Kärkkäinen controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Internal coronavirus-vaccination message
Juha Kärkkäinen urged employees not to take the coronavirus vaccine in an internal email and included a link to MV-media, prompting further criticism.
2018
Reputational damage reflected in brand survey
Kärkkäinen ranked last among seven discount-store brands in a Markkinointi & Mainonta valuation survey. The result was widely connected with controversies involving the company and its leadership.
2015
Magneettimedia transferred to Finnish Resistance Movement
J. Kärkkäinen transferred publication of Magneettimedia to the Finnish Resistance Movement. The association, together with antisemitic content reported in the publication, damaged the company's reputation.
2013
Magneettimedia print publication ends
Regular print publication of Magneettimedia ended, but the publication's relationship with Kärkkäinen remained a continuing source of public criticism.