Piia Karhu

Director/Board Member at UPM-KYMMENE OYJ

Net worth: 1 M $ as of 31/05/2026

50 year

44 connections

Retail Trade

Consumer Services

Process Industries

Profile

Piia Karhu is currently Chairman at Finnair Kitchen Oy since 2016, Independent Director at UPM-Kymmene Oyj starting in 2026, and President of the Minerals Business Area at Metso Corp.
since 2024.
Former roles include Chairman at Finnair Kitchen Oy (2017–2020), Director at Finnair Aircraft Finance Oy (2015–2016), Director at GBT Finland Oy (2015–2016), Independent Non-Executive Director at Kesko Oyj (2018–2026), Senior Vice President-Customer Experience at Finnair Oyj (2016–2020), and Senior Vice President-Business Development at Outotec Oyj.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
METSO CORPORATION 0.01%	31/12/2025	49,366 ( 0.01% )	943 613 $	31/05/2026
KESKO OYJ CLASS B 0%	31/12/2025	5,933 ( 0% )	143 871 $	31/05/2026

Piia Karhu active positions

Companies	Position	Start
METSO OUTOTEC OYJ	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/07/2020
UPM-KYMMENE OYJ	Director/Board Member	09/04/2026
Finnair Kitchen Oy Finnair Kitchen Oy Specialty StoresRetail Trade Operates duty free stores	Chairman	01/01/2016

All active positions of Piia Karhu

Former positions of Piia Karhu

Companies	Position	End
KESKO OYJ	Director/Board Member	26/03/2026
Finnair Kitchen Oy (Old) Finnair Kitchen Oy (Old) RestaurantsConsumer Services Provides catering services	Chairman	31/12/2020
FINNAIR OYJ	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/12/2020
GBT Finland Oy GBT Finland Oy Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides travel management services	Director/Board Member	01/01/2016
Finnair Aircraft Finance Oy Finnair Aircraft Finance Oy Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides fleet management and aircraft leasing and procurement services	Director/Board Member	01/01/2016

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Private companies	9
UPM-Kymmene Oyj UPM-Kymmene Oyj Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Provides forestry services and manufactures paper products	Process Industries
Kesko Oyj Kesko Oyj Food RetailRetail Trade Operates grocery stores	Retail Trade
Finnair Oyj Finnair Oyj AirlinesTransportation Engages in air transportation operations and supporting activities	Transportation
Outotec Oyj Outotec Oyj Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Processes metals and minerals, treats water and generates energy	Non-Energy Minerals
Finnair Kitchen Oy (Old) Finnair Kitchen Oy (Old) RestaurantsConsumer Services Provides catering services	Consumer Services
Finnair Aircraft Finance Oy Finnair Aircraft Finance Oy Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides fleet management and aircraft leasing and procurement services	Finance
Finnair Kitchen Oy Finnair Kitchen Oy Specialty StoresRetail Trade Operates duty free stores	Retail Trade
GBT Finland Oy GBT Finland Oy Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides travel management services	Consumer Services
Metso Corp. Metso Corp. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and supplies equipment for the mining industry	Producer Manufacturing