Tokmanni names Sampo Päällysaho as new CEO

Finnish assortment discount retailer Tokmanni Group has appointed Sampo Päällysaho arsenic its caller main enforcement officer, succeeding Mika Rautiainen, who has held the presumption since 2018.

Päällysaho presently serves arsenic elder vice-president for groceries astatine Helsinki-headquartered retailing cooperative SOK.

Tokmanni Group committee of directors' president Erkki Järvinen said: "I would already astatine this signifier similar to convey Mika for fantabulous practice and his unwavering committedness implicit the past 7 years.

"Under his energetic leadership, Tokmanni Group has expanded internationally and grown into a important Nordic retail chain. At the aforesaid time, I would similar to warmly invited Sampo to proceed this occurrence story."

Päällysaho has antecedently held the roles of elder vice-president for user goods astatine SOK, managing manager of Swedish location betterment and retail concatenation Clas Ohlson, and selling and income manager astatine Kesko-owned K-Citymarket Chain.

He besides holds respective committee positions, including vice committee seat of Inex Partners and seat of the committee of Finnish integrated nutrient relation Pro Luomu.

Rautiainen said: "It has been a joyousness and an honour to service arsenic Tokmanni Group's CEO. The champion portion has been gathering the starring assortment discount retail institution successful the Nordics unneurotic with implicit 6,000 retail professionals.

"I americium assured that nether Sampo's enactment the occurrence of Tokmanni Group volition continue. I would already astatine this signifier similar to widen my sincere acknowledgment to each colleagues, customers, and partners for the fantabulous collaboration implicit the years."

Headquartered successful Mäntsälä, Finland, Tokmanni Group operates 388 stores crossed Finland, Sweden and Denmark and employed 6,443 radical astatine the extremity of 2025.

The retailer generated gross of €1.73bn ($1.97bn) successful 2025, up 3.2% year-on-year, portion comparable net earlier involvement and taxes (EBIT) fell to €84.8m from €99.7m.

The radical trades nether respective banners crossed the Nordic region. In Finland, it operates arsenic Tokmanni; successful Sweden, arsenic Dollarstore; and successful Denmark, arsenic Big Dollar.

Last November, Tokmanni Group said Dollarstore volition unfastened 2 caller outlets and 1 Big Dollar store.

Further launches crossed Sweden and Denmark are planned this year.

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