About us

Excellence Finland is the largest community for quality and development professionals in Finland. We have over 350 member organisations across the country.

Here at Excellence Finland we are a community where you learn from the best. Excellence Finland is the umbrella brand for two separate organisations:

At the core of Excellence Finland is the Finnish Quality Association that seeks to improve Finland’s competitiveness and the performance of its member organizations.
Training and consultancy projects are managed by Laatukeskus Excellence Finland Ltd., a company fully owned by the Finnish Quality Association.

Our team is happy to assist with any questions you may have about membership or our services.

Meet the team

Members of the Board Of Directors

The operations of the Finnish Quality Association (Suomen Laatuyhdistys ry) and Laatukeskus Excellence Finland Ltd., are overseen by an eight-member board. Board members are elected annually at the Finnish Quality Association’s general meeting.

Managing Director
Hanna Kivelä
Fujitsu Finland Oy

President and CEO,
Jouni Koski
Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Professional Board Member
Pekka Tiitinen

Vice Rector
Kai Nordlund
University of Helsinki

CEO
Jouko Pölönen
eQ Oyj

Brigadier General
Jyri Raitasalo
Finnish Defence Forces

Chief Financial and Risk Officer
Mira Kauppi
Ilmarinen