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Boliden, Fortum, and Stora Enso have partnered with the talent program Female Leader Engineer, run by the recruitment company CoGig, to increase the number of women in leadership positions within the Finnish technology industry.
Female Leader Engineer is a prestigious talent program designed for engineering students in the final stages of their studies, with the primary goal of inspiring more women to pursue leadership careers in technology. CoGig currently operates three annual talent programs in Sweden and is now expanding into Finland in 2025. The program will serve as a unique platform connecting Finnish businesses with high-potential engineering students who aspire to leadership roles.
Through an extensive curriculum, including exclusive visits to partner companies, selected participants will gain in-depth insights into corporate operations and challenges, as well as the opportunity to explore potential future roles.
“For the development of our operations, it is important that we have people from diverse backgrounds and with different ways of thinking. By participating in the Female Leading Engineer program, we want to encourage women to pursue leadership positions and utilize their full potential. Boliden offers extensive career opportunities, and we constantly need new, innovative perspectives, especially in areas such as technology development and advancing the green transition”, says Tarja Halonen, Corporate Responsibility Manager at Boliden Kokkola.
” We are happy to participate in Female Leader Engineer both in Sweden and Finland. For us, diversity and inclusion are key to a successful business strategy, driving innovation, enhancing people’s competencies, and to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together”, says Mikael Lemström, Executive Vice President, Hydro Generation at Fortum.
“We are excited to expand the Female Leader Engineer program to Finland. This initiative is yet another significant step towards making Stora Enso a more diverse and future-ready company. By participating in this program, we aim to attract and inspire future talent to pursue leadership roles in industry and technology”, says Matti Lielahti, SVP Operations & Oulu Mill Director at Stora Enso.
” We are thrilled to join forces with Stora Enso, Fortum and Boliden as we launch our talent program Female Leader Engineer in Finland. I look forward to working together to increase gender equality in leadership positions," says Lena Larsson, CEO at CoGig.
The first edition of the program will take place in the fall of 2025, culminating in a prestigious gala in October, where one participant will be awarded the title Female Leader Engineer of the Year. The winner will receive a tailored personal development program via Anna Landegren and New Leadership to support their leadership journey.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CoGig: Mikaela Östlund, Project Manager, mikaela.ostlund@cogig.se, +46 (0)73 089 2746
Stora Enso: Veera Kaislasalo, Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Partner, veera.kaislasalo@storaenso.com, +358 405 563 581
Fortum: Anna Ahokas, Employer Branding Manager, anna.ahokas@fortum.com, phone: +358 504 80128
Boliden: Noora Jönkkäri, Talent Acquisition Partner, noora.jonkkari@boliden.com, +358 50 511 1740
ABOUT COGIG CoGig has been working since 2013 with the vision of equal power in business. As a People Partner in recruitment and employer branding, CoGig works with network-enhanced recruitment and development in employer branding via events and workshops as well as annual talent programs for female engineering students. We are proud to collaborate with several of the most influential companies in Sweden and Finland to transform our vision into reality.
ABOUT BOLIDEN
Boliden’s vision is to be the most climate-friendly and respected metal provider in the world. We are Europe’s producer of sustainable metals and, guided by our values care, courage and responsibility, we operate within exploration, mines, smelters and recycling. We are around 6,000 employees, with about 1,700 experts in various fields working in Finland. The company processes zinc in Boliden Kokkola, copper and nickel in Boliden Harjavalta, and mines ores at Boliden Kevitsa multimetal mine. The Boliden Group's revenue in 2024 was nearly 90 billion Swedish kronor. The share is listed in the Large Cap segment of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
ABOUT FORTUM Fortum Fortum is a Nordic energy company. We generate and deliver reliable energy to our customers and the Nordic energy system while at the same time helping industries decarbonise their processes and grow. Our core operations comprise of efficient and best-in-class low-carbon power generation, customer services, and heating and cooling. Fortum’s power generation is already 99% from renewable or nuclear sources with one the lowest specific CO2-emissions in Europe. We are guided by our ambitious SBTi-validated emission reduction targets on our way towards net-zero by 2040. For our ~4,500 employees, we commit to be a safe and inspiring workplace. Fortum's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. fortum.com
ABOUT STORA ENSO The forest is at the heart of Stora Enso and we believe that everything made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. We are the leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, and wooden construction, and one of the largest private forest owners in the world. Stora Enso had approximately 19,000 employees at the end of 2024. The Group sales in 2024 were EUR 9 billion, with an adjusted EBIT of EUR 598 million. Stora Enso shares are listed at the Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Stockholm (STE A, STE R) stock exchanges. In addition, the shares are traded on OTC Markets (OTCQX) in the USA as ADRs and ordinary shares (SEOAY, SEOFF, SEOJF).
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