Organisation and Contacts
Main office
Representative offices in Brussels and St. Petersburg
Subsidiaries
Decentralized organisation (15 regional offices in Finland)
Kera has 15 regional offices all over Finland. Nearly 90 % of
the financing decisions are made by regional managers. The main
office is situated in Kuopio.
Main Office:
Haapaniemenkatu 40, P.O.Box 1127, FIN-70111 Kuopio, Finland
Phone: +358 204 60 11
Telefax: +358 204 60 3340
Mr Lauri Palojärvi, Managing Director
as of September 15, 1997
Mr Veijo Ojala, Acting Managing Director
Phone: +358 204 60 3302
Fax: +358 204 60 3340
Ms Liisa Vartiainen, Assistant to Mr Ojala
Phone: +358 204 60 3303
Fax: +358 204 60 3340
Ms Irja Saikkonen, Information Officer
Phone: +358 204 60 3232
Fax: +358 204 60 3351
Funding
Mr Hannu Lipponen, Head of Finance
Phone: +358 204 60 3354
Fax: +358 204 60 3336
Ms Riitta Martikainen, Financing Manager
Phone: +358 204 60 3355
Fax: +358 204 60 3336
International Affairs
Mr Pauli Tiainen, Financing Manager
Phone: +358 204 60 3256
Ms Tiina Andersin-Suni, Co-financing assistant
Phone: +358 0204 60 3344
Representative offices in Brussels and in St. Petersburg:
Mr Esko Elo, Director, Kera Representative Office
Avenue des Arts, 58, 4th floor, B-1000 Brussels,
Phone: +322 548 9614
GSM: +040 505 2365
Fax: +332 548 9617
Mr Hannu Linnainmaa, Resident Representative, Kera Representative Office
4. Krasnoarmeiskaja 4, A, 198005 St. Petersburg, Russia,
Phone: +7 812 316 5379, +7 812 316 1641
GSM: +040 545 4145
Fax: +7 812 112 7252
Subsidiaries
Kera owns all the shares or has a majority shareholding in the
following companies,
which together with the parent company form the Kera Group.
Venture Capital Companies:
Start Fund of Kera Oy
– share capital investments
– investment funds FIM 205,5 m
Contact: Mr Ere Kariola, Managing Director
Phone: +358 204 60 3452
Fax: +358 204 60 3451
Matkailunkehitys Nordia Oy
– share capital investments in tourism and development of tourist
companies
– investment funds FIM 62 m
Contact: Ms Ritva Korhonen, Managing Director
Phone: +358 204 60 3506
Fax: +358 204 60 3505
Service Company:
Tietolaki Oy
– providing legal services and advice for SMEs
Contact: Mr Veikko Nieminen, Managing Director
Phone: +358 204 60 3934
Fax: +358 204 60 3946
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