Company
A responsible catering specialist
Leijona Catering Oy is a Finnish catering company established in 2012. Our biggest client is the Finnish Defence Forces, and we provide all their catering services. Another important client of us is the Criminal Sanctions Agency, with whom we signed a partnership contract in 2018.
Leijona kitchens prepare food with long-standing traditions. Catering services for the newly independent Finland were launched first already in February of 1918. All that operational reliability tested over decades, as well as the unique catering know-how, now lives on in Leijona Catering.
Our kitchens combine iron-clad experience with constant innovation. We prepare tasty and healthy meals on-site from carefully selected, clean ingredients. We cherish the unique aspects our history and companionship with the Armed Forces have created.
Taking responsibility into account is a pivotal policy for us. We know our responsibilities as catering specialists promoting customer well-being and as a work community. We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our processes throughout the food chain.
Key flag
Leijona Catering was awarded the Key Flag symbol in September 2020. It is a statement about the Finnishness of our service.
The Key Flag symbol says that we are a 100 % Finnish company that produces its services and employs people in Finland.
”We are immensely proud to be able to do responsible and meaningful work in Finland, and we wish to give full recognition to our expert staff engaged in Finnish work”, says HR manager Heidi Kolehmainen.
The criteria for granting the Key Flag symbol include the domestic content of the service as well as all the Finnish costs incurred in the production of the service. The Key Flag is awarded by the Key Flag Symbol Committee of the Association for Finnish Work, which strives to increase the appreciation of Finnish work and promote its success.
The Organization
Executive management
Nina Mähönen, Chief Executive Officer
Petra Granqvist, Chief Operating Officer
Terhi Siimes, Development Director
Antero Elonen, Chief Financial Officer
Anu Takanen, Human Resources Director
Sami Karling, Procurement Director
Board of Directors
Anne Ilola, Chairman of the Board
Timo Rotonen, Lieutenant General
Anu Ora, Chief Executive Officer
Sanna Poutiainen, Director of Corporate Steering Unit
Mia Rainio, Chief Specialist
Ville Ranta, Financial Director
