The team
Here at Vapaus, we fill each role according to our team members' strengths and wishes. Brought together by our shared values, which form the backbone of each internal decision made at Vapaus, everyone is involved in the decision-making process.
Office
Timo Kahola
Timo is in charge of People & Culture, guiding everyone at Vapaus along as we lay the foundations for sustainable organisational culture. Timo is also responsible for finding new employees to fill any empty roles at Vapaus.
Jukka Toivari
As a rock-solid bicycle industry professional, Jukka is responsible for developing our employee benefit bike partner network.
Lotta Vänskä
As a former Finnish baseball player and current city cyclist, Lotta conducts growth marketing and other trials to help our current and future services grow. Brand building and the customer experience are also close to her heart.
Tatu Mäkilä
Tatu has been with Vapaus ever since the company was founded. He lives and breathes entrepreneurship and sustainable mobility, taking responsibility for ensuring that Vapaus is doing everything it can to grow.
Anni Aalto-Ylevä
As razor-sharp on the dance floor as she is at work in customer service, when Anni is not busy answering questions and resolving queries about benefit bikes, she can be found showing off some of her best moves at "lavatanssit", a magical place where the Finns go to dance the summer nights away.
Piia Mäkilä
Having filled many different roles during her time at Vapaus, Piia has truly seen every side of the company. Piia’s interest in finance led her to her current position, in which she is responsible for reorganising our reporting and many other facets of the company.
Sasu Halme
Sasu is responsible for developing our procurement and coordinating our customer service. Cycling is one of his passions and he spends a lot of his spare time on cycling trails. He's also the company's current cycling record holder – one that is unlikely to be beaten any time soon!
Lasse Keronen
As an experienced salesman who took the leap and joined Vapaus to take care of the company’s customer relationships and sales development, Lasse is also one of the company’s owners.
Mikko Ampuja
Our resident mad professor may seem a little lost in his thoughts at times but he is also determined and thorough. Indeed, we rely on him steering the company as its founder and CEO.
Bike repair
Martin Tapio
Martin has been helping us with a variety of things for some time now. For example, he is the brains behind the pickup service that we launched in autumn.
