Founded in 2014, Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy is a limited company responsible for managing the corporate governance of Tradeka’s business operations.
It fully owns Tradeka-sijoitus Oy, Restel Oy, Med Group Oy, Lehtipiste Oy and A-Katsastus Group Oy. Cooperative’s CEO Perttu Puro is the CEO of Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy.
Management company
Management company for the cooperative’s core business operations
Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy is a management company tasked with administering Tradeka Cooperative’s core business operations. The company’s holdings are divided into the four strategic categories below.
Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy is a management company tasked with administering Tradeka Cooperative’s core business operations. The company’s holdings are divided into the four strategic categories below.
1. Own and develop
With ownerships under this category, Tradeka fulfils its goal of being a domestic, long-term anchor owner. This category includes Restel Oy, Tradedot Oy (Lehtipiste Oy), Tradecare Oy (Med Group Oy), and Tradecar Oy (A-Katsastus Group Oy), all companies where Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy is the sole owner. Profit target for investment capital is over 10% in this category.
3. Create new
This category includes Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy’s holdings which help transform Finnish economic life and support the creation of new competence, innovation and jobs in Finland as well as transition to a low-carbon society. The category comprises of Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy’s direct investments in e.g. growth companies and of Tradekasijoitus’ investments in private equity funds which help fulfil the category’s goals. Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy’s objective is to allocate a total of 5% of Tradeka’s investment assets to this category. Profit target for investment capital is over 15% in this category.
2. Invest and preserve
This category includes holdings of Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy related to investment activities. This category consists mainly of investment assets of Tradeka-sijoitus which is under the sole ownership of Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy. With ownerships in this category, Tradeka-Yhtiöt Oy can establish highly liquid, actively managed, welldistributed investments assets which are used to fund company operations and new investments. The expected real rate of return for investment is set at 4%.
4. Be patient and execute
The ‘Be patient and execute’ category advances Tradeka’s goal to drive overall social transformation through business. This ‘patient money’ category includes investments where Tradeka Group has a moderate profit target of 2–4% primarily designed to protect against inflation and to fulfil an important objective for Tradeka, social or otherwise. Tradeka Group’s objective is to allocate a total of 5% of Tradeka’s investment assets to this category.
Board of Tradeka-Yhtiöt
Chairman of the Board
Tapani Hellstén
Vice chairman
Minna Lintonen
Mikko Aaltonen
Mika Hentunen
Tuire Mannila
Neeta Röppänen
Lotta Staffans
Staff representative
Sari Tamminen
Tapani Hellstén
Vice chairman
Minna Lintonen
Mikko Aaltonen
Mika Hentunen
Tuire Mannila
Neeta Röppänen
Lotta Staffans
Staff representative
Sari Tamminen