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Maria Papina

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Matti Kuusisto

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Markku Heino

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Eira Seppälä

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Pirjo Pasanen

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Kaisu Leppänen

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Timo Ropponen

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Eeva Viinikka

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Joni Turunen

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Veronica Santini

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Heli Teerenhovi

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Riikka Paasikivi

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Paula Pennanen

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Rohit Sood

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Pekka Torvinen

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Virpi Martikainen

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Anssi Savisalo

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John Sperryn

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Susanna Kiijärvi

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Maria Rinkkala

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Miguel Lopes

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Mikael Sundholm

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Leena Vedenpää

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Andreas Lindberg

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Pentti Launonen

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Jani Adolfsson-Tallqvist

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Lauri Kaipainen

 Innovation Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ.) +358 50 369 5996

Eerika Ala-Kantti

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Amir Moslemi

 Business Development Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.) +358 50 309 9953

Vilja Vara

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Sonja Lätti

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Antero Vesterinen

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Erika Forstén

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Riina Takamaa

 Consultant, Ph.D. (Chem) +358 40 1502 642

Janne Kaukojärvi

 Consultant, M.Sc. (Eng.) Swe: +46 70 8449760; Fin: +358 50 5286197

Anna Laitinen

 Consultant, M, Sc, (Agr, & For.) +358 46 9208 868

Sonja Auvinen

 Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech,) +358 50 313 6175

Miisa Salmela

 Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ.) +358 44 067 1681

Katri Saarinen

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Maarit Liimatta

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Hilla Pohjalainen

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Germain Courtois

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Johanna Pasanen

 Analyst, M.H.Sc (Health Econ.) & M.Sc (IHC) +358 50 517 4884

Vanessa Salmela

 Analyst, M.Sc. (Econ.) +358 45 133 3735

Anni Koponen

 Analyst, M.Sc. (Env. eng.) +358 50 4072 723

Arttu Toikka

 Analyst, M.Sc. (Econ.) +358 46 922 8519

Johannes Ahvo

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Virpi Palokangas

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