations of Xerox’s Code of Business Ethics, associated company policies and applicable laws and regulations.

Xerox Corporation was founded on the basic principle that the company has an obligation to respect the rights of stakeholders and to be a participatory member of the communities where Xerox people work and live and where the Xerox brand is represented and visible. As Xerox has grown, human rights practices and policies have become fundamental to how Xerox conduct its business. “To ensure respect for human rights throughout its supply chain, Xerox subscribes to the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition. EICC is a standards-based approach for monitoring suppliers’ compliance across several areas of social responsibility, including labor, health, safety, and environmental activity. In addition, Xerox’s Code of Business Conduct aligns directly with the company’s core values and strong consideration for human rights. Xerox’s policy letter on human rights outlines the company’s commitment to human rights

Highest Ethical Standards

The Xerox Ethics and Compliance Governance Board, a committee of senior executives from business units and corporate functions, integrates the company’s Business Ethics and Compliance program into all worldwide business operations. All members of The Ethics Governance Board, which represents business and corporate organizations in Xerox and its subsidiaries, have a number of duties within their area of responsibility, e.g. establishing a business ethics and compliance network,

implementing ethics training and education programs, ensuring consistent enforcement of discipline policy and evaluating ethics and business conduct issues and trends to proactively address potential problems.

Codes of Business Conduct The bedrock of Xerox’s ethics and compliance program is the Code of Business Conduct. It embodies and reinforces Xerox’s commitment to integrity and helps Xerox people resolve ethics and compliance concerns consistent with Xerox’s core values and legal and policy controls. The Code is aligned to Xerox’s core values and covers policies and guidance on key topics, including sales and marketing activities, controllership, insider trading, bribery, nondiscriminatory employment practices, privacy rights, human rights and environmental stewardship. The Code also specifies employees’ obligations to report suspected ethical violations and reinforces Xerox’s strong ”no retaliation policy. “In addition to global Code of Business Conduct applicable to all employees, Xerox has a supplemental code of conduct for finance employees and a specific code of conduct for the Board of Directors. As a member of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition, Xerox uses the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) as Xerox’s supplier code of conduct”, adds Mr. Brusi.

Preserving The Planet

We don’t just wish for a cleaner world. We make it a daily practice.

Xerox is proud of the progress it has made and the reputation it has earned. But there is very much more that can be done better. Xerox does not shrink from these challenges; it welcomes them. Everyone at Xerox is determined to build not just a bigger company but a better company that serves all its stakeholders in equal measure. The bottom line for Xerox is to tell its customers: you do what you’re really good at, and Xerox will take care of the “stuff” that goes on behind the scenes to make Xerox’s customers’ enterprises run smoothly. That philosophy has led Xerox to an intriguing discovery – by focusing on simplicity you are also improving sustainability. “Preserving the planet is a job for everyone at Xerox takes its responsibility very seriously. Xerox has developed a reputation as a company determined to minimize its impact on the environment through more creative ways to reuse, reduce and recycle what it makes”, concludes Mr. Brusi. Haavi 2/2013 11

when things started to pile up. She says that she was lucky to have a coach with whom she could talk and the coach helped her to find the right solutions to go forward. What does responsibility mean for your company?

Amanda challenging herself Writer: Sanna Toppari

Many people dream about becoming an entrepreneur but not all of us have the courage to do that. Johanna Latvala, member of JCI Havis Amanda, challenged herself, left her work in an international company and became a full-time entrepreneur. Johanna’s company Comodo Apartments provides fully furnished apartments in the Helsinki region and in Tampere. Customers of the company vary from companies and their employees to individuals travelling, visiting relatives or escaping renovation. At the moment Johanna leads the company in its growth phase and is excited to make new plans for the future. However, getting this far has required thousands of hours of work, many lessons learned but moments of success, as well. How did everything start? Right place at the right time and realizing the potential, says Johanna. The business idea started to develop in 2007 as she rented her own apartment to a relative who needed a place to stay in a new city. Johanna tells that 12 Haavi 2/2013

she’s from an entrepreneur family and had a strong will to do something of her own. At this time Johanna was working as a key account manager at Finnair Cargo. Alongside her work she started to increase the amount of apartments according to demand. In her day job, she travelled quite a bit and spent the flights writing down ideas and listing pros and cons into her notebook. Finally in 2009 pros won, she resigned and started as a full-time entrepreneur. What kinds of challenges have you faced? Having been a part-time entrepreneur for a few years had given some stability to the business already but the first year was characterised by strong uncertainty, says Johanna. An entrepreneur is responsible mainly for herself and there’s no one else to report to. So everything depends on what you do by yourself. There are hundreds of little things to take care of and you cannot know them all in advance. Johanna continues that one of the hardest moments was in the summer of 2010

There are many aspects of responsibility that an entrepreneur faces. For Comodo Apartments, economic responsibility means for example being a Finnish company paying taxes to Finland and not accepting grey economy. In housing business one important aspect are the apartment owners from whom the company rents apartments, Johanna says. She continues that it is their responsibility to take good care of the apartments and owners have to be able to trust that their investment is in good hands. One example about the environmental aspect in Comodo Appartments is that they, among other things recycle furniture and take towels and blankets to shelters for stray animals. Not only an economic but also asocial point of view is employment. The company has several partners and subcontractors and in addition to herself, Comodo Apartments now employs two full-time employees. The company has now reached the growth stage, so what comes next? Johanna is seemingly happy telling that they have reached the goals set in 2008 and now it’s time to rethink the strategy and set new goals. Start-up phase is over and the target is to grow and stabilise the company. Nevertheless, they are not planning to grow huge but stay as a smaller player who can offer conformity and tailored services, Johanna adds. A while ago she started enterprise leadership studies. In addition to the degree and concrete tools to apply immediately in her own company, studies offer a new network of people in a same situation. Network is also the reason Johanna joined JCI. Johanna mentions that JCI has offered a valuable network that has supported her career as an entrepreneur especially in the beginning. And what keeps you challenging yourself as an entrepreneur? Seeing the results of ones own work, both in good and bad, Johanna says laughing.

Does social responsibility matter? Writer: Marianne Otterdahl Møller, Photo: Kai Myhre

We who are fortunate enough to live in northern Europe, in our wealthy and safe countries sometimes forget how lucky we are. We live in a world where we´re mostly concerned with increasing our profits and thus wealth. …or is it really so? Luckily not! Increasingly individuals and corporations are becoming aware of their responsibility from the Mahatma Gandhi´s ever-famous quote: “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”. One great example of this is the 2012 TOYP (The Outstanding Young Persons of the World) winner in Norway, Lars JohanssonKjellerød. Back in 2009, when he started his company Unicus, Johansson-Kjellerød recognized that people with Asperger’s syndrome (a mild form of autism) very often were left outside of working life. Yet, many of them actually had the skills needed to do complex and accurate testing in the IT industry. Let me take a step back to explain how this works. People with Asperger´s syndrome are characterized by being highly intelligent, but with difficulties in social interaction and reading social codes. In Norway most people with this diagnosis are not included in the workforce; going straight from school into social welfare. Lars Johansson-Kjellerød found that people with Asperger´s syndrome and an interest in IT and technology would be ideal candidates for testing of complex software. Unicus employees are IT consultants for clients who need people with a high ability for concentration and for doing repetitive tasks very well. Is this profitable social entrepreneurship? Yes! After closing its third year of operations, Unicus now is profitable; has 18 employees and large corporations such as Telenor as clients. There is also another benefit: calculations say that for each person Unicus employs, the Norwegian government saves about 1.5 million euros in social welfare programs. And then I haven’t even mentioned the non-monetary but equally important sense of belonging and

self-worth the Unicus employees feel by being a contributing part of the Norwegian economy. And to top it off; Unicus is even paying it forward: last year the company donated 20% of their earnings to organizations working with people with autism. My local JCI chapter is, as the name says, motivated by constant innovation. This type of innovation within social entrepreneurship is exactly the kind of social responsibility programs we like. By thinking differently and introducing a new solution to a known or significant social challenge, we can both continue to develop ourselves as young leaders and help the world moving forward. Social responsibility programs do not have to be charity – actually they should not be charity. So I hereby challenge you to find new, innovative and

useful ways of using entrepreneurship to solve social challenges in your local community.

Marianne Otterdahl Møller is the 2013 president of JCI Innovation, the largest local chapter in JCI Norway. She also works as a strategy consultant in the design-, technology- and consulting firm Making Waves.

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The Easter Project gave joy at the Children’s Hospital Writer: Vilhemiina Valkeus, photos: Sanna Toppari

Witches, Mickey Mouse and other characters visited seriously ill children as our traditional Easter happening was organized in March. Group of Amanda members wished the children happy holidays and gave them toys and candies from the sponsors. This project is an example about the valuable active citizenship in action. On Saturday 23.3.2013 took place Havis Amanda’s Easter Project at Lastenklinikka, the Children’s Hospital. The group of 15 Amanda members, their friends and children met at the care unit K4. We all had carefully dressed up for Easter as fairy tale characters with fancy clothing and make up. There was a bit of excitement in our important mission: to bring a cheerful Easter greeting for the seriously ill children and their parents. Easter Project has became a tradition for JCI Havis Amanda, and this one was the sixth project in chamber’s history. The 14 Haavi 2/2013

project took place a day before the Palm Sunday, the traditional day of “virvonta”. At Palm Sunday, Finnish children traditionally go out dressed up as witches, wish people a good health and ask for a price, like chocolate eggs. This time the point was to act in an opposite way by giving the small patients both: greeting and the price. Thanks to our sponsors, we had gathered plenty of nice toys, books and candies to give away. This year the donating companies where Otava, Tiger, Leaf and BR-Lelu Jumbo, among the others. We were shared into two groups, which visited the different care units. The children had been informed about our visit, and we saw many smiley faces as we walked through the hallway and stepped to the rooms. We spelled a funny rhyme to every child before giving the gifts. Some of us had asked their children’s school class and kindergarten to make Easter cards, so we had personal greeting cards to give to the

patients. Thanks to our kind sponsors, there where many toys and books left over after our visit and we left these for those kids who had left the hospital for a vacation, as well as gave to the polyclinic reception to give away. The Easter Project contains the ideas of doing good in the society and active citizenship that are essential basic ideas in JCI action. Although this project might seem small, its effects can be seen as the most valuable kinds. When we left the hospital building, we where happy of having been spending few hours of our time to bring something joyful and different to the children’s everyday life in the hospital. Small things can make the difference, and joy will multiply if you share it.

I want to have a summer job! Writer&Photos: Salla Brunou

Junior Chamber International Finland held a national JCI week in the beginning of February. Chapters all over Finland arranged their happenings related to the theme of the week “A day as a leader”. As a part of the week's events JCI Havis Amanda arranged an evening in Tyttöjen talo. The theme of the evening was how to get a summer job. Tyttöjen talo, ”The House of Girls” invites girls and women to hang around. Girls and young women between the age of 10 and 28 are welcome to do their homework, have a snack or just chill out. Tyttöjen talo is funded mainly by the city of Helsinki but it has several private supporters as well. Supervisor Leila Hellman-Eronen of Tyttöjen talo had invited girls to the summer job evening and there were ten girls between the ages of 13 and 23. Four Amandas shared their own summer job experiences and discussed what it takes to get a summer job in Helsinki these days.

Teenagers can get a real job In Helsinki area there is need for thousands of summer workers, since most of Finns have a summer holiday of a few weeks. In the tourist business especially there is need for extra pairs of hands during summertime: restaurants, square markets, ice cream stands and parks need workers. Finnish legislation has some restrictions for young employees. Children under the age of 14 are allowed to work only temporarily and in light tasks. Children from 14 to 15 are allowed to take on light works that do not harm a child's health or school work. In real life this implies that 14-year-old teenagers can apply for typical summer jobs: they can, for example, sell ice cream in square market. Children older than 15 years could in theory get a fulltime job if they have finished their compulsory education. In real life this doesn't happen too often, since the majority of young Finns aim for an education and they are looking for summer jobs or part-time jobs.

Benefits of experience Most girls had some experience of summer jobs and they were eager to get a summer job this summer as well. A lively discussion concerned the variety of jobs. It is a fact that there are a lot of jobs that teenagers can get quite easily, but typically these are not the favourite jobs. Cleaning companies always need workers. Another field is telesales. Amandas and the girls pondered on different options: if you want to be an artist, is it still ok to work as a cleaner for one summer, if this experience helps you to get some other summer job next year? Amandas gave tips from their own youth, since they had a variety of summer job experience. One Amanda had worked at a farm taking care of pigs. This meant waking up at 4 a.m., since the pigs had to be fed early. Brainstorm of the evening gave – hopefully – good ideas for all participants. JCI Havis Amanda keeps thumbs up for the girls of Tyttöjen talo!

Activities at Tyttöjen talo: * Handicraft, art, creative writing, cooking * Groups for young mothers * Multicultural work * Discussion possibilities

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Environmental sustainability – What can we do? Text: Sanna Toppari Interviewee: Hanna-Liisa Kangas, Climate Coordinator, WWF Finland Photo: Susanna Manu/WWF

Corporate responsibility has three main aspects to cover; environmental, economic and social responsibility. Corporates consider economy often as the priority one as it enables actions in other areas. However, environment should be the most important one for all of us. Why is that? Simply because without this planet there’s no life.

Climate change is a serious threat People tend to say that individual actions don’t matter as long as the big players don’t change their way of working. If a new coal power plant is built, does it make a difference if I carry groceries in my own bag instead of buying a plastic bag? Climate Coordinator Hanna-Liisa Kangas from WWF Finland strongly believes that even the smallest actions matter. Climate change hasn’t captured as much attention in the media as it used to few years ago. It doesn’t mean that the situation would be any better but the contrary. Hanna-Liisa tells that at the moment scenarios predict that in 2100 climate could be 4 to 6 degrees warmer if nothing is changed. Few degrees may not sound that bad but the extent is revealed when she continues that if the scenario is realized, only half a billion people could live on Earth. And at the moment we are about 7 billion. The worst case scenario predicts that already 2060 climate could be 4 degrees warmer. In the beginning of June, WWF will launch and international “Seize Your Power” campaign for renewable energy. The severity of the climate change needs more attention in our daily lives as well as in companies and in politics, which plays a major role in decisions concerning environment. Focus of the campaign is on wind power and solar energy. Finland, a country that is often regarded as fairly green country, is surprisingly one of the countries in Europe where these energy forms have gained only little investments. As we are cold and distant country, some think that we’re supposed to have higher per capita emissions than other EU-countries, says Hanna-Liisa. Finland has strong traditional industry that has traditionally invested in coal power plants and nuclear power, which also make us slower to change. Swedes are again better than us, their per capita emission are only half of ours. In Germany individual households have incentives to invest in solar energy and they can for example 16 Haavi 2/2013

sell extra energy they produce back to the system. The “Seize Your Power” campaign is carried out with a group of young people between 17 and 22 years. They are planning the campaign and also putting plans into action. Main target group are young people in order to wake them up to see that they can have an impact on what their future looks like. The campaign will be visible especially in main cities, which are major energy consumers. Hanna-Liisa reveals that they are planning among other things to create a petition for solar energy, they will be seen in festivals and maybe you can run into their flash mob or eco-graffiti somewhere.

What can we do? Finnish Energy Industries made a research in 2012, which showed that 91% of Finns would want more solar energy and 87% wind power. Based on this, there is demand for these energy forms. Government could for example support households’ investments in solar energy, suggests Hanna-Liisa. Dark winters in Finland aren’t a reason not to invest in solar energy. Hanna-Liisa tells that research says that Lappeenranta and Frankfurt would overall get same amount of solar energy in a yearly level. But of course, in winter time some additional energy source will be handy. If you live in an apartment, Hanna-Liisa advices that the simplest step is to choose wind power as source of electricity. It is a cleaner mode of energy but that will also create more demand and pressure to add wind power. In addition, it is always worth of checking how much energy is consumed at home.

Other main areas for smaller ecological footprint are food and transportation. First and most important is to try not to trash food. Not only it ends up at dump but also the production process completed is wasted. Hanna-Liisa continues that another thing is to consider whether you could eat more vegetables. She reminds that this doesn't mean giving up meat completely but reducing it to half would already take us to a sustainable level. You can find more tips from WWF website and for example a guide to help to make sustainable choices at the fish shelf. What about travelling? Most of us like it a lot and definitely don’t want to give up on that. Do we have to give up flying in some point? It is possible in a long run but at least the climate change will reflect in plane ticket prices, says Hanna-Liisa. Again as a small thing, she advices to consider how far you travel by plane and could train be an option at least for part of a trip. Hanna-Liisa adds that making sustainable choice doesn’t have to mean giving up on things but can be fun too. If you are for example gardening your own tomatoes, chillies or herbs, you are making a sustainable act, she says. The good news is that small things do matter and with every day choices you can actually affect many environmental issues at the same time. The challenge has been thrown!

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Keys to success in a constantly and even faster changing working life Writer: Linda Björk, photos: Sanna Toppari

Working life has been subject of great change in recent years with contemporary conditions, lay offs and greater demands and responsibilities divided on fewer resources. At the same time our values are changing and get increased importance in both choosing employer, working task and how we spend our valuable time. The yearly survey identified current trends and the breakfast seminar the keys to success. Every year JCI Havis Amanda conducts a survey among professionals about accurate topics like attitudes, professional life, well-being and values. This year’s theme was Working life at a breaking point - change of values, change of working life (Työelämä murroksessa – muuttuvat arvot, muuttuva työelämä). The survey was conducted during February 2013 as an open online survey. Total number of respondents was 244 of which 88% female and 12% male respondents.

Relationships, happiness and prolonged working careers The most important values according to the respondents are relationships and love, followed by health. Third comes happiness, however, almost as important is development and constant learning. Prolonging of working careers has become a national subject of discussion and 42% of the respon-

dents would consider to work as long as their health approves. On the other hand, the most accurate concern is the individual endurance and the constant and evolving speed, responsibility and pressure.

also positive side effects due to change; more diversified work description and new development opportunities. Nevertheless, employers should take a greater responsibility for their employees.

Even though the changes often are presented from a negative angle in the media, 38% of the respondents relate positively to change and have a positive trust in the future. Only one fifth feels that insecurity and constant changes are stressful. The respondents see

Match values and use toolbox for professional success A breakfast seminar How to succeed in the evolving working life (Menesty työelämän muutoksessa) touching upon the same topic was arranged April 17th in the city centre of Helsinki at Teatteri Forum. The host, Havis Amanda member Mari Silvennoinen, opened the seminar by highlighting some survey findings; to 35% of the respondents, success means having work-life balance while only 4% defines success by a successful career. The first keynote speaker was Susanna Rantanen, entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Heebo and Employee Experience Agency Emine as well as former JCI Havis Amanda member. As an expert in matching talent with employers as well as in recruiting, social media and employer branding, Rantanen advised the audience to choose

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their employer wisely based on values represented in the company and organisational culture, instead of the company brand. Not only should one concentrate on the company values, but also on the organisational habits and people working in the organisation. The survey results support this trend as for most of the respondents, it’s important that the organisational values match the own values and are visible throughout the organisation.

panel members discussed the topic from different angles and came to the conclusion, that success is individual and everyone build their own success, career and life.

Rantanen pointed out, that every one of us has a toolbox consisting of our education, working experience and skills, but also consisting of experience from our hobbies and energy from things we are passionate about. We need to remember to use this toolbox when looking for new career opportunities and in order to find our own career path.

Time management and attitude keys to success The second keynote speaker, Saku Tuominen, founder and Creative Director of Idealist Group, provided the audience with valuable tips on time management. His secret is a 4-3-2-1 model. First, point out four hours of the eight hours workday and make sure to be really efficient during these. On a weekly basis that makes 20 successful working hours. Second, decide on three objectives to complete during the week, two regarding work and one private. Third, complete small tasks from your To Do list whenever you have two minutes extra time and you will see things happen. Fourth, decide on one question, obstacle or challenge that you are facing and think only on that until it’s solved. Then you take the next. Tuominen advised to start by changing one and only one habit in the daily routines, as trying to redesign everything at once will result in a failure. Decide to take responsibility to change something, identify the problem and replace it with good habits. In order to become successful no matter what you do, it’s your attitude that matters. The topic was also discussed in a panel consisting of Kirsi Laine, CEO at Master International Finland, Marjo Heikkinen, CEO at Toimiva, Atte Kniivilä, CEO at the creative IT company MFabrik, and Susanna Rantanen. The active Haavi 2/2013 19

GUEST COLUMN by Atte Kniivilä, MFabrik What industry could be more at the top of the wave than mobile software business? The constant change and the power struggle of the ”four big ones” makes so many variables to already very volatile market branch. How to cope with the change? Why some succeed and some don’t? Well, if I knew the full answer to that mFabrik would be a huge success already, but I might have an idea about all this… Recruit smarter people than you are and let them be smarter as well. Yes, your employees are smart (if you have done a good job recruiting). Your job as a manager is to be a coach. Make them do their best and cheer them to overachieve themselves constantly. Simple? Well there are several different methods of achieving this. One and probably the most well known method is the agile method. The most well known agile method is the scrum and it’s quite well adopted in Finnish (small) organizations already. The idea of scrum is to share the responsibility and decision-making in some parts to team members. Also as important as that is that the project scope will modify constantly during the project. Imagine that you are about to do a project and your supplier tells you that it’s going to take about a year to complete. Well a lot of things might and will happen during that year and most likely the software is already out dated when it’s been released. This is what scrum fights against by steering the project to right direction usually every 2 weeks. Basically let your smart people steer the project to right direction and constantly challenge them to question their own work together with client. That’s something that leading a constantly changing business requires as well. If the direction of the business is set and locked for too long time your competition will over perform you with its agile approach where they can adapt to market changes quicker. Off course this is not the case, if you are in a position of changing the market like Google, Apple, RIM and Nokia are but for us others it’s all about adopting and learning from competitors’ mistakes. We at the mFabrik are at least trying to adapt fast and yes we are trying to recruit smarter people than us owners and managers are. As managers we want to know a bit about everything and at the end we are taking the responsibility, but it’s a whole lot easier to share that responsibility with your smart colleagues. It doesn’t just help you to sleep at night, but it also helps the business grow better. The mFabrik Network was established already in 2001. Originally going by the name Twinapex, the name was changed to mFabrik at the end of 2009. Today our services are running in over 30 countries on all continents. mFabrik has built consumer and enterprise systems for small start-ups as well as global media brands and other enterprises. Our business is based on thorough experience on mobile and web technology solutions for over a decade. However, our complex technology innovations are hidden behind the easy and cost effective service delivery model of SaaS (Software as a Service) – or, many times they are just the means to deliver our customeroriented turn-key service. The biggest clients include: YLE Areena, Elisa, ABC-asemat, Agent Provocateur, ect.

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Female leaders making their way to the top Writer: Salla Brunou, photos: Minna Kurjenluoma

February 6th year 2000, Tarja Halonen was elected as the president of Finland. The day was historical as Halonen was the first female to gain this position as nation’s head of state in Finland. During the upcoming days after the election, there were people considering this as a new era and that Finland had become a completely gender equal country. Women could make it to the top management both in business life and in politics with the same amount of work as men. But is it really so? Journalist and writer Eveliina Talvitie interviewed thirty Finnish female politicians for her book ”Keitäs tyttö kahvia”, which was published in March 2013. The title can be freely translated into ”Hey girl, go and make some coffee”. Some of the interviewed women have decades of political experience, while others have been politically active only for a few years. From their point of view, there is still a lot to be done before Finns can be truly proud of their country’s gender equality.

Breaking the glass ceiling Eveliina Talvitie describes that the politicians she interviewed have a strong will: - They want responsibility and they act determinedly. And if you want to get an important position, it often means you have to break through the glass ceiling if you happen to be a woman. And when something out of usual happens, people around you will always react, one way or another.

Mikä on naisen paikka Creating female networks t a s a - a r v o i s e s s a Suomessa? Talvitie summarizes that the growth of equality makes life better for both sexes.

Tämä on kuin nuorallatanssia.” – Heidi Hautala

”Lahjojani ei epäilty, mutta omat koirat purivat.” – Riitta Uosukainen

”Steissinatyttö.” - If human being is pushed to a stereotypical role, his possibilities to live a full life are life nousee it is important to measure Kuinka nainen ministerin asemaan tai kasvaa the worker by Richardsonista usually narrowed. In working kansainväliseksi poliitikoksi? Miten naisetdoes valtaa käythis or her results. There is no need to ponder how strictly the person fit into ”Miehillä ja naisilla on eri mittarit.” tävät ja mikä saa heidät siitä luopumaan? Onko naiseua– Saristereotypical role of one’s gender. Sarkomaa

– Erikoistoimittaja Rita Tainola Maria Guzenina-

della politiikassa merkitystä? Pitäisikö ollakaan? Entä

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lasikatto lyödään sirpaleiksi, mitä siitä seuraa? The interviewees of Talvitie’s kun book underlined the importance of female netKeitäs tyttö kahvia esittää sumeilemattomia kysymyksiä – Henna Virkkunen works. Men are good at bonding and creating networks. They use the power of a sukupuolisidonnaisista hyvä veli -verkostoista ja kertoo ”Naiset ovat politiikassa toisinaan network while making big decisions. Women should create networks of their own. siskojen omista selviytymiskeinoista. Rohkeissa aikalaiskertakäyttötavaraa.” Finally the tools Finnish media uses against – Ulpu Iivari Talvitie describes shortly haastatteluissa monet tunnetut sekä vähemmän tunne- women. - Since media uses stories, they want to create as well. If a female polititut naispoliitikot kertovat stories unelmistaan, onnistumisis”En ollenkaan miettinyt, että olenko jotenkin piiperö tai nuori nainen. Otin sen ”hysterical” in a taan ja kompuroinneistaan politiikan portailla. cian is called newspaper, you can wonder would they ever use tehtävän haltuun.” Kotimaisista mukanaare ovat having mm. the same word of a male politician? Or ifhuippupoliitikoista female politicians divergent – Paula Lehtomäki Tarja Halonen, Elisabeth Rehn, Heidi Hautala, Mari Kiopinions about something, you see far too often that this is described as ”quarre”Minussa oli enemmän intoa kuin älyä.” viniemi, Suvi-Anne Siimes, Maria Guzenina-Richardling”, while male politicians are having ”differences in opinion”. – Taru Tujunen

son, Henna Virkkunen, Nasima Razmyar ja Päivi Räsä”Kyllä isä ja äiti ovat kasvattaneet minusta nen, mutta lisäksi monet tunnetut maailmannaiset sekä So, what we do? We can put some thought to the language and visual tools sen verran vahvatahtoisen tytön jacan naisen, että muutamat tarkoin valitut ”kummisedät” politiikan vaitässä firmassa ei ministeriä pyöritellä kuin media uses. We can create strong female networks. We can set ourselves a goal kutuspiiristä muovautuvat osaksi teoksen mosaiikkia. rasvamakkaraa voitaikinassa.”

– SMP:n puoluejohtaja Veikko Vennamo Elisabeth Rehnistä

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JCI Havis Amanda at The Vero2013 – The largest event on economy and taxes in Finland Writer: Mirelle Granvik, photos: Mirelle Granvik, Lotta Soini

Vero2013 (Tax2013) took place at Marina Congress Center in Helsinki, in March 2013. The event was organized by The Taxpayers’ Association of Finland (TAF). Havis Amanda took part of this interesting event. The two-day public event Vero2013 offered versatile information on economy and taxation to salary earners, pensioners, private investors, financial management professionals and entrepreneurs. This year the event attracted 5,000 visitors. The specialists from the Taxpayers’ Association of Finland gave lectures on topical issues on both days. The program also included seminars on property market and investments, featuring the Finnish top specialists in these fields. In the exhibition area of Vero2013 the visitors had a chance to discuss with the exhibitors about their products and services. Amongst others, Secretary of Treasury, Jutta Urpilainen took part in the opening ceremony. JCI Havis Amanda attended the event as one of the exhibitors with the purpose of sharing information about our chapter and its’ activities, creating new contacts in the business world as well as to recruit potential new members. Anne Karhola, you are the Vero2013 event vendor. What is the history of this event? - The event has been organized since 1998. We have about 5000 visitors each year. Except for the very first year, we have organized the event here at the Marina Congress Center just because of the adequacy of facilities. Riitta Hjelm, you are a Marketing Specialist at The Taxpayers’ Association of Finland. From an organizers point of view, tell us how the visitor will benefit from this event? Why is this an important event? - The event will address a range of topics and give pretty valuable information on taxation. There are a number of information sessions, or one can for example, get advice from a lawyer for free here. You may therefore visit this event with your own tax issues and get good advice. 22 Haavi 2/2013

On fiscal and corporate responsibility in Finland – an illusion or not? Today there is a lot of talk about corporate responsibility and responsible leadership. Antti Marttinen, Editor in Chief of the financial magazine Taloustaito, what is your point of view on how companies in Finland act in fiscal and financial affairs, responsibly or not?

- I think Finns today have very good tax morale. This also applies to companies. There are many good reasons to act this way. Everyone can have their opinion on tax tension, but regardless, most pay their taxes. There is an underground economy and economic crime in all societies, but in Finland it is by no means intruding all parts in everyday life. If the tax is fair, clear and as consistent as possible, the temptation

- and the opportunity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to tax avoidance is smaller. The higher the tax, the greater is the economic benefit from tax evasion. And conversely, a low-tax evasion is not worth the effort. Therefore, a good old principle - low tax rates, a comprehensive tax base - is in all respects valid, if one considers the approach to corporate taxation, for example. And clear fiscal rules are a fair game for everyone. - It has also had a good effect, that the tax administration has developed its service character. No one has to experience the tax authorities as their best friend, but yes, the confrontational setting during the last twenty years has significantly decreased. - The company has a responsibility in many directions. Such economic management, which blithely pays too much tax, fails to act responsibly towards the owners of the company - and towards the employees. So tax planning is necessary to be sure to pay only the taxes the company is supposed to. - There are always also loopholes in the tax laws. Blocking them is the responsibility of the politicians, not the businesses.

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Tuula Savolainen, Finance Manager of Colemont and JCI Senator #59674, was attending the event. Tuula, what have you come to get from this event? - I'm here to listen to current affairs so I will attend the seminars at this event. I am also going to the tax authoritiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; exhibition area. Working with economic issues yourself, from an expertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view, how do you experience that companies manage their economic and fiscal affairs in Finland? - Well, I think that taxation is precise in Finland, but it is also regular and equitable. In Finland, one cannot buy benefits for oneself and that is a good thing. I do not feel that taxation is difficult, but it is more or less clearly organized in Finland. Reforms come with clear instructions and the service is good. The entire taxorganizational change has been phenomenal in my opinion. It is primarily a service organization today with whom one can discuss and disagree. Also, their website is service-friendly, that is, progress has been made on electrification of services.

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New member candidates Soile Riisiö I am Soile Riisiö, 34-year-old member transferring from Raisio-Naantali JCI. I have worked in the financial industry for over 10 years. I moved with my family to Espoo in 2011. At the time I started to work for an IT company called Oy Samlink Ab that is owned by banks. I work as an account manager to our biggest owner Finnish Savings Banks Group. My responsibility is to lead customer care and develop customer relationship. My family consists of my husband Tommi, 6-year-old daughter Pihla and a cat. We live in Espoo and we have another home in Tallinn because of the location of my husbands work. During the spare time we travel, do outdoor walks and enjoy good food. I have found my beloved husband from JCI activities, so I warmly recommend JCI! JCI makes it possible to participate in wide range of training activities and networking. I would like to take part in activities organized by Amandas when I have time from my family and work.

Anna Wäyrynen I work in IT sector as a project manager so my colleagues are mainly men. Working with them is great, but Amandas give me something else outside working hours – Girl Power. I joined JCI three months ago and have already been in few trainings, local and national yearly meetings and a project manager for Amanda’s spring seminar. I have always enjoyed being part of innovative and inspiring group and learning by doing. Now I have really found a group where I can do great things. I am looking forward to coming events and projects and learning experiences JCI definitely can offer. When I am not at work or in JCI projects or events I enjoy training and jogging with my dog and doing sports. I have to thank Katja Lipponen who introduced JCI to me and encouraged me to join.

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Linda Björk Ever since I as a child took part in a JCI World Conference with my family, I’ve been interested in joining the organisation. I decided to join Havis Amanda as I support the emphasis on female entrepreneurship and leadership, work-life balance, well-being and internationalisation, while at the same time I want to develop and meet people with various backgrounds. I’m looking forward to taking part in different projects getting to know the most fabulous new friends and I’m looking forward to an amazing year dressed up in red!

I’m 30 years old and live in Helsinki. I’ve grown up on the Finnish west coast and my mother tongue is Swedish. I’m holding a Master of Science in Economics and completed my exchange studies in Taiwan. My current profession is Employer Branding Consultant/Key Account Manager. I like running, yoga and different work out classes as well as skiing in the winter and sailing and canoeing in the summer. I love travelling and as curiosity I’ve been sleeping both in the Borneo jungle, Namibian desert and in the Ice hotel north of the Arctic Circle.

Vilhelmiina Valkeus I am Vilhelmiina Valkeus, 31 year old master of social sciences. I was born in a small town called Soini, in Southern Ostrobothnia. I studied in Jyväskylä University and have been living in Helsinki for four years. At the moment I work at adult social work for City of Helsinki, at the Department of Social Services and Health Care. I first heard about JCI action from my sister, who is an active member herself and who got me convinced that JCI would suit me as well. Havis Amanda seemed the most interesting chamber to me because of its positive and fresh imago as well as its reputation as a chamber with projects and activities of good quality. I started to see Havis Amanda as a possibility to learn new things and take responsibility on tasks in a way that is not possibly at my work. I also had heard how JCI offers great ways to meet new people and take part of fancy parties, and when I met friendly, charming Amandas, I realised that this was very true. I am happy to take part in JCI Havis Amanda’s action, and can’t wait to get to know you all!

Newcomers meet! Last year we launched regular meetings for our newcomers arranged by Deputy President. The meaning of these meetings is to introduce newcomers to each other, tell what’s going on at our chapter and activate them. This year, the first meeting was held in February and the agenda included introductions and discussions about ongoing and future projects and events. This time also two board members visited the meeting and told more specifically about their tasks. During the year, these informal meetings will be held every 1-2 months and topics will vary according to the participants. All our members are welcome to meet our newest members and hear what’s going on!

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Writer: Sanna Louhenkilpi, photos: Sanna Louhenkilpi, Aki Raski

Girls’ night out! Amanda ladies celebrated the national Women’s Day at the French Connection (FCUK) store in Kluuvi Helsinki owned by Merja Hanski. The evening started with Merja’s interesting presentation about her entrepreneurial story and the FCUK brand. After the presentation we had a change to try out the stylish FCUK clothes and get a new look for the photo shoot by Aki Raski. Amanda ladies had a wonderful evening on the 8th of March, which is the international Women’s Day. Girl’s night out began at Merja Hanski’s FCUK store in Kluuvi, which is currently the only FCUK store in Finland and in the Nordic countries. FCUK has 300 own stores and 1000 retailers worldwide. Merja worked previously as a consultant in the telecommunications industry. While living in England she fell in love with FCUK brand’s feminine clothes, and began to think about setting up a FCUK store in Finland. It took her three years for setting up the business and to open her store in Helsinki. According to Merja, the FCUK brand and her store have got a very positive reception in Finland and the store has already acquired over 1000 loyal customers. Merja chooses the store’s assortment herself from the FCUK’s European collections. At the moment, the store’s assortment in26 Haavi 2/2013

cludes products for both women and men, but in the future there may also be interior products as well as children’s clothes in the assortment. The evening continued with trying out the colourful FCUK clothes while the stylist Minna was helping the ladies to update their outfits. Make-up artist Anna from

Inglot Cosmetics Company made makeups for the Amanda ladies. There was also a photo shoot available at the third floor. Professional photographer Aki Raski was taking portraits and full body images of the ladies with new style. Aki’s pictures turned out absolutely amazing!

Interested in our activities? JCI is an international (JCI = Junior Chamber International) development and leadership training organization as well as a network of contacts contributing actively in the society. We offer our members education, networking, recreational activities for the whole family, and friends forever. JCI has approximately 5 000 members in Finland and 400 000 members internationally making the network influential. JCI Havis Amanda is the only chapter in Finland and Europe that has been established by women only. Our Chamber has nearly 80 members in total. All of the members are active and influential women working in management and expert positions. The focus of our activities is on female entrepreneurship, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership, work and family life, well-being, as well as international activities.

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We are continuously looking for partners to our events and projects. There are many opportunities for cooperation and we seek mutual benefit in all cases. Through us you can, for example, get test audience, visibility, possibilities to influence, network and train. If you are interested, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate to contact our Marketing manager Mirelle.

If you are an energetic and active lady, who likes activities accomplished with good spirit, you are welcome to get to know our network. Please contact our Deputy President Katja Lipponen, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you more about how to become a member of JCI Havis Amada.

Mirelle Granvik lmm@havisamanda.com Tel. +358 40 184 7193

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