The FLT Podcast
We are on a mission to explore and deeply understand Finnish leadership. We will sit down with Finnish leaders and experts to discuss the various aspects of Finnish leadership. Mark, Anneli and Alexei use their decades of academic and corporate experience to help our guests work through their philosophies and experiences with the goal of refining what it means to be a Finnish leader.
Episodes

Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
This month Finnish Leadership is Getting Inside the Head of a Hiring Manager
This episode we sit down with international leader and podcaster and personal brand expert Michaela Kettner. We ask the questions: does the best idea win? Who gets promoted? What’s the manager on the other side of the hiring desk thinking? And why do so many of us, play “the numbers game” when choosing a career? With an international perspective and outside in look at Finland, Michaela’s answers may be surprising.
We learn from Michaela's experiences of moving from Germany to Finland during Covid compare leadership styles and practices and give advice for those looking to succeed with Finnish leaders.
https://www.michaela-kettner.coach/
Support the show...
FLT LinkedIn: (1) Finnish Leadership Team – FLT podcast: Overview | LinkedIn (1) Finnish
FLT Website: https://the-flt.com/
FLT Support the show: https://the-flt.com/support-the-show/
Mark’s LinkedIn: (1) Mark Hayton | LinkedIn
Anneli’s LinkedIn: (2) Anneli Karlstedt (she/her) | LinkedIn
Alexei’s LinkedIn: (2) Alexei Koveshnikov | LinkedIn
Bella’s LinkedIn: (1) Bella Kayumova | LinkedIn
Kelly’s LinkedIn: (2) Kelly Keodara | LinkedIn
A big thanks to...
Bloom Finland: Bloom ry (bloomtogether.fi)
Digital Fireworks: Home - Digital Fireworks
Populum: Your People & Culture Experience platform – Populum
Helsinki Think Company: https://www.thinkcompany.fi/
Our channels
FLT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT
FLT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6
FLT Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372
Podcast 24: https://podcast24.fi/podcastit/the-flt-podcast
PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/

Thursday Feb 06, 2025
Thursday Feb 06, 2025
This month Finnish Leadership is Investing in its Network.
In this episode we sit down with international executive Reggie Rusan. We discuss integrating as a leader, building and leveraging a personal brand, the realities of integration in Finland, changing careers, the tribal nature of networks in Finland, bias, authenticity, sharpening skates, sparring with your team, healthy conflict and much, much more.
A big thanks to...
Bloom Finland: Bloom ry (bloomtogether.fi)
Digital Fireworks: Home - Digital Fireworks
Populum: Your People & Culture Experience platform – Populum
Helsinki Think Company: https://www.thinkcompany.fi/
Support the show...
FLT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT
FLT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6
FLT Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372
Podcast 24: https://podcast24.fi/podcastit/the-flt-podcast
PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
FLT LinkedIn: (1) Finnish Leadership Team – FLT podcast: Overview | LinkedIn (1) Finnish
FLT Website: https://the-flt.com/
FLT Support the show: https://the-flt.com/support-the-show/
The team...
Mark’s: (1) Mark Hayton | LinkedIn, Anneli’s LinkedIn: (2) Anneli Karlstedt (she/her) | LinkedIn, Alexei’s LinkedIn: (2) Alexei Koveshnikov | LinkedIn, Bella’s LinkedIn: (1) Bella Kayumova | LinkedIn, Kelly’s LinkedIn: (2) Kelly Keodara | LinkedIn

Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
No special guests this week, just a massive thanks to 2024 for Anneli, Alexei, Kelly, Bella and Mark. The team also discusses it's mixed plans for the festive period and looks forward to another year of inspired leadership in 2025.
Notes:
i) In this episode the team references, some episodes that are yet to be released, stay tuned in particular for Reggie Rusan's views on the view of Finnish leadership from an international leader's perspective.
ii) Alexei references a "CHAIN" environment, this acronym is used for the modern geo-political climate which has been dubbed by some academics as defined by Corruption, Hypocrisy, Arrogance, Incompetence and Nepotism.
We don't take subscriptions, so you can support the show here:
Donate:
Support the show – The FLT (the-flt.com)
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Work with us – The FLT (the-flt.com)
Or reach out to us here:
contact@the-flt.com
As always with thanks to:
Bloom Finland: Bloom ry (bloomtogether.fi)
Digital Fireworks: Home - Digital Fireworks
Populum: Your People & Culture Experience platform – Populum
Helsinki Think Company: https://www.thinkcompany.fi/

Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
In our session with Peter Nyman we broke down leadership covering the topics of leadership presence, communication and the perception of Finnish leaders both locally and internationally.
This episode we sit down with renowned media figure, entrepreneur, author and communications expert Peter Nyman. We discuss the role of communication in leadership, authenticity, charisma, Finnish leaders’ international appeal, the engineering mindset, running in speedos, the “duckpond” of the swedish-finnish community and much, much more.
https://www.peternyman.fi/
Our channels
FLT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT
FLT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6
FLT Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372
Podcast 24: https://podcast24.fi/podcastit/the-flt-podcast
PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
Key Links
FLT LinkedIn: (1) Finnish Leadership Team – FLT podcast: Overview | LinkedIn (1) Finnish
FLT Website: https://the-flt.com/
FLT Support the show: https://the-flt.com/support-the-show/
Sponsors / Collaborators
Bloom Finland: Bloom ry (bloomtogether.fi)
Digital Fireworks video production: Home - Digital Fireworks
Populum: Your People & Culture Experience platform – Populum
Helsinki Think Company: https://www.thinkcompany.fi/

Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
In our session with Peter Nyman we broke down leadership covering the topics of leadership presence, communication and the perception of Finnish leaders both locally and internationally.
This episode we sit down with renowned media figure, entrepreneur, author and communications expert Peter Nyman. We discuss the role of communication in leadership, authenticity, charisma, Finnish leaders’ international appeal, the engineering mindset, running in speedos, the “duckpond” of the swedish-finnish community and much, much more.
https://www.peternyman.fi/
Our channels
FLT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT
FLT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6
FLT Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372
Podcast 24: https://podcast24.fi/podcastit/the-flt-podcast
PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
Key Links
FLT LinkedIn: (1) Finnish Leadership Team – FLT podcast: Overview | LinkedIn (1) Finnish
FLT Website: https://the-flt.com/
FLT Support the show: https://the-flt.com/support-the-show/
Sponsors / Collaborators
Bloom Finland: Bloom ry (bloomtogether.fi)
Digital Fireworks video production: Home - Digital Fireworks
Populum: Your People & Culture Experience platform – Populum

Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
This week Finnish leadership is... ... ... coaching elite performance. We discuss with Finland and Sparta Prague coach Tim Sparv about the lessons he took from competing at the elite level in football, about the role of a captain, the differences between playing and coaching, the role of empathy in sports, the sacrifices of high performance and the unique traits Finns bring to leadership, competitive roles, taking a stance on social issues and much, much more.
You can follow Tim's inspiring journey on twitter and instagram: https://x.com/timsparv?lang=en, https://www.instagram.com/timsparv/?hl=en
Like the show? the support us here: https://the-flt.com/support-the-show/
or contact us: contact@the-flt.com,
or got an idea? let's collaborate: https://the-flt.com/services/
Follow us here:
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT Spotify Channel: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6 Apple Pod Channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372 PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
With thanks to: https://www.bloomtogether.fi/ bridging nationals and locals together to make better business.
and if you're looking to engage your team and boost their performance, then reach out to https://populum.io/ to book a demo, mention the FLT to earn discounts.

Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
This week Finnish leadership is... ... ... coaching elite performance. We discuss with Finland and Sparta Prague coach Tim Sparv about the lessons he took from competing at the elite level in football, about the role of a captain, the differences between playing and coaching, the role of empathy in sports, the sacrifices of high performance and the unique traits Finns bring to leadership, competitive roles, taking a stance on social issues and much, much more.
You can follow Tim's inspiring journey on twitter and instagram: https://x.com/timsparv?lang=en, https://www.instagram.com/timsparv/?hl=en
Like the show? the support us here: https://the-flt.com/support-the-show/
or contact us: contact@the-flt.com,
or got an idea? let's collaborate: https://the-flt.com/services/
Follow us here:
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT Spotify Channel: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6 Apple Pod Channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372 PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
With thanks to: https://www.bloomtogether.fi/ bridging nationals and locals together to make better business.
and if you're looking to engage your team and boost their performance, then reach out to https://populum.io/ to book a demo, mention the FLT to earn discounts.

Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
This week, Finnish Leadership is ... building teams.
We sit down with the CEO of Uskalla Team Performance, Janne Kilpeläinen to discuss what most of us get wrong about being a "team" at work. We wonder about the definitions of teams, our habits and how we can start to bring the best out of each other in a work environment.
You can learn more about Janne's important work here: https://uskalla.com/
Like the show? the support us here: https://the-flt.com/support-the-show/
or contact us: contact@the-flt.com,
or got an idea? let's collaborate: https://the-flt.com/services/
Follow us here:
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT Spotify Channel: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6 Apple Pod Channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372 PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
With thanks to: https://www.bloomtogether.fi/ bridging nationals and locals together to make better business.
and if you're looking to engage your team and boost their performance, then reach out to https://populum.io/ to book a demo, mention the FLT to earn discounts.

Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
This week, Finnish Leadership is ... evolving players.
We sit down with Managing Director of Ubisoft RedLynx, Celine Pasula and discuss making space for dialogue, building psychological safety, transparency, focusing on the how, incorporating diverse backgrounds, motivation, lessons from evolutionary theory, breaking norms in the gaming industry and much, much more.
What have you gotten used to, that a five year old, just wouldn't understand?
Like the show? the support us here: Support the show – The FLT (the-flt.com), or contact us: contact@the-flt.com, or got an idea? let's collaborate: Work with us – The FLT (the-flt.com)
Follow us here:
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLTSpotify Channel: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6Apple Pod Channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
With thanks to: https://www.bloomtogether.fi/, bridging nationals and locals together to make better business.
and if you don't already, get your beer from: https://www.fatlizard.beer/taproom-beershop use promo-code: FLT for discounts.

Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
This week, Finnish Leadership is ... embracing #WhyNotism: a new mindset for sustainability.
We talk with founder of Planet Diplomats Satu Samir Hamed about breaking out of the hamster wheel, design thinking, climate quitting, thought diversity, the role of risk-taking in growth, defining your own identity and influencing sustainability agendas beyond reporting and much, much more.
Give it a listen and let us know, how you feel about sustainability in Finland!!!
Like the show? the support us here: Support the show – The FLT (the-flt.com), or contact us: contact@the-flt.com, or got an idea? let's collaborate: Work with us – The FLT (the-flt.com)
Follow us here:
PodBean channel: https://the-flt.podbean.com/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@The-FLT
Spotify Channel: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Sj5YAyZ8AJGooVYLC8RA6
Apple Pod Channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/fi/podcast/the-flt-podcast/id1727605372
With thanks to: https://www.bloomtogether.fi/, bridging nationals and locals together to make better business.
and if you don't already, get your beer from: https://www.fatlizard.beer/taproom-beershop use promo-code: FLT for discounts.