Listening on. sugarcoating off.

We try to put ourselves in other people’s shoes. We say things as they are. This is how we have chosen to operate. We are not infallible, but we believe that when people do their best, the result is often great.

Tomi is one of Finland’s pioneers in wind power. He began his career building wind farms in South Ostrobothnia, his home region. Before founding Pohjan Voima, he served as CEO of the energy-efficiency company LeaseGreen and as Director of Energy Business at YIT.

Tomi Mäkipelto
Founder and CEO
+358 50 370 4092
tomi.makipelto@pohjanvoima.fi

If you have any questions, call me and let’s talk. It’s an old-fashioned approach, but it works well.

Tomi Mäkipelto

Juho has led finance and project management for several major Finnish industrial projects. His career includes interesting positions in Helsinki and London, but his heart and roots are in Pälkäne, Tavastia.

Juho Rönni
Founder and CFO
+358 40 824 8780
juho.ronni@pohjanvoima.fi

Anssi brings extensive experience from both client organisations and contractors to Pohjan Voima. This long-standing wind power expert has been involved in the construction of more than one hundred wind turbines.

Anssi Koski
Project Director
+358 50 386 2518
anssi.koski@pohjanvoima.fi

Ossi-Matti is responsible for preparing land lease agreements and for related negotiations. A large part of his work involves discussions with private landowners.

Ossi-Matti Lahtinen
Land Use Manager
+358 50 360 9134
ossi.lahtinen@pohjanvoima.fi

Sami is a heavyweight in project construction. Before Pohjan Voima, he worked at E.M. Pekkinen, an earthworks company based in Espoo.

Sami Merelä
Project Manager
+358 50 911 8369
sami.merela@pohjanvoima.fi

Mira is an expert in power plant design, having previously worked at Sweco, Valmet, and other companies. At Pohjan Voima, she is responsible for project development. 

Mira Talonen
Project Manager
+358 50 316 0148
mira.talonen@pohjanvoima.fi

Tuomas wrote his master’s thesis for Pohjan Voima on hybrid park dimensioning. Previously, he worked on solar energy at Helen.

Tuomas Westerling
Project Manager
+358 45 275 4060
tuomas.westerling@pohjanvoima.fi

Mika is responsible for grid connections and internal networks across Pohjan Voima’s projects. He has over ten years of experience in permitting, designing and building electrical grid projects.

Mika Winter
Electrical Manager
+358 50 386 2509
mika.winter@pohjanvoima.fi

Owners and board

Pohjan Voima is a Finnish company specialising in renewable energy. Pohjan Voima’s strategic partner is Swedish Arise, which owns Pohjan Voima together with insurance company LocalTapiola and the management team. Arise is part of the Norwegian Aneo Group.

The Board of Directors of Pohjan Voima comprises Tomi Mäkipelto, Juho Rönni, Markus Larsson and Per-Erik Eriksson, who serves as Chairman.