Owners and Board of Directors
The largest owner of Teknologiakiinteistöt is Hemsö, a property investment company specialising in public properties, which owns 52.5 per cent of Teknologiakiinteistöt. The company's other owners are the City of Turku and Turku University of Applied Sciences.
Rutger Källén
Studies in business administration, born 1972, member of the Board since 25 Feb 2020 and Vice Chair of the Board since March 2020. He is the CFO and Deputy CEO of Hemsö AB. He has previously worked as Head of Finance at Hemsö and Kungsleden.
Jarkko Leinonen
M.Sc. (Tech.), born 1971, member of the Board since 4 Apr 2019. He is the Country Manager for Finland at Hemsö. Previously, he has worked as Director of Real Estate at Aalto University and Real Estate Development Director at Renor.
Aleksi Randell
M.Soc.Sc., born 1975, Chair of the Board since 27 Apr 2018. He is the CEO of the Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT. Previously, he has served as the Mayor of Turku, Chair of the Turku City Board, and Special Adviser to the Minister of Transport and Communications.
Essi Sten
EMBA, LL.M., born 1973, member of the Board since 20 Mar 2025. She is a founding partner of COARES Partners Oy and works as a professional board member. She has over 20 years of experience in real estate leadership roles; previously, she has worked as, for example, Head of Real Estate Business at Taaleri and Country Manager at Hemfosa and PATRIZIA.
Juha Sumentola
Attorney-at-law, Trained on the bench, born 1960, Board Secretary since 26 Aug 2015. She is a founding partner and Chair of the Board of Asianajotoimisto Astrea Oy. She has been working in legal practice with a focus on business law since 1988.
Jarkko Virtanen
M.Soc.Sc., born 1964, member of the Board since 17 May 2023. She is the Ownership Steering Director for the City of Turku, and she has previously worked as Deputy Mayor of Turku.