Elina Saikkonen new Head of Financial Shared Service Center
MSc (Econ) Elina Saikkonen has been nominated as the new Head of Financial Shared Service Center, responsible for service center’s operational quality and development actions.
Elina will join Aalto University on 15th June, and she will report to the Head of Finance and Control, Jukka Stenroos. Prior to the new role Elina has worked as a Financial Manager in e.g. Equinix (Finland) Oy, Carrier Oy and Blue1 Oy.
Hemmo Ripatti has decided to leave Aalto University after commendable service as the Head of Financial Shared Service Center since 2014. In total Hemmo has worked over 20 years in demanding finance roles in Aalto University and Helsinki University of Technology.
- Published:
- Updated:
Read more news

Significant grant from the Finnish Society of Crafts and Design Centennial Foundation for the Development of Design Education
MA Irina Viippola has been appointed to the professorship of practice enabled by the Finnish Society of Crafts and Design Centennial Foundation.
Time off work - the biggest reason why fewer women are CEOs
Women are underrepresented in CEO positions partly because they spend more time outside of the labour market during the years when their careers are most likely to take off. Women also less often work in sales or production, which are common pathways for CEO recruitment.
Myungji “MJ" Suh: The Aalto stand at Slush is all about how we can make the world better
'You are entrepreneurial when you see a problem as an opportunity, instead of avoiding it as a threat. A can-do attitude is also an entrepreneurial skill.'