Mehiläinen's Management

116-year-old Mehiläinen is rapidly developing and growing forerunner in its sector. Mehiläinen invests in the effectiveness and quality of care in all its business areas, and develops and exports Finnish digital health expertise at the forefront of the industry.

Management contact information:

Switchboard tel. 010 4140 112 (local network rate/mobile charge)
Arkadiankatu 6, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
Our email addresses are in the form firstname.lastname@mehilainen.fi

Mehiläinen's Executives

Group Management Team

Janne-Olli Järvenpää

CEO | M.Sc. (Econ.), MBA (INSEAD)

Janne-Olli Järvenpää is the CEO of Mehiläinen Group. Under his leadership, Mehiläinen has grown to encompass a network of over 1,500 locations across 7 different countries, serving more than 5 million patients annually. Janne-Olli has worked as CEO of Mehiläinen since the merger of Mediverkko and Mehiläinen in 2015. Prior to this, he founded Mediverkko in 2001, which was a pioneer in reforming public sector health and social services in Finland. Before his entrepreneurial journey, Janne-Olli accumulated a decade of international experience at prestigious firms such as Bain & Co and Cisco Systems, working in key locations including London, Stockholm, Silicon Valley, Helsinki, and the Baltic countries.

Anssi Hartiala

Managing Director, Private Healthcare, Deputy CEO | M.Sc. (Tech.)

At Mehiläinen since 2006. 20 years of experience in business development, successful digital services development and leadership in the healthcare sector.

Markku Näreneva

Managing Director, Public Healthcare | MD, Specialist in general medicine

At Mehiläinen through Mediverkko in 2005. More than 20 years of experience in the provision, development and management of public healthcare services.

Harri Pomell

Managing Director, Social Care Services | M.Sc. (Tech.)

At Mehiläinen through Mediverkko in 2006. More than 20 years of extensive experience in the social care and healthcare services sector. Previously worked at GSK and CRF Health.

Johanna Asklöf

Medical Clinics | MD, MBA

At Mehiläinen since 2007. A strong experience in healthcare and management in medical clinics, hospitals, and working life services, as well as services for the elderly. Previously worked at Orion Pharma.

Herkko Soininen

CFO | M.Sc. (Econ.), M.Sc. (Tech.)

At Mehiläinen since 2015. A strong experience in financial management and executive management positions. Previously worked at Rovio, Savcor, and Sonera SmartTrust.

Katariina Gehrmann

Medical Director | MD, PhD, M.Sc (Econ.)

At Mehiläinen since 2025. Extensive experience in both private and public healthcare. Previously worked at Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) and the City of Helsinki, as well as an international healthcare consultant and a researcher at Aalto University.

Business Line Management

Oskari Eskola

CEO, BeeHealthy | M.Sc. (Tech.)

At Mehiläinen since 2019. Extensive international experience in business development. Previous positions include Management Consultant at Bain & Company, Investment Professional at Triton Advisers and Head of Group Strategy at Tele2. Member of the Mehiläinen Board of Directors between 2015 and 2017.

Satu Ahola

Residential Care Services for the Elderly | M.Sc. (Econ.), LL.M.

At Mehiläinen through Mediverkko since 2012. Extensive experience in social and healthcare services, having worked in HR and legal roles, with business acquisition integrations, and as a Unit Director at Mehiläinen.

Antti Miettinen

Working Life Services | M.Sc. (Econ.)

At Mehiläinen since 2015. Extensive experience in the service business, developing services for corporate clients and from leading sales e.g. at IBM and Ilmarinen.

Tuomas Polttila

Dental Care | Licentiate of Dentistry

At Mehiläinen through Mediverkko since 2006. More than a decade of experience in the development and management of private and public sector health care services.

Andreas Taalas

Medical Clinics, Northern Finland and the Baltics | MD, M.Sc. (Econ.)

At Mehiläinen since 2015. Previously served as Regional Director at Mediverkko, where performed clinical work in addition to administrative work.

Joonas Turunen

Outsourcing and Physician Staffing Services | M.Sc. (Econ.)

At Mehiläinen since 2016. Diverse experience in the management of public healthcare services and managerial positions in the public sector. Previously worked in the PM’s Office, the Ministry of Finance, the Finnish Parliament, IBM and at Citibank. Chairman of the Board of Harjun terveys Oy.

Karolus Viitala

Private customers and Marketing | M.Sc. (Econ.)

At Mehiläinen since 2020. Diverse experience in management and specialist positions in marketing. Previously worked as a partner and CEO in the Bob the Robot Group, as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, and as a marketing manager at Otto Brandt.

Support Function Management

Janne Jakola

Chief Information Officer | M.Sc. (Econ.)

At Mehiläinen since 2024. Extensive and diverse experience in various leadership roles with a strong international background. Previously worked as CEO at Pharmadata and Matkahuolto, and as CIO at Suomen Lähikauppa.

Sami Koski

Legal affairs | LL.M. with court training

At Mehiläinen since 2005. Long-standing Legal Affairs Director at Mehiläinen. Experience from e.g. Kemira.

Marina Lampinen

Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility | MA (Education)

At Mehiläinen since 2019. Extensive experience in various sectors of society, including such positions as Senior Advisor at Miltton in matters concerning public affairs and Parliamentary Assistant in the European Parliament.

Laura Martinsuo

Mehiläinen Group, Communications, Quality, Social Care Services | M.Sc. (Econ.)

At Mehiläinen since 2015. A strong and experienced communications professional. Before joining Mehiläinen, held communications and marketing positions at Danske Bank and Sampo Bank, among others.

Tatu Tulokas

Human Resources | M.Sc. (Econ.), Officer

At Mehiläinen since 2018. Vast leadership experience in business, human resources and financial administration. Experience from e.g. Diacor, Finnair and Silta Ltd.

Mehiläinen Konserni Oy Board of Directors

Andreas Tallberg

Chairman of the Board
M.Sc. (Econ.), Hanken School of Economics
CEO, GWS

Andreas has worked as the CEO of GWS since 2007. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board for Finnish Industry Investment Ltd, Retta Group, and Infinited Fiber Group, and the Senior Advisor at Rothschild Global Advisory. Previously, he has worked at companies such as Nokia and Amer Sports, and as a partner at EQT. Andreas is independent of the company.

Stefan Goetz

M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, RWTH Aachen and École Centrale Paris, MBA
Partner, Hellman & Friedman

Stefan is a Partner at Hellman & Friedman, focusing on investments in healthcare, business and information services, and consumer and retail. Prior to joining Hellman & Friedman, he worked at Goldman Sachs International and McKinsey & Company.

Other positions of trust: Verisure, zooplus, and Belron.

Hunter Philbrick

Engineering and Economics, Dartmouth College
Partner, Hellman & Friedman

Hunter is a Partner at Hellman & Friedman and a member of the Investment Committee. He leads H&F’s London office along with its investing activities in the healthcare and insurance sectors. Prior to Hellman & Friedman, Hunter worked in the M&A group at Morgan Stanley & Co.

Other positions of trust: Allfunds, Cordis, HUB International, Safe-Guard Products International, and Vantage.

Tomas Ekman

M.Sc. University of Strathclyde and Chalmers University of Technology, MBA (IMD)
Senior Advisor, CVC

Tomas is a Senior Advisor for CVC Nordics and a Non-Executive Director for private and public companies. Before joining CVC, Tomas worked in private equity at 3i, international business roles at ABB and in management consultancy at Bain & Company.

Lave Beck-Friis

M.Sc. Stockholm School of Economics
Director, CVC

Lave works in CVC’s Nordic team from Stockholm. Previously on his career he has worked at for example H.I.G Capital and Blackstone Group.

Janne-Olli Järvenpää

M.Sc. (Econ.), MBA (INSEAD)
Mehiläinen Group CEO

Founded Mediverkko in 2001 and grew it into a company with more than 2,000 employees before the merger with Mehiläinen in 2015. Mehiläinen's CEO since the merger of the companies. Before diving into entrepreneurship, Janne-Olli gained a decade of international experience at Bain & Co and Cisco Systems in London, Stockholm, Silicon Valley, Helsinki and the Baltic countries.