{"id":5132,"date":"2021-02-01T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/history-and-values\/"},"modified":"2021-03-31T08:55:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T05:55:46","slug":"history-and-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/en\/history-and-values\/","title":{"rendered":"History and values"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5132\" class=\"elementor elementor-5132 elementor-922\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd213c0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-bottom top-hero elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd213c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_direction&quot;:&quot;out-in&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_scale_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:20,&quot;end&quot;:80}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-710ce27\" data-id=\"710ce27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d838d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d838d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LINK \u2013 Success with a combination of design, usability and technology<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f35f23 elementor-section-content-middle content-left elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f35f23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-195f947\" data-id=\"195f947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c556c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32c556c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At LINK, we have been the drivers and catalysts of change in the Finnish business world for more than ten years. From the very beginning, our mission has been to create new business and success for our customers through integrated development \u2013 by combining design, technology and usability into unique solutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a6d1fa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle content-left elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a6d1fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e1c2d0\" data-id=\"7e1c2d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8de9f0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c8de9f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea20cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea20cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We founded LINK Design and Development Oy in 2009 with four people by purchasing our former workplace along with the personnel from Sweco. We have grown from an enthusiastic group of approximately 20 people at the beginning into the current tight-knit group of approximately 50 professionals who master design and product development.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08475ba elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"08475ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tIn cooperation with our customers, we create new business and successful solutions for them. We make unique implementations that stand out from those of our competitors.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Jaakko Anttila CEO<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f06ce2\" data-id=\"8f06ce2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ede24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8ede24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Jaakko-Anttila-link-design.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4588\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Jaakko-Anttila-link-design.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Jaakko-Anttila-link-design-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Jaakko-Anttila-link-design-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Jaakko-Anttila-link-design-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Jaakko-Anttila-link-design-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad96592 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle content-right elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad96592\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34ac81d\" data-id=\"34ac81d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57a4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a57a4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Ponsse-link-design-historia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4587\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Ponsse-link-design-historia.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Ponsse-link-design-historia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Ponsse-link-design-historia-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Ponsse-link-design-historia-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Me-Ponsse-link-design-historia-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b632fb\" data-id=\"4b632fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501f37b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"501f37b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Approximately half of our company&#8217;s business operations consist of product development. The development of services and working on technology projects both account for approximately a quarter of our sales. An essential part of the way we operate is working with an extensive network of partners. We are in charge of a project and acquire the best cooperation partners to participate in each case.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac5c35 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"cac5c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tLINK is known for the best ideas and innovations, and that's just how we want it to stay. We offer a boost for generating new solutions. We are bold enough to invent new things and go against the mainstream. On the other hand, we do take care of finances as well; we do not take too many risks.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Jaakko Anttila CEO<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da1c24d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle content-left elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da1c24d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e09d947\" data-id=\"e09d947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83180bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83180bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A bold creator of change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667d4b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667d4b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We develop new and bold solutions for our customers, but we also accept challenges to renew ourselves.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006f47a elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"006f47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWe practise what we preach! Because all our employees are inspired by development, we also boldly ideate and implement our own projects.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Jaakko Anttila CEO<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4141170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4141170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not all ideas take you to the finish line, but it&#8217;s still worth trying to implement them. For example, we tried to go global by directly entering the German market. The work did not pay off immediately, but it did help us later in acquiring international customers.<\/p>\n<p>Our next step is to make strong use of digitalisation \u2013 LINK goes digital! We are already digitising customer projects as a purchased service. Soon we will also have new digital solutions coming to the market.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce66fcc\" data-id=\"ce66fcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978cc82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"978cc82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" src=\"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-neppisautokisa-link-design.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-neppisautokisa-link-design.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-neppisautokisa-link-design-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-neppisautokisa-link-design-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-neppisautokisa-link-design-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/me-neppisautokisa-link-design-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3c47fe elementor-section-content-middle content-left elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3c47fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d65b6b\" data-id=\"7d65b6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703904b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"703904b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c8ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7c8ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LINK history 2009\u20132020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad48165 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ad48165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>In 2009,<\/b> LINK Design and Development Oy was founded when the deepest banking crisis in history was unleashed. The founders were Jaakko Anttila, Lauri Hintikka, Jari Lehikoinen and Piritta Winqvist, all of whom are still involved in the company. Jaakko Anttila has served as CEO from the very beginning and the other three form the Board of Directors. Jari and Piritta are also members of the company's corporate management committee.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2010<\/b> LINK celebrates its first year of operation and admires its first positive operating result. The linking with cooperation partners, in line with the name of the company, begins and cooperation agreements are concluded with four Finnish consultancy firms. The first \u201cInteresting Seminar\u201d is organised and it turns out to be a huge success.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2011<\/b> LINK moves into new premises on Myyrm\u00e4entie in Vantaa. Internationalisation begins in Sweden, where we travel for an excursion and join the Finnish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. We continue the series of \u201cInteresting Seminars\u201d which is now being called the \u201cHumane Seminar\u201d and it also turns out to be a success.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2012<\/b> LINK participates in the Helsinki World Design Capital HI Design 2012 exhibition throughout its duration. An HI5 seminar is held in the exhibition rooms. Ponsse and Espotel achieve success in the Fennia Prize design competition. LINK participates in the Redbull M\u00e4kiauto GP soapbox car competition in Helsinki's Observatory Hill and performs well, even though there is no driving off the road or other wild tricks.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2013<\/b> Internationalisation is under planning and visits made to trade fairs in Germany. New experts are hired in the organisation and the management is fortified with new professionals. LINK participates in the Firma Rock competition and reaches the semi-finals with the help of the Anundi rock music family.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2014<\/b> LINK gathers up its belongings once again and moves to Otaniemi in the City of Espoo. International overtures continue and LINK participates in the Hanover Industrial Trade Fair in Germany in Finland\u2019s joint department. Fiskars, Ponsse, Kemppi, VR and Transtech products are now a success in the Fennia Prize competition.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2015<\/b> LINK wins the Elisa IoT Challenge competition in Slush with the idea of the \u201cFoller food waste\u201d concept. LINK designs the Finland Pavilion in Hanover and also participates in the trade fair. LINK establishes the Semic Group export ring with Comatec, Creanex and Wapice. The joint export manager works from Cologne and manages Semic's sales. Ponsse goes to Essen to accept the Red Dot Best Of The Best prize.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2016<\/b> LINK is victorious again in Slush in the Elisa IoT Challenge. Now the competition is won by Emergence Taival, with a positioning solution and service developed by LINK. LINK establishes Foller Oy to develop a food waste application. Now Chiller Oy accepts the Red Dot Best Of The Best prize for its product VariPro, and Toijala Works Oy is awarded a prize for its Kuro log stacker.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2017<\/b> LINK acquires Skunk Developments Oy. Its software and electronics designers form the LINK technology unit. LINK excels in the Fennia Prize competition with the Foller concept, and Fiskars is awarded for its irrigation hose solution. LINK moves to new, larger premises in Otaniemi. The investment made to become a provider of public services produced results \u2013 the City of Espoo selects LINK as one of its service design partners.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2018<\/b> Skunk Developments Oy is merged into LINK. Foller Oy receives its first commercial customers and signs a cooperation agreement with an international operator. The operations of the prototype workshop are expanded, and the Salo office is established at the IoT Campus. Success as a developer of public services is continued as now the cities of Helsinki and Turku choose LINK as one of their expert partners in service design.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2019<\/b> The company\u2019s 10th anniversary is celebrated at the Helsinki Design Museum with customers, staff, stakeholders and partners. The house is packed and the atmosphere is through the roof. LINK starts development work on the first serially manufactured Finnish electric motorcycle and presents it at the Eicma -19 trade fair in Milan. The bike receives widespread international attention. Towards the end of the year, Foller is put on hold as it has not become a commercial success \u2013 at least not yet. That is why the company will be waiting for a new use for the time being.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>2020<\/b> The coronavirus starts causing trouble for the business, but our strong customer relationships and excellent personnel enable profitable business operations. Now LINK employs approximately 50 design professionals from various fields of engineering, art and design. LINK continues on the path guided by its mission. 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