WHO ARE WE?
SINI SUOMALAINEN
Sini Suomalainen (MSc Economics, MSc International Business) gets excited about applying new knowledge and implementing things for the first time. When we know how to make the world a better place, why not try? Sini works with her biggest clients facilitating research impact. Sini combines solid communications expertise with innovative sustainable development projects. Her areas of specialisation are the circular economy of textiles, cross-sector partnerships and global development. Sini brings energy to all her projects.
sini.suomalainen@rhea.fi
+358 50 3001 379
KIRSTI CURA
Kirsti Cura (PhD, polymer chemistry) has over twenty years of work experience as a material expert and project manager in both private and public sector projects. Kirsti is interested in the development of sustainable and circular economy solutions for textiles and plastics from the laboratory to commercial product level. Kirsti has worked in national textile circular economy networks for about ten years. As a result, she has a wide network in the field, including stakeholders and partners in companies and municipal organisations, as well as in research and educational institutions.
MIRA VIIRU-SAUNIO
Mira Viiru-Saunio is a designer who will graduate from University of Applied Sciences in spring 2025, majoring in textile design. Her interest in the circular economy and social responsibility have grown stronger as her studies have progressed, and that’s where she has found her own focus in the degree. As a multitalented designer, she is enthusiastic about communicating and visualizing the journey towards a more sustainable future.