Juhani Sirén

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

📍 Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2020
Operator-angel🌍 Finland
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Board Member
Jan 2020
HEI Schools is an international preschool concept based on the Finnish educational expertise and Nordic approach to design with the University of Helsinki as a founding partner. We provide educational solutions for teachers, schools and business owners around the world.
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2020
Board Member
Jan 2020
HEI Schools is an international preschool concept based on the Finnish educational expertise and Nordic approach to design with the University of Helsinki as a founding partner. We provide educational solutions for teachers, schools and business owners around the world.
Co-Founder
Jan 2020
A Finnish brand Fighting for Happiness and Sustainability in Housework by developing sustainable, surprising and super-useful products for cleaning and for minimizing bacterial contamination.
early stageManufacturing
2019
Executive Chairperson, Co-founder
Aug 2019
PAIKKA is all about creating premium level, human-grade pet essentials. We believe every product designed for your pet should be designed as well and profoundly as products for human beings. We re-invent important daily moments in pets´ lives through inventive lifestyle products which are safe to use and equipped with uncompromised ergonomic and functional features. Our PAIKKA pack consists of animal lovers with unique skillset. Together we have long work experience in fast fashion, design, pet industry and assortment management, B2B omni-channel development, global procurement and production. We understand the needs of pet owners through extensive knowledge of dog behavior, ergonomics and wellbeing. PAIKKA delivers outdoor and home products for different life stages in pets’ life. Every product is designed with our end users’ needs in mind – for us pets come first. We don’t cut corners, even the smallest little details have been thought through. Practicality and functionality don’t rule out style, PAIKKA pet products are something you love showing to everyone, also your friends who don’t have pets, yet. We also make our industry expertise available to help third-party retailers grow their pet accessories business. We prepare turnkey strategic assortment and pricing models for our business partners and give them access to our proprietary design, product development and manufacturing system Follow our journey on Instagram.
2018
Board Member
Mar 2018
Amcham Finland is a non-profit, member-funded, and politically independent business community promoting a strong transatlantic economy and a healthy operating environment in Finland. We are the voice of international business in Finland, and we provide opportunities to members through best practices, unique insights, cross-industry collaboration, key introductions, and access to VIP speakers. Amcham believes collaboration and united advocacy are necessary to improve the Finnish business environment and help Finnish companies successfully enter the United States market.
2012
Suomen Liikemies-Yhdistys
Member of the Board
Mar 2012
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