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OUR EXPERTS
Our team consists of psychologists who are specialized in personal assessments and coaching to support recruitment.
We serve our customers with an individual, flexible and business-oriented approach, acting as our customers' reliable partner.
Inka Rajaniemi-Malmberg
Co-founder / Lead Consultant / Business Psychologist
inka@ikigai-assessments.fi
+358 40 935 2601
I am a psychologist oriented towards work and occupational psychology. My core competences include personnel assessments and coachings, among which I have been working for several years. My strength is a broad perspective into different working life phenomenons — I have been able to observe and regard the suitability of recruitments as well as themes related to a person’s motivation and behavior also through an occupational health psychologist point of view.
My approach is business oriented and flexible. In my work, I am motivated by supporting companies and individuals through psychological knowledge. Especially situations where a person realizes something new about themself based on our conversations make my work meaningful.
Expertise:
Personnel assessments
Ikigai coaching
Team coaching
Development of teams
Education:
Master of Arts (Psychology), Licenced psychologist (2017)
Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration (ongoing)
Certificate of psychological personnel assessment
Elina Suutarinen
Co-Founder / Lead Consultant / Business Psychologist
+358 40 078 4091
I am a psychologist specialized in working life phenomenons. I have focused on psychological assessments and modern recruitments for a large part of my career. In addition to these, I am passionate about work communities as well as individual coachings and themes related to occupational well-being.
My wide-ranging experience in positions ranging from a psychologist consultant, to an occupational health psychologist to HR and entrepreneurship have brought me extensive understanding and vision of working life phenomenons, different working cultures and businesses. I have received warm feedback especially about my flexible, customer oriented and analytical way of working — I dive deep into every project individualistically and carefully.
Expertise:
Personnel assessments
Recruitment trainings
Headhunting
Team coaching
Education:
Master of Arts (Psychology), Licenced psychologist (2016)
Certificate of psychological personnel assessment
Mervi Kylmänen
Lead Consultant / Business Psychologist
+358 50 326 8000
I am a psychologist specialized in occupational and organizational psychology. I have worked as an entrepreneur, manager, consultant, and psychologist, dealing with a variety of questions related to human behavior. My particular expertise lies in personnel assessments, recruitment, and coaching for key personnel.
The most rewarding aspect of my work is recognizing mutual fit through personnel assessments and supporting success through coaching. I find it especially inspiring to contribute to the development of companies and individuals towards more conscious and meaningful actions. My extensive experience as a psychologist in the business and occupational health field, as an entrepreneur, and as a people manager has developed my ability to identify and name various psychological phenomena and to see the essential. I enjoy encountering people, and recognizing the potential of individual.
Expertise:
Personnel assessments
Coaching of key personnel
Education:
Master of Arts (Psychology), Licenced psychologist
Certificate of psychological personnel assessment
ACC Coach
Lilli Sundvik
Advisor
lilli.sundvik@businesspsychologist.fi
+358 50 511 0822
I am an experienced work and organizational psychologist and entrepreneur. I wrote my doctoral dissertation about factors influencing the objectivity of performance assessments. I am experienced in executive assessments and assessments in transformation situations.
I have worked as an entrepreneur at Cresco Oy for 20 years. After selling it to Opteam, and following Opteam's acquisition by Barona, I maintained as their Business Director. My particular expertise lies in the success of key personnel assessments and transformations for clients, where my extensive leadership experience and deep knowledge of work psychology contribute to success.
Emilia Ankkuri
Psychologist Consultant
+358 50 337 2333
I am recently graduated psychologist. In terms of my working methods, I have been described as people-oriented but ambitious and able to achieve, which can partly be attributed to my years of competitive sports background.
As a psychologist, I am particularly interested in the application of psychological know-how in personal assessment in ways that increase the work well-being of the individual and the entire organization and help identify and utilize the potential of individuals.
Expertise:
Personnel assessments
Education:
Master of Arts (Psychology), Licenced psychologist
Mikko Puonti
Lead Consultant / Business Psychologist
+358 400 198 467
I have worked for a long time in the field of work and organizational psychology as a consultant, development manager, supervisor, and entrepreneur. Psychological assessment has always been a central area of interest for me, and I believe that the more than 8,000 assessments I have conducted in Finland and internationally have given me a solid foundation to support organizations in making the right personnel decisions.
In addition to assessment work, I have coached executives and supervisors in their professional development. I hold a Certificate in Psychological Assessment as well as EuroPsy registration. I have also developed and trained others in psychological testing methods, including at the University of Jyväskylä, and provided training in competency-based interviewing.
Expertise:
Psychological assessments
Executive coaching
Education:
Master of Psychology, Licensed Psychologist
Certificate in Psychological Assessment
Registered EuroPsy Psychologist
Juha-Pekka Kamula
Account Manager
juha-pekka@ikigai-assessments.fi
+358 44 315 8972
I am a Master’s student in Psychology and work part-time at Ikigai in sales and client relationship development. My background is in sales and sales management, where I have gained strong and diverse experience over the past eight years.
At Ikigai, I am motivated by the opportunity to combine my psychology studies with my commercial background. My work allows me to deepen my understanding of practical applications in work psychology, while learning from both our client organizations and the expertise of professional psychologists. My working style is solution-oriented, goal-driven, and customer-focused.
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Hulda Aho
Coordinator
+358 50 551 9766
I work as a coordinator at Ikigai, where I am responsible for ensuring smooth candidate communication and the efficient progress of assessment processes. I make sure that every stage runs to a high standard and that each candidate is left with a warm and trustworthy experience.
In my work, I emphasize efficiency, a people-centered approach, and the genuine desire to meet each person as an individual. I have a continuous drive to learn and develop my skills, both professionally and personally. Delivering high-quality and reliable work is something I value deeply.
Pieta Puupponen
Coordinator
+358 50 556 6790
I work as a Coordinator at Ikigai, where I am responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of recruitment processes, scheduling interviews, and managing communication with clients and candidates.
Creating a positive experience for everyone involved in the assessment process is important to me. My daily work combines attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a genuine desire to help others succeed.
