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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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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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