Postin pääjohtajat: Turkka Kuusisto

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Turkka Kuusisto

CEO 2020–2024

Turkka Kuusisto (1979–), M.Sc. (Tech.), was appointed CEO of Posti in February 2020. During Kuusisto’s term, he sought to increase the company’s growth, especially in the parcel, eCommerce and logistics businesses, which were seen as the future of Posti. By then, the numbers of letters being posted had decreased significantly due to digitalisation.

Under Kuusisto’s leadership, Posti opened parcel lockers across Finland, while there was also a focus on environmentally friendly transport solutions, such as electric vehicles and sustainable logistics.

Numerous external crises occurred during Kuusisto’s term that affected the company. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased Posti’s parcel and eCommerce business, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affected logistics chains. Posti improved customer satisfaction, employee commitment and responsibility activities.

Kuusisto contributed significantly to Posti’s long-term strategy and future growth in the growing parcel and logistics sector.

Before taking an executive position at Posti, Kuusisto worked in managerial positions at companies such as Lindorff Group. In January 2024, Posti announced that Turkka Kuusisto would join Finnair as its new CEO no later than July 2024. He left his post at the head of Posti in March 2024.

Postal History in Finland

More than 50% of Finnish people made an online purchase at least once a month in 2020.
Posti acquired the Swedish logistics company Aditro Logistics in 2020.
Fraudulent text messages and emails pretending to be from Posti were sent out. Fake social media accounts also appeared pretending to be affiliated with Posti.
Board professional Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae started as Posti Group’s Chair of the Board of Directors in 2020.
Posti had almost 2,000 parcel lockers in 2020.
Posti updated its strategy in 2021, with one of its key priorities being responsibility.
The OmaPosti app had 2 million users in 2023.
Posti set a new goal to reduce emissions from its own operations by 100% by 2030. Posti Freight Services has the largest biogas-powered heavy traffic fleet in Finland.
The publication and distribution of Postinen, which contains ads and up-to-date information about Posti’s services, is to end at the end of 2024.

Finland

The Finland national football team made its way to a major tournament for the first time in its history as it qualified for Euro 2020.
The minimum school leaving age was raised to 18 in 2021.
The Tampere tramway was opened in 2021.
Finland won gold in ice hockey at both the Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2022 World Championships.
In 2023, 21 wellbeing services counties were established in Finland, and the tasks and responsibilities of social welfare, healthcare and rescue services were transferred from municipalities to wellbeing services counties.
Finland became a member of NATO in 2023.
The Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant started electricity production in 2023.
Käärijä represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, coming second, in 2023.
Alexander Stubb was elected President of Finland in 2024.

Global Events

The global COVID-19 pandemic began in late 2019.
Brexit, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, came into force at the beginning of 2020.
Joe Biden became President of the United States in 2021.
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
The world’s population exceeded 8 billion in 2022.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died in 2022 at the age of 96, and King Charles III succeeded her on the throne.