Suorahakuyritykset ja headhunterit Helsingissä

Helsinki on Suomen suorahakumarkkinan keskus: olemme tunnistaneet 25 executive search -yritystä, joilla on toimisto pääkaupunkiseudulla. Kansainväliset toimijat kuten Korn Ferry, Boyden ja Stanton Chase toimivat rinnan kotimaisten yritysten kuten JFP:n, Fairchildin ja Momentousin kanssa. Suurin osa Suomen toimitusjohtaja-, talousjohtaja- ja hallitusrekrytoinneista tehdään näiden yritysten kautta — ei julkisten työpaikkailmoitusten. Nordic Executive List seuraa 3 näistä yrityksistä päivittäin.

Ares PartnersNEL seuraa

C-level, Senior Management, VP/Director

Ares Partners is a Finnish executive search firm based in Helsinki, specializing in senior management and executive-level recruitment. They serve clients across multiple industries with a focus on finding the right leadership talent.

Korn FerryNEL seuraa

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

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting and executive search firm with Nordic offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Helsinki. One of the world's largest search firms by revenue, covering C-level, board, and VP-level mandates across all sectors.

Winona GroupNEL seuraa

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

Winona, founded in 2019 by Akind, specializes in executive search and interim management with offices in Stockholm, Helsinki, and Munich. Part of the Akind group which includes Academic Work and Brights.

Muut yritykset

Nämä yritykset toimivat suorahaussa, mutta julkaisevat harvoin avoimia tehtäviä verkkosivuillaan — tai käyttävät alustoja, joita emme vielä pysty skannaamaan automaattisesti. Listaamme ne antaaksemme kattavan kuvan markkinasta.

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, 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.

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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.

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Helsingin suorahakumarkkina

Helsinki keskittää valtaosan Suomen ylimmän johdon rekrytoinneista. Suuryritysten pääkonttorit — KONE, Wärtsilä, Neste, Fortum, Nokia ja Sampo — sekä kasvava teknologia- ja pelialan ekosysteemi luovat jatkuvaa kysyntää kokeneille johtajille. Pääkaupunkiseudulla toimivat sekä globaalit suorahakuketjut että vakiintuneet kotimaiset yritykset, joista vanhimmat ovat toimineet 1970-luvulta lähtien. Myös interim-johtaminen kasvaa nopeasti erityisesti yritysjärjestelyjen ja muutosvaiheiden yhteydessä.

Mitkä ovat suurimmat suorahakuyritykset Helsingissä?

Kansainvälisistä toimijoista Helsingissä toimivat muun muassa Korn Ferry, Egon Zehnder, Russell Reynolds, Heidrick & Struggles, Boyden, Stanton Chase, Amrop ja Odgers Berndtson. Kotimaisia vakiintuneita yrityksiä ovat esimerkiksi JFP Executive Search (perustettu 1979), Fairchild (1999), Momentous, Chief Executive Search ja InterSearch Oy, jolla on toimistot Helsingissä ja Turussa. Uudempia, kasvu- ja teknologiayrityksiin erikoistuneita toimijoita ovat muun muassa Nordic Leaders ja Avant Advisors.

Millaisia johtajatehtäviä Helsingissä rekrytoidaan?

Helsingissä rekrytoidaan eniten toimitusjohtajia, talousjohtajia, operatiivisia johtajia ja hallituksen jäseniä. Teknologia-ala (SaaS, peliala, Nokia-ekosysteemi), finanssiala (Sampo, OP, Nordea Suomi), energia (Neste, Fortum) ja teollisuus (KONE, Wärtsilä, Metso) ovat suurimmat työllistäjät. Monet Helsingissä täytettävät johtajatehtävät kattavat koko Suomen tai Pohjoismaat, ja niissä edellytetään usein kansainvälistä kokemusta sekä sujuvaa englantia.

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