The people behind the Foundation
Board of Directors
Anne Berner
- Board Director at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
- Board Director at Medicover (Publ)
- Chair of Board at Getec (Golf Investment Holding GmbH)
- Former Chair of the Foundation New Children’s Hospital
Tone Lunde Bakker
- CEO of Export Finance Norway (Eksfin), the official export credit agency (ECA) of the Norwegian Government
- Member of the board at Ratos
- AB and heads the Control Committee of the DNV Council
Viveca Ax:son Johnson
- Chairman of Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit
- Chairman of the investment company Nordstjernan AB
Lars Rohde
- Former Governor of the Danish National Bank
Thomas Ahlström
- Charity experience (was part of establishing the Eva Ahlström Foundation, which works closely with Unicef)
- Extensive corporate board experience
- Senior positions in banking and investment banking.
- London, Sydney, Helsinki
Kristin Skogen Lund
- Ex-CEO Schibsted
- Chairman of INSEAD, Delivery Hero, Norwegian Refugee Council and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
- Board member of Mozilla
Frida Johansson Metso
- Licensed psychologist specialized in trauma treatment
- Coordinator of the Swedish Red Cross Competence Center for Rehabilitation on Torture and War Trauma
Medical and Academic Advisory Board
Security & Risk Advisors
Founders
Ilkka Paananen Foundation and Mikko Kodisoja Foundation
The Ilkka Paananen Foundation and Mikko Kodisoja Foundation were established in 2015 with a mission to increase social inclusion and equity. The foundations aim to provide children, youth, and families with equal opportunities for a fulfilling life, regardless of background. They support the most promising and ambitious initiatives that build globally scalable, tech-enabled solutions.
The founders of both foundations, Ilkka Paananen and Mikko Kodisoja, are co-founders of Supercell, Europe’s first startup decacorn. Their shared objective is clear: to achieve tangible, measurable change, with a focus on preventive measures that address the root causes of social issues.
Deaconess Foundation
The Deaconess Foundation in Finland works for human dignity. Together with our social enterprise Rinnekodit Ltd., the 155-year-old foundation provides effective social welfare and health services for people in need of special support. The Deaconess Foundation is led by Olli Holmström. As a social foundation group, we are building a more just society. Profits from our operations go for supporting those in the most vulnerable situations.
We have strong expertise in psychotraumatology. Our Centre for Psychotraumatology is a psychiatric outpatient clinic, which assesses, examines, treats and rehabilitates torture survivors. We treat severely traumatised refugees – adults, children, adolecents and their families. We also provide nationwide training and consultation for professionals and organizations working with refugees.
In our work at the Deaconess Foundation people are always at the center of everything. We develop our services together with our clients and partners. Civic activity is a strong feature of our work. Everyone is valuable to us and deserves to be taken into account. We employ 3 200 people nationwide and our combined turnover in 2022 was € 233 million. We are also owners of the Diakonia College of Finland and the Diaconia University of Applied Sciences.
Medicover Foundation
In 1995, Jonas af Jochnick founded Medicover, a high-quality healthcare company. In 2007, the Medicover Foundation was established to fulfill Medicover’s social mission to create a healthier and better world. Through innovative initiatives, the Medicover Foundation actively raises public awareness about health, shares knowledge about maintaining healthy and secure lifestyles, advocates for preventive healthcare, and motivates individuals to prioritize their physical and mental
well-being.
The Foundation champions projects that promote independence, inspire proactive engagement, and encourage personal growth, instilling a deep sense of responsibility for one’s health. Leveraging the extensive expertise and experience of the Medicover Group in the field of medicine, the Medicover Foundation conducts its operations, making use of the available wealth of medical resources.
A key focus of the Foundation is supporting children, youth, families, schools, and seniors, effectively engaging specific communities through internationally recognized preventive, educational, and volunteer programs at a European level. Additionally, the Medicover Foundation, under the guiding principles of Jonas af Jochnick and the Jonas af Jochnick Foundation, provides targeted support to centers and groups in need, reinforcing its commitment to fostering positive change within communities.
Ferd
Ferd is an investment company owned by the fifth and sixth generation of the Andresen family in Oslo, Norway with roots going back to 1849. The vision of the company is that “we will create enduring value and leave clear footprints”. This means that we own and run companies and make financial investments to make a real difference, with the aspiration to be seen as having the values of credibility, spirit of adventure, a long-term view, and team play.
We see our responsibility foremost to society and we take initiatives or support those of others, where we can be additional. We are willing to take responsibility we do not formally have and to take on additional risk in doing so. We are pragmatic about how to make impact, using every instrument from grants to equity, to scale systemwide changes. We have set up structures like Abler Nordic for financial inclusion, having reached 9.2 million people, – 90 % women, been instrumental in launching a development impact bond for Syrian refugees and their host communities, and scaled 30 social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions to give new opportunities to young people and others who are left on the fringe of society.
Netcompany
Founded in 2000 by André Rogaczewski and Claus Jørgensen with
the ambition to become a market leader within digitalization in both public and private segments, Netcompany has become the fastest growing and most successful IT service company in Northern Europe. Today, we lead the way with digitalisation in Europe, building modern IT solutions and introducing advanced use of technology for large global customers.
Netcompany leads the way in the next generation of IT consulting,
with keen focus on Customer Value, Speed and Guaranteed delivery. We build IT solutions through efficient and modern delivery methods with speed to market. Our solutions are based on modern legacy free technology and industry standards.
We build scalable robust solutions that will adapt to changing business needs, fully anchored in the organization. We know what it takes to build, operate and maintain IT solutions across all sectors and industries. We constantly challenge and innovate to ensure that Development and Operations resources work together to ensure stability with speed. Today Netcompany Group is active in more than 10 countries and employs close to 8,000 staff.
The Lundbeck Foundation
The Lundbeck Foundation is a Danish enterprise foundation established in 1954 by Grete Lundbeck, a visionary businesswoman and widow of the founder of H. Lundbeck A/S, Hans Lundbeck. The Lundbeck Foundation, lead by Lene Skole, CEO, is still the majority shareholder in Lundbeck A/S in addition to ALK-Abelló A/S and Falck A/S and investor in more than 25 biotech and medtech companies.
Our purpose is to create powerful ripple effects that bring discoveries to lives through investing actively in business and science at the frontiers of their fields. All of our activities focus on improving lives and steering society in a healthier direction. Our ambition is for Denmark to become a leading research nation, with a flourishing business sector in the field of healthcare and offering exemplary diagnosis and treatment of patients with brain disorders.
The Lundbeck Foundation award each year DKK 5-800 mill in philanthropic grants with the aim of making Denmark a frontrunner in the field of neuroscience by funding Danish-based research that promotes a better understanding of the brain and better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of brain disorders. We also award The Brain Prize, the world’s largest research prize dedicated to neuroscience, and we have recently launched Neurotorium a web-based platform to provide free access to educational material about the brain and brain diseases.
Partners
Deloitte
Concept & Technology Development
Founded in 1845, Deloitte is today the world’s largest professional services network employing more than 450 000 professionals in more than 150 countries. In Ukraine, we have 30 years of history and 500 professionals.
We’re committed to building better futures and making an impact that matters by helping our clients realize their ambitions and make a positive difference in society. We do this by leveraging our extensive but integrated multidisciplinary portfolio of services including consulting, creative, technology, financial, risk, tax, legal and regulatory advisory. We’re also pioneers in professional services for healthcare operations and technology, including numerous hospital programs and advanced technology implementations globally.
We’re already deeply committed to helping Ukrainians by providing both immediate aid and laying the groundwork for the post-war recovery, including supporting Ukraine’s healthcare reform and implementation of the electronic healthcare system. Our local footprint in Ukraine combined with our global reach ensures that we can bring in leading subject matter experts for the initiative.
WHY NADIJA?
Deloitte is a strategic partner in supporting to imagine, deliver and run Nadija Children’s Hospital & Research Institute. We’re committed to a comprehensive end to end journey from discovering needs to implementing and running transformative services for the children of Ukraine.
Talenom
Financial Management
Talenom is a caring accounting firm. We are pioneers in digital financial management and committed to simplifying the financial administration of SMEs. We offer our clients reliable partnership and help them succeed.
Our roots are in Northern Finland, in Oulu. Today, we employ over 1000 professionals in Finland, Sweden, Spain, and Italy. We are listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
WHY NADIJA?
Responsibility has always been an integral part of how Talenom operates. Our company, founded in 1972, has carried the responsibility for not only our growing staff but also the surrounding society. Initially locally, and now also globally. Caring is one of our values.
Nadija does incredibly valuable work for children affected by war. We are grateful to support Nadija in its mission. Children hold a special place in the hearts of Talenom’s employees. With our expertise, we ensure that Nadija’s financial management is in order, allowing Nadija’s staff to focus on the most important thing: improving the well-being of children.
Hannes Snellman
Legal
Hannes Snellman is a Nordic law firm working on matters of significant importance for our clients. What sets us apart is the way we take ownership of matters entrusted to us, through our dedication to reach our clients’ goals. We are outstanding professionals working together in an empowering environment.
WHY NADIJA?
Hannes Snellman has a heritage of serving the community. Today, we are involved in a wide range of initiatives related to corporate citizenship and sustainability by contributing with our expertise and resources to promote values and causes that benefit our community. We have a long tradition of doing pro bono work, raising funds for charitable causes and participating in a number of foundations that promote culture, education, and social matters. Nadija provides a possibility to help children that have suffered from the effects of war.
Hannes Snellman contributes to the work of the Foundation for Children’s Hospital and Research Institute Nadija sr on a pro bono basis through ongoing legal and governance support.
Folk Finland
Marketing
Folk is a creative advertising agency founded in Finland in 2010. Understanding people and the intricacies of their inner landscape is at the core of our business. Qualitative research, which we conduct on a weekly basis, is a significant part of our work. Based on the findings, we develop brand strategiesand communication concepts together with our clients.
We mostly work with consumer brands and challengers who believe in the power of big ideas to create meaningful marketing.
Folk’s mission is to create work that becomes part of marketing history. We’re the most awarded independent agency in Finland.
WHY NADIJA?
Each year, in addition to commercial work, we volunteer for selected causes. For the Children’s Hospital project in Ukraine, we’ve assisted Anne Berner’s working group in crafting the presentation and crystallizing the message.
The Finnish War Veteran Organisations
Expertise
In Finland, the Second World War broke out on 30 November 1939 and lasted until 27 April 1945. More than 600 000 men and 100 000 women fought in the front. Additionally, war touched each and every Finnish citizen also in the home front.
Finland was able to maintain her independency, but with a huge toll. Some 100 000 soldiers were killed and almost 200 000 soldiers wounded. On top of that Finland lost 10 % of her land mass and had to reinhabit some 400 000 refugees from the lost areas.
The Finnish War Veteran organisations were established already during the war. Ever since their main tasks have been to take care of the veterans’ health and rehabilitation as well as maintain the veteran generation’s heritage. Most of the practical work through the years has been executed by tens of thousands of volunteers all over the country and even abroad. Medical and mental healthcare has naturally been taken care by professionals.
One specific supported target group have been the 30 000 war widows and some 55 000 war orphans. Very often innocent children suffer the most from wars. Their injuries and traumas follow them for the rest of their lives. Despite of that, astonishingly little attention has been drawn on this topic worldwide.
WHY NADIJA?
With some 80 years history the Finnish War Veteran organisations have built up deep knowledge and understanding for needs and requirements how to support veterans and civilians who have suffered from the war. That’s why the initiative to establish “Nadija, Children’s Hospital & Research Institute” in Ukraine is seen utmost important and is warmly welcomed. In the future the practical solutions deriving from the initiative may have value outside Ukraine, even globally. We are committed to support the effort by our expertise and knowledge.