Investment and Bioeconomy Advisory

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: sepul.barua@induforgroup.com

Dr Sepul Kanti Barua has 15 years of professional experience in consulting, international development and research in climate change, environment, including forests and other natural resources, energy, agriculture and agro-commodities, trade and process industries. He holds Doctor of Science degree in Forest and Climate Change Economics from the University of Helsinki 2012 and was visiting doctoral scholar of environmental economics at Yale University, USA, in 2011. He has worked across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. His work covers sustainability, climate change solutions such as carbon capture in forests, renewable energy, REDD+ for private companies and investors investment planning, green economy, and economic modelling, especially in the forest and environment sectors. He has an in-depth understanding of the broader global sustainability, climate and development agenda. Dr Barua has authored over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, scientific monographs and technical/scientific reports, working papers, and numerous project reports.

He is fluent in English, Bengali, Chittagonian and has fair proficiency in Finnish.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: anni.blasten@induforgroup.com

Anni Blåsten, Senior Consultant, holds a Master’s degree in forest products’ marketing (MSc For) from the University of Helsinki (1990) and Specialist Qualification in Management from the Institute of Marketing (2015).

Anni has 30 years of professional experience in the forest sector, wood products industry, EU forest-related policies, institutional development, as well as tendering and implementation of technical assistance projects. She is responsible for Indufor’s general marketing and the preparation of public sector tenders. She is a communications expert, producing material for Indufor's website, social media and Newsletters. She is fluent in Finnish, English and French.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: anna-kaisa.kahkola@induforgroup.com

Ms Kähkölä holds a Master's degree in Forest Ecology from the University of Helsinki (2010). She specializes in tropical silviculture, plantation forestry, climate change, and forest carbon. She has worked for several years in East Africa on topics related to forest value chains, forest management practices, sustainable management of natural forests, forest policy, climate resilience, agroforestry, forest-related advocacy, and reforestation campaigns, as well as general project cycle management and evaluations. She enjoys working at the interface between the development industry and the private sector and has facilitated mutually beneficial relationships between communities and enterprises. Her native language is Finnish, and she is fluent in English with competent skills in Swedish and Kiswahili.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: janne.loytomaki@induforgroup.com

Janne Löytömäki, Senior Consultant - Wood Products, holds a master’s degree in wood technology (M.S. Tech.) from the Helsinki University of Technology (1992).

Mr Löytömäki is specialized in wood technology, sawmilling and wood-based panels industry, operational, financial and economic analyses, and valuations. His tasks in investment and other industrial studies have included process planning, financial analyses, operational and technological assessments, implementation planning; development of cost accounting, monitoring and reporting systems; carrying out forest asset appraisals, and participating in due diligence teams.

Löytömäki is fluent in Finnish and English.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: anup.mishra@induforgroup.com

Mr Mishra holds a master’s degree in Forest Science and Business (MSc For, 2019) and bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Engineering (2015) and Chemistry (2009). He has focused on forest resource management, renewable energy, natural sciences, carbon sequestration and nitrogen mineralization. Previously he has worked with Silvere as Forest Inventory Quality Assurance and projects with UNECE/FAO dealing with forest wood products and marketing, statistical analysis and field measurements. Anup is fluent in English, Nepali and Hindi with intermediate skills in Finnish.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: petteri.nuolivirta@induforgroup.com

Mr Nuolivirta has over 25 years of experience in feedstock sourcing for biorefineries, forest industry and bioenergy facilities. In addition to strategic and operational issues in feedstock sourcing, he has extensive knowledge in sustainable biomass supply, forest asset management and biofuel regulation.

Petteri has worked for almost 20 years for Indufor Group in the field of forest industry consulting, managing various international projects and being an adviser for several international companies and organisations in their strategic decisions regarding feedstock sourcing, forest asset management, sustainability issues, business strategies, end-product markets, investment feasibility and mergers and acquisitions.

Petteri also has extensive knowledge of biorefining and the biochemical sector. He has worked for 7 seven years for Neste, the World’s leading renewable fuel producer; first two years as a project manager for different biorefinery projects, and the last five years as a Technology Manager for Neste, Innovation’s Lignocellulosic platform, acting as a feedstock lead for spearheading lignocellulosic fuel projects in North America & Europe and the leading sustainability and regulation expert considering forest & forest industry based feedstocks & fuels.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: jaakko.rantanen@induforgroup.com

Mr Rantanen holds a master’s degree in forest economics (MSc For) from the University of Helsinki (1999). He has extensive experience in the international wood industry and trade with a strong background in forestry and wood procurement operations. He has worked in demanding sales roles in the timber industry, including softwood lumber, further processed wood and plywood products, and thermally modified wood products, throughout his career of over 15 years. He has extensive international knowledge of primary and secondary wood products in global wood products markets. During his consulting career, he has worked in various international feasibility and market studies and analyses, as well as business development projects related to the wood products industry.

Location: Finland

Position: Experts

Email: sergei.senko@induforgroup.com

Dr Senko holds a PhD in Agriculture and Forestry (2021) with Forest Science as the major subject and a master’s degree in European Forestry (2014) from the University of Eastern Finland. His background spans more than ten years of experience promoting sustainable and intensive forest management initiatives in Finland and Russia while building relationships with various stakeholders through his consulting and research work. Sergei has completed his PhD dissertation on the topic “Nordic forest solutions as an opportunity to reform the forestry sector in Russia”. At Indufor, Sergei is in charge of forestry and wood supply consulting. His key expertise includes wood sourcing, timber markets, and forest resource assessment and management issues. Sergei has also a sound knowledge of wood product industries, climate solutions, renewable energy and other biomaterials. Sergei has been involved in several clients and research projects in Russia, Europe and Asia, acting also as a project manager. His native language is Russian, and he is fluent in English