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PHOTOGRAPHY SAMI KULJU

I n November, UPMwas honoured to host The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). As patron of IVA, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden participated in the event.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences was founded in 1919 and was the first engineering science academy in the world. Since 1984, IVA has organised visits outside Sweden on a regular basis, under the heading “Royal TechnologyMission” (RTM) in which His Majesty the King participates in a delegation of distinguished business and

Royal Technology Mission and His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, visit Biofore House

research leaders visiting a country of interest. The purpose is to study the science and business climate as well as to foster new relations and collaborations between Sweden and the host country. This year RTM2014 focused on Finnish achievements and initiatives that can inspire Sweden, since Finland has made great eœorts to establish an innovative knowledge economy. In addition to the visit to UPM the RTMalso visited Supercell, Kone, Outotec and Vaisala. In CEO Jussi Pesonen ’s presentation, the delegation was informed about UPM’s traditional and new products and the transformation of the company. After the presentation, Chairman of the Royal TechnologyMission Leif Johansson (chairman of Ericsson and Astra Zeneca) noted that it has been wisely said that actually there is no “mature business”, there is only “tired management”. He concluded that, based on what the delegation saw today, he was certain that UPM is not a tired but an energetic and forward looking company. As a memento of the day UPMpresented a

KUNGL. HOVSTATERNA. THE ROYAL COURT, SWEDEN. PHOTOGRAPHY ALEXIS DAFLOS

copy of UPM’s employee magazine from 1934 to His Majesty the King. This issue of the magazine reported on the visit of his late father Prince Gustaf Adolf and Earl Folke Bernadotte’s visit toMyllykoski.

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