Papu Design Oy

Papu Design is a young and fast growing children´s clothing and lifestyle brand. 80 retailers around the Globe and fastest growing market is USA.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location Nokia, Finland
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded June 2012
  • Employees 11
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website papustories.com

Company Summary

Papu is one of the leading ecological fashion-forward kids clothing brands in Europe. Today Papu products are sold by 80 retailers. Strongest market is Finland but fastest growing market is USA. Our brave, creative, professional and committed team we have tripled our sales annually and this year we will reach 1M€ turnover. Our mission is to change the whole textile industry by becoming one of the most innovative kids lifestyle brand in the world.

Team

  • Experienced and steady leader who likes to find solutions rather than problems. Learned leadership as a scout, a peacekeeper and in own forestry enterprise. Entrepreneur since 2009. Responsible for human resources, finance and sales.

  • Creative director, Entrepreneur

    Creative designer, brand builder and a highly committed entrepreneur with a strong vision. Goal-directed and driven by numbers and strong intuition. Many years of experience in independent design business and entrepreneurship.

  • Illustrator and print designer

    Visual arts and design professional with 10 years of experience from teaching and industry, Hanna-Riikka is a prolific visualizer and colourist. She is continuously looking for new ways to express the wonders of human life through visual images. Her paintings have been acquired by notable Finnish museums.

  • Development director

    Design professional with 15 years of experience in international fashion design: advanced, functional product development on kidswear, workwear, sportswear and casual wear. Special creative skills: concept design, sustainability, prints and graphic design.

  • Communications and sustainability

    Strong networker with background in academic research and development tasks. Excellent understanding about sustainable development and ecological and ethical products and services. Still highly practical in daily life of a growth company.

  • Sales Director

    An experienced and efficient professional in international sales. Expert in key account management, product pricing, sales forecasts and budgeting as well as implementing marketing actions.

  • Chairman of the board

    Large experience of the big international and Finnish chain companies. I have built up new chain companies and even brought up a new international chain company to Finland and Estonia.

    A Board Member in several companies in Finland and Sweden.
    I have also been invited to Aalto University for the position Executive in Residence at the Marketing department since December 2013

  • Board member

    Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Strong experience of working in governmental positions.

Advisors

  • Marika Snellman
    Unconfirmed
    Olli Nokso-Koivisto
    Unconfirmed

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