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Marina Vahtola

Chairman of the Board, Partner, Chain Invest Oy, Board Professional. Global Consumer Retail

📍 Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland🔄 Updated November 2026💼 10 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2026
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Co-Owner and Board Member
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.
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2026
Board Member
Apr 2026
Welcome to the Saga Furs LinkedIn page! We are happy to see you here and we hope to see you also in the future! Saga Furs is international fur auction house and the world’s most trusted name in fur. Why real fur? Well…it’s a natural material which is biodegradable, unmatched in terms of warmth and usually fur garments are viewed as heirlooms that can be repaired, remodeled, resold and recycled. Real fur is slow fashion at its best and offers endless possibilities for a fashion designer. What is our role then? Saga Furs Oyj (plc) is a full-service fur auction house offering the broadest selection of superior furs from strictly regulated European sources. With the auction house at the centre, our partners range from fur breeders on the one side, to fashion companies on the other. Saga Furs holds the unique position where the fur and fashion industries meet. We focus on supporting responsible sources of European farmed fur sold at 4 international auctions each year, and then marketing Saga® Fox, Mink and Finnraccoon on a global scale. Saga Furs has earned a reputation as a pioneer in responsible fur breeding and CSR practices. The Saga Furs brand delivers the assurance of quality, transparency and responsibility consumers demand. Saga Furs Design Centre is the worlds foremost creative laboratory for developing new ideas in fur and sharing innovation with the world of fashion. We are the innovator who put fur back in the fashion picture – and the ones who keep it there. Besides our company website below you can also check our page https://choose.sagafurs.com/ and follow us on social media.
Board Member
Jan 2026
Me Rainmakerilla luomme mahdollisuuksia menestykseen. Olemme Suomen suurin asiakaspalvelua, myyntiä ja henkilöstöratkaisuja tarjoava yritys. Autamme yritysasiakkaitamme tuloksekkaan liiketoiminnan rakentamisessa. Palkkaamme vuosittain yli 2000 työntekijää ympäri Suomea ja meihin luottaa jo yli 40 yritystä eri liiketoiminnan sektoreilla. Myös Espanjassa työskentely onnistuu Torreviejan toimistollamme. Parempi työelämä syntyy sitoutuneen yhteisön ja yksilön intohimolla, kohtaaminen kerrallaan. Autamme alkuun, varmistamme vieressä, uskomme yksilöön. Teemme rohkeasti asioita eri tavalla. Testaamme uusia toimintamalleja ja ideoita, joista syntyy parempia konsepteja, tehokkaita ratkaisuja sekä oikeita tuloksia. Luomme markkinoille uutta ajattelua, uusia toimintatapoja ja kokonaan uusia työpaikkoja. Teemme asiat omalla tavallamme, olemme tehokkaita tekemään asioita ja nopeita ratkaisemaan haasteita. Asiat tehdään kunnolla ja tosissaan, muttei vakavasti.
2025
Board Member
May 2025
Me olemme Verman! Olemme vuonna 1987 perustettu suomalainen terveysalan yritys, jonka solut sykkivät jokapäiväisen terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin puolesta. Markkinoimme resepti- ja itsehoitolääkkeitä, ravintolisiä ja terveydenhuollon laitteita ja tarvikkeita. Olemme yksi Suomen nopeimmin kasvavista alan yrityksistä, minkä lisäksi haemme kasvua viennistä. Suomen Bioteekki on tytäryhtiömme. Asiakkaamme eivät osta meiltä pelkkiä tuotteita vaan terveyttä. Tarjoamme laajan ja laadukkaan tuotevalikoiman, erinomaisen myynnin ja markkinoinnin sekä asiakkaista aidosti huolehtivan palvelun. Se ei kuitenkaan riitä, sillä maailma muuttuu. Siksi kehitämme toimintaamme jatkuvasti. Oletko sinä tulevaisuuden avainpelaaja voittajajoukkueessamme? Company profile Verman is an independent Finnish company focusing on high-quality products that are promoting health and well-being. Our expertise is in innovation, R&D and marketing and sales. Our main business areas are: • Food Supplements • Medical Devices • OTC Pharmaceuticals • Rx Pharmaceuticals During the past few years Verman has been one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in Finland. Several of our products are market leaders in their product categories. Verman has established its leading position by working in close co-operation with key opinion leaders and customers.
2022
Board Member
Oct 2022
Dermoshop Oy is a Finnish e-commerce company founded in 1983. The company develops, produces and sells skin and hair care products, make­up and food supplements under the brand Dermosil. The skin-friendly Dermosil products are der­matologically tested, and made of carefully selected, high-quality in­gredients. Dermosil products are sold straight to the consumer via our own online stores in Finland, Sweden and Estonia. The group launched its own online store in 1996 and was then Finland’s first online store for cosmetics. The head office is located in Korsnäs, on the beautiful coast of Ostrobothnia. The group employs 80 people in Korsnäs, Helsinki, Stockholm and in Tallinn.
2019
Co-Owner and Board Member
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.
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