Elisa
Mr. Sami Ylikortes LL.M. (Exec. VP of Admin. & Member of the Exec. Board)
Mr. Jari Kinnunen (CFO & Member of Exec. Board)
Summary
Elisa Oyj provides telecommunications and digital services. It operates in two segments, Consumer Customers and Corporate Customers segments. The company offers telecommunications and communications services, such as fixed and mobile subscription, digital, cable-tv subscription, entertainment, and e-reading services, as well as video conferencing services. It also provides solutions for automation of network management and operation for mobile operators; IoT solutions for industries; and ICT and online services. The company serves consumers, corporates, and public administration organizations in Finland, rest of Europe, and internationally. Elisa Oyj was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.
History
The roots of Elisa
On 1882 electrical engineer Daniel Wadén started a telephone company called Helsingin Telefooni . In 1985 the company became Helsingin Puhelin.The company launched the first commercial GSM service under the Radiolinja brand in 1991.In 1995 Radiolinja Eesti AS started operating in Estonia with a GSM network.In 1997 the company was listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange as Helsingin Puhelin Oyj.
Elisa Communications Oyj
In 2000, the company got a new name: Elisa Communications Oyj.In 2002 Elisa started to cooperate with Vodafone.
Elisa Oyj
Since 2003 the company's name has been Elisa Oyj.In 2005 investment company Novator Partners acquired a 10.4% stake in Elisa through a share swap when Elisa bought the smaller operator Saunalahti, which had been mostly owned by Novator. Novator tried to revamp Elisa in December 2007, but was opposed by Finnish institutions such as Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company. In October 2008, during the Icelandic financial crisis, Novator sold its entire stake in Elisa to Varma for 194 million euros , a price of €11.20 per share.In 2005 Radiolinja Eesti AS and fixed and Uninet AS providing fixed networks were merged as Elisa.Elisa launched the world's first commercial UMTS900 network on 8 November 2007.In 2011 Elisa opened a webstore selling E-books. Elisa Kirja service was offering e-books from the major Finnish publishers.In 2013, Elisa acquired Sulake, the company behind the teen-oriented online community Habbo. The acquisition followed a child sex scandal where Habbo had lost half of its userbase and Sulake were in financial problems. Elisa sold the majority of Habbo to Azerion in 2018 and the rest in January 2021.In 2014, Elisa started using unlimited data as the basis for their monthly invoicing. The price was based on the data transfer speed. Soon other operators operating in Finland switched to similar pricing model. As a result, Finland became one of the leaders in the mobile data usage.In 2015 Elisa founded a startup team to accelerate startup operations.On 27 June 2018, Elisa launched 5G NR network in the Finnish city of Tampere and in the Estonian capital of Tallinn and was among the first operators in the world with their commercial 5G network. In 2018 Elisa organised "AI Co-creation Challenge" during the Slush event. The winner of EUR 50,000 award was Lifemote.In June 2019 Elisa bought Swedish Polystar Osix AB, which was providing analytics, assurance and monitoring software solutions for international mobile operators.In fall 2020 Elisa and NENT Group known for their Viaplay brand started a common brand called Elisa Viihde Viaplay. While Elisa was in charge of sales, marketing and customer care, NENT Group's part was analytics and technology. The brand was offering the widest selection of Finnish or Nordic original drama content as well as movies, series and program for children from Finland and abroad. In September, Elisa made new deals about 5G networks with both Ericsson and Nokia. It had started the co-operation with Nokia's 5G network in 2019. Elisa told that it was planning to shut down its 3G network by the end of 2023.In January 2021 Elisa bought a German-based industrial software provider camLine GmbH.
Mission
A pioneer in telecommunications and digital services. Our business is continuously changing. Digitalisation is influencing the work that people do, ways of working, management, tools and the working environment.
Vision
To become a recognised international provider of digital services and a brand of excellence.
Key Team
Mr. Timo Katajisto (Exec. VP of Corp. Customers & Member of the Exec. Board)
Mr. Pasi Maenpaa (Exec. VP of New Bus. Devel. & Member of Exec. Board)
Ms. Merja Ranta-Aho Lic.Techn. (Exec. VP of HR & Member of Exec. Board)
Mr. Sami Komulainen (Exec. VP of Production & Member of the Exec. Board)
Mr. Vesa-Pekka Nikula M.Sc. (Tech.), MBA (Exec. VP of Consumer Customers & Member of Exec. Board)
Mr. Antti Nieminen M.Sc. (Exec. VP of Marketing & Member of Exec. Board)
Mr. Henri Korpi (Exec. VP of International Digital Services & Member of Exec. Board)
References
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Mr. Sami Ylikortes LL.M. (Exec. VP of Admin. & Member of the Exec. Board)
Mr. Jari Kinnunen (CFO & Member of Exec. Board)