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Guests

115 guests appearing in the 158 English episode pages. Each guest has one canonical page; episode titles may credit them by surname.

• Aaro Huttunen

  The Saavutus podcast and the psychology of goals | Aaro Huttunen | Negotiator 39 (2020-10-10)

• Aleksi Paavola

  How the Laki.ai MCP Brings Finnish Law Into Claude | Aleksi Paavola (2026-07-18)

• Ali Omar

  Tech Bros and Trump: What It Means for Europe | Isak Rautio, Leevi Leivo, Ali Omar (2025-01-31) · Career change and angel investing | Ali Omar | Negotiator 35 (2020-09-04)

• Alpo Rusi

  The Kremlin Card in Finland: KGB Influence That Never Left | Alpo Rusi (2022-08-06)

• Amos Ahola

  Champagne for Milei's Argentina Turnaround | Tolvanen, Ahola (2025-11-04)

• Anssi Uimonen

  Deep Tech Investing in Finland: Nordic Science Investments | Anssi Uimonen (2025-07-14) · Funding Is Critical in the Early Stage | Anssi Uimonen (2025-07-14)

• Antti Ronkainen

  Wahlroos vs. Rehn: The Monetary Policy Clash | Jussi Ahokas, Antti Ronkainen (2022-09-11) · Trump's impeachment and deplatforming | Antti Ronkainen | Negotiator 57 (2021-01-12) · Identity Politics – Antti Ronkainen | Neuvottelija 6 (2020-02-21)

• Antti Toponen

  Digitalization and the Corona Leap – Jaakko Lindgren & Antti Toponen | Neuvottelija 12 (2020-04-03)

• Atte Kaleva

  Did Greta Thunberg Become an Islamist? | Atte Kaleva (2025-11-30) · Trump's Gaza Plan and the Middle East Power Map | Atte Kaleva (2025-10-06)

• Christian Czernich

  SaaS funding, Vainu and Round2 | Christian Czernich | Negotiator 44 (2020-11-06)

• Eemeli Ervasti

  M&A Pitfalls: The Investment Banker in the Interview Seat | Eemeli Ervasti, Sami Miettinen (2025-09-30)

• Eija-Riitta Korhola

  Wicked Problems | Eija-Riitta Korhola | Negotiator 73 (2021-04-18)

• Elaine Stirling

  Why Banks, Armies and AI All Fall Into the Same Trap | Erik Åkesson, Elaine Stirling (2026-06-26)

• Elina Kajosaari

  Carbon compensation | Elina Kajosaari | Negotiator 56 (2021-01-07)

• Erik Åkesson

  Why Banks, Armies and AI All Fall Into the Same Trap | Erik Åkesson, Elaine Stirling (2026-06-26)

• Erkka Niemi

  Self-Driving Cars and Unikie | Erkka Niemi | Negotiator 69 (2021-03-21)

• Esko Aho

  1991, the Year of Black Swans: Finland's Deep Recession | Esko Aho (2021-04-01)

• Gautam Basu

  Negotiating ETA Acquisition | Gautam Basu, Mikko Järvinen (2020-04-13) · Search Funds and ETA | Gautam Basu | Neuvottelija 7 (2020-03-06)

• Harri Juntunen

  Vibe Coding in Practice | Lasse Mikkonen, Harri Juntunen (2025-11-11)

• Heikki Pursiainen

  A Lousy Finland in 2021? | Heikki Pursiainen | Negotiator 68 (2021-03-14)

• Helena Åhman

  Hostage negotiation and pressure | Helena Åhman | Negotiator 34 (2020-08-29)

• Henri Alakylä

  Teraeuros in Motion Payment Systems | Henri Alakylä | Neuvottelija 11 (2020-03-28)

• Henri Blomster

  Tesla as a Winner Stock | Henri Blomster | Negotiator 219 (2023-11-06)

• Henri Sora

  OKR: objectives and key results | Henri Sora | Negotiator 58 (2021-01-17)

• Isak Rautio

  Tech Bros and Trump: What It Means for Europe | Isak Rautio, Leevi Leivo, Ali Omar (2025-01-31) · The Anxious Generation: Phones, TikTok and AI | Isak Rautio, Mikko Alasaarela (2025-01-03) · Phone anxiety | Isak Rautio, Mikko Alasaarela | Negotiator 258 (2024-07-01) · Are Jokes Still Allowed to Be Funny? | Tuomas Peltomäki, Isak Rautio (2022-05-27)

• Ivan Puopolo

  YLE Under Attack: The DEI Leaks Crisis at Finland's Public Broadcaster | Sanna Ukkola, Ivan Puopolo (2024-08-29) · Sanna Marin's Dark Clouds | Ivan Puopolo | Neuvottelija 150 (2022-08-26) · Equality and free speech | Ivan Puopolo | Negotiator 51 (2020-12-08)

• Jaakko Lindgren

  Digitalization and the Corona Leap – Jaakko Lindgren & Antti Toponen | Neuvottelija 12 (2020-04-03)

• Jan Ollila

  Negotiations Through a Lawyer's Eyes | Jan Ollila | Negotiator 84 (2021-06-10)

• Janne Juusela

  How Inheritance Tax Drives Wealth Out of Finland | Janne Juusela (2026-07-14)

• Jari Kuikanmäki

  Origins of the Coronavirus | Jari Kuikanmäki | Negotiator 398 (2026-08-03)

• Jari Lauriala

  M&A Growth After an IPO: Tamtron's Story | Mikko Keskinen, Jari Lauriala (2024-10-16)

• Jarkko Tontti

  BBC's Journalism Crisis and Mamdani's NYC Win | Jarkko Tontti, Matti H. Virtanen (2025-11-21)

• Joakim Vigelius

  Spain's Ceuta Migration Crisis and Border Security | Joakim Vigelius | Neuvottelija 399 (2026-08-06)

• Jocka Träskbäck

  Tampere's Big Urban Development Projects | Jocka Träskbäck (2026-06-07) · Fixing the YEL Pension 'Monster' | Liisa Hanén, Jocka Träskbäck (2025-05-29)

• Jonathan Andersin

  The Law of Funding Rounds and VCs | Jonathan Andersin | Negotiator 82 (2021-05-29)

• Joona Räsänen

  From Debt Consensus to a 'Blue-Red' Coalition? | Joona Räsänen, Ville Valkonen (2026-01-12)

• Jouko Jääskeläinen

  Vantaa's Billion-Euro Tram Gamble | Petri Roininen, Jouko Jääskeläinen (2025-11-14)

• Juhana Torkki

  Antiquity and Negotiating Power | Juhana Torkki | Neuvottelija 22 (2020-06-07)

• Juhana Vartiainen

  Neoclassical economics and its history | Juhana Vartiainen | Negotiator 46 (2020-11-15)

• Juhani Huopainen

  The Euro | Juhani Huopainen | Negotiator 72 (2021-04-11)

• Juhani Mykkänen

  The End of Human Labor | Juhani Mykkänen | Neuvottelija 374 (2026-03-02)

• Juho Lipsanen

  Operation: On the Way to a Billion | Juho Lipsanen | Negotiator 78 (2021-05-12)

• Juho Ranta

  White hats and the Vastaamo extortion | Juho Ranta | Negotiator 42 (2020-10-26)

• Juho Romakkaniemi

  Finland's Best Time in 30 Years to Buy a Home? | Juho Romakkaniemi (2026-05-22)

• Juho Toivola

  Work Psychology in Recruitment – Juho Toivola | Neuvottelija 8 (2020-03-11)

• Jussi Ahokas

  Wahlroos vs. Rehn: The Monetary Policy Clash | Jussi Ahokas, Antti Ronkainen (2022-09-11)

• Jussi Halla-aho

  A Finnish President | Jussi Halla-aho | Neuvottelija 222 (2023-11-14)

• Jussi Liimatainen

  Digital Marketing and HubSpot | Jussi Liimatainen | Neuvottelija 17 (2020-04-29)

• Jyri Engeström

  Finns in Silicon Valley | Jyri Engeström | Negotiator 27 (2020-07-05)

• Kaija Katariina Erkkilä

  M&A: Ohmeda and Midaxo | Kaija Katariina Erkkilä | Negotiator 103 (2021-10-20)

• Kaisa Mäkelä

  Psychology and channel feedback | Kaisa Mäkelä | Negotiator 55 (2021-01-01)

• Kari Angeria

  Will Europe Become Jared Diamond's Easter Island? | Risto Linturi, Kari Angeria (2026-07-09)

• Kert Kenner

  Sales has something to say | Kert Kenner | Negotiator 345 (2025-08-08)

• Kim Väisänen

  The exit handbook and capital income | Kim Väisänen | Negotiator 48 (2020-11-25)

• Kimmo Eloranta

  Private Capital Funds | Kimmo Eloranta | Negotiator 80 (2021-05-21)

• Kirsi Larkiala

  Financial Sector Negotiations | Kirsi Larkiala (2020-02-04)

• Lasse Mikkonen

  Vibe Coding in Practice | Lasse Mikkonen, Harri Juntunen (2025-11-11)

• Lauri Holappa

  MMT, or Modern Monetary Theory | Lauri Holappa | Negotiator 45 (2020-11-10)

• Leevi Leivo

  Tech Bros and Trump: What It Means for Europe | Isak Rautio, Leevi Leivo, Ali Omar (2025-01-31) · Imagined Communities | Leevi Leivo | Negotiator 66 (2021-02-28)

• Liisa Hanén

  Fixing the YEL Pension 'Monster' | Liisa Hanén, Jocka Träskbäck (2025-05-29)

• Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen

  Yesterday's Personality Disorder Is Today's Normal | Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen (2026-06-12)

• Manolis Huuki

  How the US federation was built | Manolis Huuki | Negotiator 40 (2020-10-17)

• Marko Kyyrönen

  Learning and EdTech as an investment | Marko Kyyrönen | Negotiator 47 (2020-11-18)

• Markus Hav

  AI Coding at the Highest Level | Markus Hav (2026-02-09)

• Markus Hollmen

  Finland Doesn't Operate in a Market Economy | Markus Hollmen (2026-02-01) · Capital Is Abandoning Finland | Markus Hollmen, Mauri Kotamäki (2025-12-16)

• Martin Paasi

  What Investors Shouldn't Forget Right Now | Martin Paasi (2026-06-05) · A Newborn Millionaire for €65 a Month | Martin Paasi (2026-04-02) · The Truth About 'Nojailugate': A Year in Parliament | Martin Paasi (2026-01-23) · Rahapodi's Portfolio Theory – Martin Paasi | Neuvottelija 5 (2020-02-14)

• Martin Wichmann

  Crypto's Rise to a 1% Portfolio Allocation | Martin Wichmann (2025-06-10) · Elon Musk's Bitcoins and DeFi | Martin Wichmann | Negotiator 64 (2021-02-16)

• Martti J. Kari

  Putin and Russia's Strategic Culture | Martti J. Kari (2022-03-19)

• Matias Mäenpää

  EXIT 2 and Finnish entrepreneurship | Matias Mäenpää | Negotiator 49 (2020-11-29)

• Matti H. Virtanen

  BBC's Journalism Crisis and Mamdani's NYC Win | Jarkko Tontti, Matti H. Virtanen (2025-11-21)

• Matti Virtanen

  The Extremes in Finland | Matti Virtanen | Negotiator 67 (2021-03-07)

• Mauri Kotamäki

  Finland Can't Even Keep Up With Greece Anymore | Mauri Kotamäki (2026-04-09) · Capital Is Abandoning Finland | Markus Hollmen, Mauri Kotamäki (2025-12-16) · Tax Elasticities and Discriminatory Unemployment Benefit | Mauri Kotamäki | Negotiator 61 (2021-02-01)

• Meri Löyttyniemi

  KY, Aalto and the EU Green Taxonomy | Meri Löyttyniemi | Negotiator 79 (2021-05-16)

• Mika D. Rubanovitsch

  Don't Be a Boss & the Dialogue Plan – Mika D. Rubanovitsch | Neuvottelija 13 (2020-04-08)

• Mika Maliranta

  Growth, institutions and Acemoğlu | Mika Maliranta | Negotiator 29 (2020-08-03)

• Mika Pirneskoski

  Lamor's Global Megaprojects | Mika Pirneskoski | Negotiator 74 (2021-04-25)

• Mikko Alasaarela

  AI Is Supercharging Productivity | Mikko Alasaarela (2025-08-19) · AI Smarter Than Humans Within Two Years? | Mikko Alasaarela (2025-02-20) · The Anxious Generation: Phones, TikTok and AI | Isak Rautio, Mikko Alasaarela (2025-01-03) · Phone anxiety | Isak Rautio, Mikko Alasaarela | Negotiator 258 (2024-07-01)

• Mikko Järvinen

  Negotiating ETA Acquisition | Gautam Basu, Mikko Järvinen (2020-04-13)

• Mikko Keskinen

  M&A Growth After an IPO: Tamtron's Story | Mikko Keskinen, Jari Lauriala (2024-10-16)

• Mikko Särelä

  Helsinki After Corona | Mikko Särelä | Neuvottelija 10 (2020-03-24)

• Mårten Mickos

  Boosting Finland's Image Abroad Through Humane Leadership | Mårten Mickos (2026-01-25) · Silicon Valley Time vs. Slow Finland | Mårten Mickos (2025-12-23) · Silicon Valley's Growth Formula | Mårten Mickos (2025-11-26)

• Nora Huovila

  Video content in e-commerce | Nora Huovila | Negotiator 37 (2020-09-18)

• Otto Juote

  STEA Cuts Expose Finland's 'Veikkauskratia' | Otto Juote, Tere Sammallahti (2026-07-03)

• Pekka Toveri

  Trump on the Ukraine War: A Finnish General's Assessment | Pekka Toveri (2025-03-02) · Ukraine's Tanks and Finnish Security Policy | Pekka Toveri | Neuvottelija 181 (2023-03-13) · Russia in Ukraine and Victory Day | Pekka Toveri | Neuvottelija 133 (2022-04-19) · Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Tanks, Failures and Putin | Pekka Toveri (2022-03-12)

• Pekka Virkki

  Communists Among Us: Finland's Soviet Ties | Pekka Virkki (2026-05-27)

• Peter Fredman

  Building Consumer Brands: Lessons From FMCG | Peter Fredman (2026-01-06)

• Petri Kajander

  Is AI Just a Bubble? Inference Economics and Local Models | Petri Kajander (2026-07-01) · Talking Freedom | Petri Kajander (2022-06-28)

• Petri Lehmuskoski

  Camel Investing at Gorilla Capital | Petri Lehmuskoski | Negotiator 179 (2023-03-07)

• Petri Roininen

  Vantaa's Billion-Euro Tram Gamble | Petri Roininen, Jouko Jääskeläinen (2025-11-14) · How to Spot a 'Wool-Sweater Economist' | Petri Roininen (2025-07-31) · Real Estate and Growth Company Negotiations | Petri Roininen (2020-01-22)

• Rami Kurimo

  When Moderation Has No Dashboard: CSAM, Platform Power and Finland's Podcast Shift | Rami Kurimo (2026-07-30) · Corporate video and podcast strategy | Rami Kurimo | Negotiator 28 (2020-07-29) · Ownership and How a Millionaire Negotiates – Rami Kurimo & Tero Luoma | Neuvottelija 4 (2020-02-09)

• Risto Linturi

  Will Europe Become Jared Diamond's Easter Island? | Risto Linturi, Kari Angeria (2026-07-09)

• Roni Arvonen

  When a Tweet Becomes a Crime: Roni Arvonen's Story (2026-05-26)

• Sami Kuusela

  Business Socialism | Sami Kuusela | Negotiator 70 (2021-03-27)

• Sanjeev Kumar

  Life after RBS and pinBox Solutions | Sanjeev Kumar | Negotiator 36 (2020-09-09)

• Sanna Ukkola

  YLE Under Attack: The DEI Leaks Crisis at Finland's Public Broadcaster | Sanna Ukkola, Ivan Puopolo (2024-08-29)

• Sari Essayah

  The EU's opposition | Sari Essayah | Negotiator 50 (2020-12-03)

• Sauli Vilén

  Democratising Equity Research | Sauli Vilén | Negotiator 60 (2021-01-27)

• Simo J. Lahtinen

  America in Turmoil Under Trump | Simo J. Lahtinen (2025-10-14)

• Sinnu Savola

  Personality Profiling Does Not Work | Sinnu Savola | Negotiator 81 (2021-05-25)

• Stefan Törnqvist

  The Bubble Economy and Finland in a Federation | Stefan Törnqvist | Negotiator 83 (2021-06-04)

• Tarja Wist

  Share Redemption Law: Finland's Supreme Court Rulings | Tarja Wist (2025-12-02)

• Tere Sammallahti

  STEA Cuts Expose Finland's 'Veikkauskratia' | Otto Juote, Tere Sammallahti (2026-07-03) · The Left Doesn't Understand Wealth Creation | Tere Sammallahti (2026-04-07) · Taxation, the Laffer curve and Libera | Tere Sammallahti | Negotiator 32 (2020-08-20)

• Tero Luoma

  Ownership and How a Millionaire Negotiates – Rami Kurimo & Tero Luoma | Neuvottelija 4 (2020-02-09)

• Tero Nummenpää

  The Exit Process and M&A | Tero Nummenpää | Neuvottelija 26 (2020-06-28)

• Tero Tuomisto

  The Bar Association's Bond Day | Tero Tuomisto and Sami Miettinen | Negotiator 65 (2021-02-23)

• Timo Argillander

  The value of media content, IPR and Disney | Timo Argillander | Negotiator 41 (2020-10-21)

• Timo Savolainen

  The Extreme AI Future | Ville Tolvanen, Timo Savolainen (2026-02-15) · Is AI in a Bubble? | Ville Tolvanen, Timo Savolainen (2025-12-08)

• Timo-Pekka Leinonen

  How Finland Exports English Lessons to America | Timo-Pekka Leinonen (2026-05-25)

• Translink Corporate Finance

  Pro Farm Technologies Acquisition by Marrone Bio Innovations | Translink (2020-01-11) · SaaS European Expansion: Lyyti | Translink Corporate Finance (2019-12-27)

• Tuomas Malinen

  Vote Down the EU Package in Parliament | Tuomas Malinen | Negotiator 77 (2021-05-08) · Dark Scaremongering, the Euro and the Government's Bogeymen | Tuomas Malinen | Negotiator 62 (2021-02-05) · The Great Reset | Tuomas Malinen | Negotiator 54 (2020-12-23) · The second wave and a global dystopia | Tuomas Malinen | Negotiator 43 (2020-10-29) · V-curves and Taistoism | Tuomas Malinen | Negotiator 38 (2020-10-01) · The stealth federalization of the EU | Tuomas Malinen | Negotiator 31 (2020-08-12) · The EU recovery fund and fiscal transfers | Tuomas Malinen | Negotiator 30 (2020-08-06) · The Markka and the Coming Federation | Tuomas Malinen | Neuvottelija 25 (2020-06-19) · Charts on the Facts: Markka or Federation | Tuomas Malinen | Neuvottelija 24 (2020-06-18) · Corona Black Swan 2 | Tuomas Malinen | Neuvottelija 18 (2020-05-06) · Corona and the Black Swan – Tuomas Malinen | Neuvottelija 9 (2020-03-13)

• Tuomas Peltomäki

  Are Jokes Still Allowed to Be Funny? | Tuomas Peltomäki, Isak Rautio (2022-05-27)

• Veli-Matti Kurkela

  Build 30m² Without Red-Tape Finland | Veli-Matti Kurkela (2026-01-28) · Building a Cabin Without the Pain | Veli-Matti Kurkela (2026-01-27)

• Vesa Kanniainen

  What Can't You Say? Monetary Policy's Hidden Failures | Vesa Kanniainen (2026-02-04) · Security policy, the euro and NATO | Vesa Kanniainen | Negotiator 33 (2020-08-24)

• Ville Tolvanen

  The Extreme AI Future | Ville Tolvanen, Timo Savolainen (2026-02-15) · Is AI in a Bubble? | Ville Tolvanen, Timo Savolainen (2025-12-08) · Champagne for Milei's Argentina Turnaround | Tolvanen, Ahola (2025-11-04) · Ownership in Finland ROAST | Sami Miettinen | Negotiator 63 (2021-02-11) · The Board as a Service | Ville Tolvanen | Negotiator 59 (2021-01-22)

• Ville Valkonen

  From Debt Consensus to a 'Blue-Red' Coalition? | Joona Räsänen, Ville Valkonen (2026-01-12) · Threats and Opportunities in the Rental Market | Ville Valkonen | Negotiator 75 (2021-04-28)

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