Career Stories
ABLOY Career Stories
"From the very beginning, working at Abloy felt like coming home"
When Anne Salmensuo started working at Abloy, she immediately felt she had found the right place.
"We have strong opportunities to influence our own work"
During his ten-year career at Abloy, Matti Hirvonen has worked in several different roles and accumulated pleasant memories from training trips in Asia.
“I think the main characteristic that connects people within Abloy, is the right attitude”
Tanel Värk works as a Regional Director for Abloy Baltics, Caucasus and Central Asia. Like many things in life happen, he ended up working for Abloy by chance.
"After I started working at Abloy, I gained more than 50,000 colleagues around the globe"
Hanna's journey at Abloy began four years ago by a recommendation of an old col-league.
"When people have freedom and responsibility in their own work, we succeed together!"
Markku, Tapani and Joona seem to enjoy working together in a relaxed atmosphere without taking themselves too seriously. Indeed, they state that such an attitude is an advantage at the domestic sales unit.
From a telephone exchange operator to the Head of Business Development
Tuija Kuokkanen could not have believed where her career path at Abloy would take her when she entered the gates of her new job in 1993.
“Like being in the middle of an ocean of knowledge”
At Abloy, the combination of physical security solutions and the digital world has opened up a whole new level of working and software development for Tinkhede.
Arttu Jussila
Head of Sales, Domestic sales
Since Abloy is well known as company and for world-leading products it is easy to contact clients. I also get to work with like-minded colleagues in a close community structure that is flexible and gives me the freedom, to work the way that suits me best, and shares responsibility.
Pasi Kervinen
Director & Head of R&D ELMECH LC's
Interesting products, the ASSA ABLOY collaboration and nice and motivating colleagues drive me forward in this job. Problem solving is my thing. Product development projects motivate me and make all days interesting and challenging.
Juko Ryynänen
Strategic Purchaser
A good and supportive working atmosphere is very important to me. My job is versatile and hands-on, and I work with many different stakeholders. In my job, concrete results are easy to see with our own eyes. There's also enough challenge, and I'm able to develop my skills in many different areas.
Mika Savolainen
Director & Head of Product Line Management - ELMECH, DAS EMEIA
The best thing about working at Abloy is the working community both domestically and internationally. The best part of my own job is versatility: I challenge myself to be better every day.
Johanna Varis
Director and Head of Marketing and Segment Development
Abloy has a wonderful story and the brand is well-known both domestically and internationally. Everyone at Abloy wants to participate in building the story of future. It's amazing being able to influence how ABLOY sounds, looks and feels like. Every day is different, and made interesting by diverse tasks, a great team of colleagues and skilled partners.
Santtu Puhakka
Production Development Manager
I really appreciate the positive atmosphere and knowledgeable people with whom I work every day. Abloy offers great possibilities for career advancement both in Finland and internationally. The best thing about my job is the variety of tasks. I can support my colleagues in everyday problem solving and see how small changes can result in great improvements in a short amount of time. On the other hand, I can work in different project groups and participate in creating new operating models that improve the operation of the entire factory.
Ann-Christine Kivelä
Customer Service Assistant
My job is really versatile. I can develop myself by studying, for example. Nice colleagues are also a big plus!
Tuuli Järvi
Strategic Purchaser
The atmosphere at Abloy is relaxed but responsible. It's an international company that takes care of its employees and offers great staff benefits. I like being able to work directly with customers, and the fact that every day is different. It's nice to be able to help customers and find answers to their questions. My job requires being able to learn new things quickly, and I love being able to develop my professional skills all the time.
Ville Heiskanen
Director and Head of Product Management
I enjoy working in the international environment at Abloy. We have a great teams spirit and everyone is committed to developing the customer experience and the quality of the products. In my position I get to take part in interesting and versatile projects. I also enjoy being in the frontline of the market change towards smart locking solutions.