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6 unusual facts about Juuso Walden


Juuso Walden

Walden immediately began a major expansion of the new United Paper Mills (now UPM) because he expected strong growth in the global paper demand.

Due to his activities, the paper mill towns of UPM such as Jämsänkoski, Kaipola and Valkeakoski became models for Finnish industry.

The central argument of this study is that Rudolf and Juuso Walden created a paternalist hold on the Valkeakoski industrial community, even if other industrial plants had already abandoned this idea.

Since his early years, Juuso Walden worked at the mills of United Paper Mills founded by his father, general Rudolf Walden.

Juuso Walden (1907 - 1972) was a Finnish industrial leader and entrepreneur, long term CEO of Yhtyneet Paperitehtaat the predecessor of United Paper Mills.

United Paper Mills solution in this problem was to increase the satisfaction of the employees and give fatherly guidance to them.



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