Riikka-Maria Lemminki

Expert in international marketing and sales and founder of Ranskalainen Kyläkauppa and Ranskalainen Kauppa.

Accommodation, restaurant, and event industry professional. Dynamic business and new concept developer, as well as a people-oriented leader. Previously CEO at Folks Hotels Ltd and Head of Meetings & Events at Hotel Kämp.

Strong strategic developer for regional tourism. A high-quality and wide international network in the airline and hospitality industries, including Restel, Finnair Plc, Qatar Airways and the Vierumäki Companies.

Previously a long-standing Chairman of the Board of Directors in Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö (Eckerö Line, etc.), Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of Huhtamäki Oyj as well as the former Chief Executive Officer of Silja Line Group, a member of the boards of Fiskars Oyj Abp and the Automobile and Touring Club of Finland.

Doctor of Philosophy who has previously acted as the Secretary General of the Finnish Paralympic Committee. Kuorikoski also has experience working at Pajulahti and for its partners.

A long-standing expert in retail and services. Kauppaneuvos (Finnish honorary title). Has worked for the S Group in the service of several different co-operatives and in different management positions. Local board memberships in the Häme Chamber of Commerce and Lahden Teollisuusseura.