Entrepreneur of the Year 2006’, for a growth company in Eastern and Northern Finland

Good Workplace’ certifi cate of honour from the local offi ce of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions in 2002

The national ’Company of the Year’ award in 2001, from the Federation of Finnish Enterprises 

The ‘Upper Savo Cooperation Partner’ certifi cate of honour from Iisalmen Sanomat newspaper in 2001  

‘Company of the year’ in Savo province in 1992  

The ‘Golden Key’ award in 2000, a distinction granted by the Finnish Foreign Trade Association (Finpro), the Association for Finnish Work, and MTV3  

‘Company of the Year’ in Iisalmi in 1985