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Tarja Kallonen from finance sector to strengthen Aalto EE’s financial trainings and solutions

Aalto University Executive Education (Aalto EE) has appointed Tarja Kallonen as Senior Advisor, starting from the beginning of March. She is an expert in anticipating the future training needs of the financial sector, lobbying and cooperation with financial corporations and various labor market operators. Kallonen has previously acted as Head of Financial Work and Competence at Finance Finland (FFI).

6.3.2020

“Aalto University School of Business is a major European hub of economic and financing expertise. At the same time, Finva, Aalto EE and Aalto PRO are major trainers of financial sector personnel in Finland. We organize almost all the general investment services industry qualifications exams and insurance programs in Finland. She will bring us new and diverse expertise, which will help us to make of our content even better. As we also aim to continue to expand internationally, Tarja’s extensive experience of European cooperation networks is particularly valuable to us,” says Aalto EE’s Group Managing Director, Professor of Practice Pekka Mattila.

“In addition to the Nordic countries, Finva is extending its financial training outside the actual financial sector. Here too, Tarja Kallonen's insight, extensive experience and networks will play a significant role. Not forgetting Finva’s core target group in the financial sector, of course,” says Finva's Director Paula Salonen.

“I am very excited to be involved in developing the skills of financial sector personnel at Aalto EE. I believe that the most important factors for the work of the future are still lifelong learning and the reconciliation of working life and education. These have a significant impact on employees’ well-being and corporations’ profitability,” says Tarja Kallonen

More information

Paula Salonen
Director, Finva
Tel. +358 10 837 3784
paula.salonen@aaltoee.fi

Financial and Insurance Institute Finva Ltd 

The Financial and Insurance Institute Finva is one of Finland’s most versatile and experienced training companies serving the insurance, banking, finance and investments sector. Finva is an active member of the community of Finnish financial stakeholders and offers versatile training for the financial sector in Finland and the Nordic countries. Finva is a part of the Aalto University Executive Education Group, an executive education company owned by Aalto University. Through its cooperation with Aalto University, Aalto EE brings a multi-disciplinary approach and new, innovative learning methods to the development of experts and leaders.

Aalto University Executive Education Ltd 

Aalto University Executive Education Ltd offers thought provoking leadership development services (Aalto EE), professional development services for specialists and managers (Aalto PRO) and creative solutions covering the whole life cycle of entrepreneurship (Aalto ENT). Aalto University brings to our offering a multidisciplinary approach, together with innovative learning methods; this provides a unique combination of practical expertise with the latest research. 

Aalto University Executive Education’s strengths lie in its global operating model and diverse offering. In addition to Finland and Singapore, Aalto University Executive Education offers education programs in multiple locations worldwide. As a part of Aalto University, it holds three respected business university accreditations – AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS – which places it among the top 0.5% of institutions in the world.