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Mikko Äijälä is the Managing Partner at EY Finland and the head of Nordic Strategy and Transactions. Mikko joined EY in 2004 and is based in the EY Helsinki office in Finland.
Mikko has a master’s degree in accounting from the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration. Before joining EY, Mikko was part of the transaction advisory team at KPMG. He has also worked as a controller at Raisio Oyj and CFO at Turku Science Park Group.
Mikko has more than 20 years of extensive experience in both domestic and cross-border transaction and transformation advisory engagements.
The DE&I theme and work-life balance are close to Mikko’s heart, and during his leadership, EY Finland has been the official sponsor of Helsinki Pride for several years. Mikko supports various internal initiatives related to staff wellbeing, such as the EY hybrid working model, various staff benefits, and annual themed events. Mikko was involved in the Helsinki office move to new, more collaboration-enabling headquarters in the fall of 2023.
Mikko's latest thinking
EY advised Mehiläinen on acquiring Regina Maria and MediGroup
Mehiläinen announces its acquisition of the healthcare companies Regina Maria in Romania and MediGroup in Serbia as well as Hellman & Friedman joining CVC as a shareholder
EY advised UPM Raflatac on its acquisition of Metamark
EY provided Financial and Tax due diligence to UPM Raflatac in their acquisition of Metamark
EY and EY-Parthenon advised Altor Equity Partners and Retta Group
Retta Group, owned by Altor Equity Partners, divests its housing management business, which becomes part of the global Odevo Group.
