Executive Search Firms in Finland

C-level, Board, Senior Management, VP/Director, FMCG/Retail, Tech/SaaS

Airola Luokkamaki is a leading Finnish executive search firm founded by two of Finland's most experienced search consultants. They specialize in building high-quality leadership teams through senior-level management and board recruitment.

C-level, Board, VP/Director, Interim, Life Sciences, Industrial, Financial Services, Energy

Albright Partners is a Copenhagen-headquartered executive search and leadership consulting firm with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, and Helsinki. They focus on Life Sciences, industrial, financial services, and energy sectors.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Industrial, Financial Services, PE-backed, Family-owned

Alexander Hughes is an independent European-headquartered executive search firm with Nordic offices in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, and Oslo. Founded in 1957, they operate 59 offices in 51 countries with the Nordic region led from Copenhagen.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Industrial, Tech/SaaS, Financial Services, Life Sciences

Amrop is a global executive search and leadership advisory partnership with strong Nordic roots. They operate six offices across the region in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Oslo, and Helsinki.

C-level, Board, VP/Director, Senior Management, Digital, Growth companies

Avant Advisors is a Helsinki-based executive search and leadership advisory firm founded in 2021, with a strong emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and eliminating unconscious bias. AESC member using innovative digital methods.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Interim, Industrial, Financial Services, Tech/SaaS, PE-backed

Boyden is a global executive search and leadership consulting firm with Nordic offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Helsinki, Oslo, and Sweden. They have had Nordic presence since 1986.

C-level, Board, PE-backed, Growth companies

Chief Executive Search is a Helsinki-based firm focused on CEO, board, and C-suite assignments above EUR 100,000 annual compensation, with over 800 completed assignments since 2011. Part of Global Executive Search.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Industrial, Financial Services, Energy, Tech/SaaS

Egon Zehnder is one of the world's largest executive search and leadership advisory firms, with Nordic offices in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Helsinki. Founded in 1964, they cover all sectors across the Nordic economies.

C-level, Senior Management

Executives Finland is a Finnish executive search and headhunting firm offering modern, innovative approaches to recruitment with an emphasis on candidate management.

C-level, Board, VP/Director, Senior Management

Fairchild is a Helsinki-based AESC-accredited executive search firm operating since 1999. They have a cross-ownership partnership with Novare Executive Search to form a leading Nordic player in executive recruitment.

Senior Management, VP/Director, FMCG/Retail

Harry Barsk Recruitment is a specialist headhunting firm focused exclusively on FMCG companies with strong B2C brands across all four Nordic countries. Core expertise in commercial leadership functions within the consumer goods sector.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Financial Services, Tech/SaaS, Industrial, PE-backed, Digital

Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search and leadership consulting firm with Nordic offices in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. Their Norway entity was discontinued; Norwegian clients are served from Copenhagen.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Industrial, Financial Services, Tech/SaaS

Horton International is a global executive search firm conducting over 250 senior-level recruitments per year across the Nordic countries. Offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Kolding.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Interim, VP/Director

InterSearch Oy has operated in Finland since 1989 with offices in Helsinki and Turku, as the Finnish partner of InterSearch Worldwide with 90+ offices in 50+ countries. They completed 535 interim executive searches in 2024.

C-level, Senior Management, IT, HR, Finance

ISPA Finland (Suorahakutoimisto) is a Finnish executive search firm specializing in direct search for C-level, IT, HR, finance, and sales leadership roles. Part of the International Search Partners Association (ISPA) network with over 900 completed recruitment processes.

C-level, Board, VP/Director, Senior Management, PE-backed, Family-owned

JFP, founded in 1979 in Helsinki, is one of Finland's most established executive search firms performing approximately 70 searches per year. Wholly Finnish-owned and operates internationally through IIC Partners.

C-level, Board, Senior Management

JP Cornerstone is a pan-Nordic executive search firm established in 2001 with offices in Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo, and Copenhagen. Member of Cornerstone International Group with over 50 years of combined board and executive recruitment experience.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, VP/Director

Keller Executive Search International is a global retained executive search firm with Nordic operations in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. They offer board services, CEO succession planning, and executive assessment across 71+ countries.

C-level, Senior Management, VP/Director, Financial Services, Tech/SaaS, Industrial

Michael Page, part of London-listed PageGroup, has over 15 years in the Swedish market and recently expanded cross-Nordic. A global leader in professional recruitment spanning 36 countries with its Page Executive brand for C-suite searches.

C-level, Board, VP/Director, Senior Management

Momentous, founded in 2011 in Helsinki, specializes in executive search, leadership assessments, and coaching. Part of Barona and a partner in Friisberg & Partners International with 27 European offices.

C-level, Board, Senior Management

MPS is Finland's leading executive search firm, part of MPS Enterprises with 130 experts across seven Finnish cities plus offices in Sweden and the Baltics. Member of Panorama, a global community of leadership experts.

C-level, Interim, Senior Management, VP/Director

Nordic Interim, founded in 2004, is the largest executive interim management company in the Nordics, now part of Valtus Group. They provide C-level interim managers across all industries with Polaris Private Equity as majority investor.

C-level, VP/Director, Senior Management, Tech/SaaS, Growth companies, Startups

Nordic Leaders is a Helsinki-based executive search firm focused on high-end placements for growth and technology companies. Their team brings backgrounds from Heidrick & Struggles, Egon Zehnder, and BCG.

C-level, Board, VP/Director, Senior Management, Tech/SaaS, Industrial, Consumer, Private Equity

Nordic Minds is an international boutique executive search firm with teams in Nordics and Germany, specializing in Private Equity and Family controlled groups in the Technology, IT, industrial and consumer sectors at European scale. Nordic Minds has an excellent reputation in C-level searches as well as non executive board searches.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, VP/Director, Interim, Industrial, Financial Services, Public Sector, Life Sciences

Odgers Berndtson is the second-largest executive search firm in Europe with Nordic offices in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Helsinki. They cover executive search, interim management, and leadership assessment across all sectors.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Industrial, Financial Services, Life Sciences, PE-backed

Pedersen & Partners is a global executive search firm with 56 wholly-owned offices in 50 countries. Recently expanded into the Nordic market with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, and Helsinki.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Financial Services, Tech/SaaS, Industrial, PE-backed, Energy

Russell Reynolds Associates is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with offices in all four Nordic countries: Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. They employ approximately 78 staff across the Nordic region.

C-level, Senior Management

Scoutria is a Finnish headhunting and executive search firm specializing in high-quality candidate mapping for management and expert-level recruitment.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, VP/Director, Industrial, Financial Services, Tech/SaaS

Signium is a global executive search and leadership advisory partnership with over 70 years of history. Nordic offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Helsinki.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Industrial, Tech/SaaS, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Energy

Stanton Chase is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with offices in all four Nordic capitals: Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Helsinki. They conduct searches in English and all Scandinavian languages.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, VP/Director, Interim

Taplow has operated in Denmark since 1991 and maintains a Finland office with over 1,200 successful search assignments in Finland. Part of the global Taplow Group with 150+ consultants worldwide.

C-level, Board, Senior Management, Industrial, FMCG/Retail, Financial Services

Transearch International is a global retained executive search organization with Nordic offices in Sweden, Oslo, and Helsinki. They have had Swedish presence since 1982 with regular cross-country Nordic collaboration.