Customer References

Aalto EE offers solutions throughout organizations and across levels. Our customers represent top and middle management, top experts and specialized professionals from different fields.

You can read our customers' references and participants' experiences on this page.

Customer References

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MBA & DBA
Open Enrollment

"Aalto EE has the best MBA program in Finland, so of course I opted for it. The experience exceeded my expectations. Every module introduced new alternatives and opportunities for my daily work."

Laura Pulkkinen
Head of Growth, Sooma Medical

"​​​​​​​I now ask tough questions and challenge assumptions more boldly – most importantly, to uncover real opportunities for leveraging data analytics and artificial intelligence."

Nora Airas
Business Development Manager, Elisa

"In this industry, business and art are so often seen as opposites – but in reality, the economy is what makes art possible."

Samuel Harjanne
Director, actor, and entrepreneur

"Sustainable development is now firmly embedded in Pihla Group’s strategy."

Marko Kohvakka
Director, HR & Sustainability, Pihla Group Oy

"The Leading Digital Transformation program strengthened my conviction that digitalization is not an independent domain but a powerful enabler for driving efficiency, improvements, and value creation."

Emil Bergdahl
Business Development Manager Europe and Middle East, Quant

"Global Leader was a very positive experience. I gained updated insights into leadership aligned with today’s trends and valuable tools for strategy work."

Juha Liitola
Vice President, Automation & Electrification, Elomatic

"The Diploma in Cyber Security program provided an excellent opportunity to see how different aspects of cybersecurity are evolving."

Caroline Brownless ja Shihir Tripathi
UPM

"The Global Leader program delivered immediate benefits. It offered valuable insights for our strategy work, particularly in considering how Robit can stand out in the future and offer even more added value to our customers."

Jussi Juhola & Jaana Rinne
Robit Plc

"The program’s diverse and comprehensive content catered to a wide range of expertise and interests. It offered exactly the kind of knowledge, skills, and tools that you need to start immediately applying things in practice."

Zahraa Baza

"I gained practical tools for optimizing daily operations and a comprehensive understanding of current trends and opportunities in international logistics."

Ilkka Mäkinen
COO, NTG Road

"The Aalto MBA transformed my thinking. It equipped me with strong business acumen and a new skill set that extends beyond law."

Tomasz Janas
Head of Legal, Taaleri Energia Funds Management Oy

"Diploma in Commercial Excellence was a useful, high-quality and rewarding program that gave me new skills to drive commercial success."

Antti Hynynen
Sales Director, Lassila & Tikanoja

"The Certificate in Advanced LCA Simulation program provided exactly the kind of multidisciplinary approach needed to move towards a circular economy."

Delphine Leroy & Arezoo Rahmani

"Studying at Aalto EE was rewarding. Johtaminen terveydenhuollossa provided a comprehensive package of all the knowledge, skills, and tools I needed when I took on more responsibilities as a leader. The Aalto EMBA renewed my thinking and delivered important insights as I moved into an even more demanding leadership role."

Lotta Joutsi-Korhonen
Chief Physician, Head of Clinical Chemistry, HUS Diagnostic Center

"The Leading Transformation with Creativity program highlighted the vital role that leadership and organizational culture play in leveraging creativity for business innovations. "

Tero Kauppinen
Head of Sales and Business Development, QHeat

"The Aalto MBA is a great choice for entrepreneurs."

Celso Khalili, Vili-Walter Lampén and Juri Sipilä

"I now have an even broader and more in-depth understanding of business to support my thinking."

Silja Varmola
Head of External Equities, Keva

"Before you can lead someone, you must create a connection with them: Connect, then lead. This lesson resonated particularly strongly with me. After the Aalto EMBA, I’ve strived to apply this principle as a leader."

Jari Mennala
Managing Director, John Deere Forestry Oy

"I embarked on the EMBA journey to transition into more strategic roles, and to grow as a person."

Rene Felber
Founder & CEO, Transform & Trust Advisory Oy

"The Aalto MBA was a transformative experience. Above all, I gained a new kind of clarity."

Lucja Wanicka

"The Aalto EMBA helped me better understand what kind of leader I want to be and created clarity on how to get there."

Esther Vispoel
HR Director, Films & Specials Strategic Business Unit, UPM Raflatac

"The greatest benefit of the EMBA program was, without a doubt, the wide-ranging view of business that it offered. For me, participating in the Global Leader program first was definitely a good way to start my EMBA journey."

Heidi Saxell
CTO, Paptic Oy

"The Aalto MBA increased my self-confidence and clarified my values. Thanks to the Aalto MBA, I am now a better leader. I have a stronger strategic perspective and my leadership is more current and relevant."

Anne Riska
Business Area Director, Sokotel Oy

"The EMBA gave me useful skills and ideas – and with them, new self-confidence and trust in my own ability to apply the learning in practice."

Janne Rossi
Head of Machines & Drives Development, KONE

"The Aalto MBA served as a catalyst for my career development. I was able to jump from a specialist role into business development."

Alexandra Gylfe-Liikanen
Business Development Director, iCAN

"The M&A program convinced me that we are on the right track with Patria’s M&A process development."

Erik Ahnger
Vice President, Strategy and M&A, Patria

"I now look at business from a broader perspective. I see the connections between different issues much more clearly."

Elina Laveran
Director, Elisa Business System for International Digital Services, Elisa

"Foodora's new managers got a kickstart to their role from the First Time Manager training"

Sanna Haavisto & Topi Heikkinen

"Aalto University’s Climate, Health and Cities program provides a solution-focused outlook that is beneficial to anyone interested in climate change, its relationship to human health and the built environment"

Yoko Alender
Member of the Estonian Parliament

"Aalto EE offers a first-class environment for learning and excellent opportunities to develop as a leader. Johtaminen terveydenhuollossa and Aalto EMBA are both very well planned, high-quality programs – combining them is a good path for healthcare professionals."

Mikko Pietilä
Director, Turku University Hospital Services

"Graduate Diploma in Digital Strategy and Leadership offers a first-rate training experience that gives you a fresh mindset about digital opportunities."

Andrus Kuus and Jan-Henrik Svensson

"The Executive HR program gives you a new perspective on the changing world of human resource management. It also strengthens your ability to prepare for the unexpected."

Tarja Näkki, Marko Saapunki and Emma Ylläsjärvi

"AI programs open up a world of opportunities."

Henri Wenlin
Chief Design Engineer, KONE

"The Aalto MBA program gave me a comprehensive understanding of business, new self-confidence, a marvelous network, and immediate benefits for my employer."

Joonas Likander
Senior Manager, Global Sourcing Polymer, Kemira

"The Aalto EMBA allowed me to take time for myself. The program broadened, refreshed, and deepened my business acumen."

Johanna Kantokari

"The Aalto MBA is an exceptional program for people who are hungry to grow and who have the conviction to transform their careers."

Saji Khullar

"The Aalto EMBA taught me a lot about myself as a person and a leader."

Leena Pihlajamäki
CEO, Founder, Ravenhill Consulting

"The Aalto EMBA gave me exactly what I was looking for: the ability to make better decisions in a VUCA-world."

Tuomo Kronbäck
COO, GS1 Finland

"Jain says that the F.E.C program gave him exactly what he needed to launch his career."

Alok Jain and Marjo Kuosmanen

"The Aalto MBA program expands your thinking and changes you as a leader."

Pauliina Aalto and Anne Rantanen
Silmäasema

"The Strategic Foresight in Business Management program brings new fuel to our iterative development work."

Kai Kaasalainen, Anni Svala and Tapio Ypyä
Tamro

"The program gave me a more in-depth understanding of how data and analytics can be harnessed to create genuine strategic and operational competitive edge."

Susanna Kämäräinen

"You will close many doors if you don’t jump on the artificial intelligence bandwagon. Aalto EE’s Diploma in Artificial Intelligence program will guarantee your value in the job market."

Emma Barrow

"I gained new ideas on how corporate finance can create more value as a strategic tool."

Satu Helamo
CFO, Admicom Oyj

"The Executive HR program allowed me to take a bird's-eye view of my work. I was able to contemplate how our individual operations and processes are aligned with our strategy."

Maarit Kettunen, Francesco Tutino and Heidi Holopainen

"We gained a comprehensive outlook on sustainability, which enables us to explain sustainability issues to others internally."

Esa Mouhu, Janina Ollberg and Annika Jyllilä-Vertigans
Vieser Ltd

"Companies should perceive the Aalto EMBA as a strategic change management tool."

Lauri Toivonen and Markus Sillanpää
SOK

"The CEFA degree benefits both me and my employer: I am more efficient in client work and I create even more customer benefits."

Jarkko Pesola
Senior Asset Manager, OP Uusimaa

"The Negotiation Skills program not only ensured I am even better prepared for negotiations – I am also more relaxed"

Rasel Khan
Global Category Purchaser in a multi-national company

"Negotiation Skills Experiences"