Maahenki

Maahenki Oy is a Finnish training and consulting company. It was founded in 1999 and its majority owner is Maaseudun Sivistysliitto (the Finnish Rural Education Association). Formerly it operated as a book publisher specialising in nature, art and everyday life, with particular strengths in photographic art, Orthodox church art, ITE art by self-taught folk artists, and nature photography. Its Musta taide series of high-quality photographic art books was published by Maahenki. The publisher also released other literature dealing with art, nature and people. Maahenki's books have received several awards, including the State Award for Public Information in 2014 and 2011, and the Nature Book of the Year recognition in 2001, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015. In January 2017 Johanna Korhonen succeeded Liisa Heikkilä-Palo as artistic director, i.e. publisher, of Maahenki, and at the same time took on the role of CEO when CEO Ulla Sarviala, at her own request, began to focus on the company's marketing. Maahenki has published a few dozen new titles annually. In 2020 Maahenki made a loss of 66,000 euros on a turnover of 129,000 euros. Today Maahenki describes itself as helping clients build open discussion to support decision-making, implementing workshops and coaching, and facilitating events and dialogues centred on respectful and forward-moving exchange. Its experts are known for their knowledge of rural issues, and Maahenki has increased dialogue in numerous Finnish municipalities.

Maahenki Oy was founded in 1999. Its majority owner is Maaseudun Sivistysliitto (the Finnish Rural Education Association). Matti Vanhanen has served as chairman of the company's board and is one of its owners. The company originally operated as a book publisher focusing on nature, art and everyday life. Its special fields included photographic art, Orthodox church art, ITE art by self-taught folk artists, and nature photography. The Musta taide series of high-quality photographic art books was published by Maahenki. The publisher also released other literature dealing with art, nature and people. Maahenki's books have received several awards, including the State Award for Public Information in 2014 and 2011, and the Nature Book of the Year recognition in 2001, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015. In January 2017 Johanna Korhonen succeeded Liisa Heikkilä-Palo as artistic director, i.e. publisher, of Maahenki. At the same time she took on the role of CEO when CEO Ulla Sarviala, at her own request, began to focus on the company's marketing. Maahenki has published a few dozen new titles annually. In 2020 Maahenki made a loss of 66,000 euros on a turnover of 129,000 euros. In recent years Maahenki has shifted its focus to training and consulting, describing itself as helping clients build open discussion to support decision-making. It implements workshops and coaching, and facilitates events and dialogues centred on respectful and forward-moving exchange. Its experts are known for their knowledge of rural issues, and Maahenki has increased dialogue in numerous Finnish municipalities.

• 2020

  Maahenki made a loss of 66,000 euros on a turnover of 129,000 euros.

• 2017

  Johanna Korhonen succeeded Liisa Heikkilä-Palo as artistic director and took on the CEO role; Ulla Sarviala focused on marketing.

• 2014

  State Award for Public Information.

• 2011

  State Award for Public Information and Nature Book of the Year recognition.

• 2001

  Nature Book of the Year recognition.

• 1999

  Maahenki Oy founded.

A Finnish training and consulting company specialising in facilitation, dialogue and rural development, with a heritage as an award-winning publisher of nature and art books.

• Musta taide book series

  A series of high-quality photographic art books published by Maahenki.

• Facilitation services

  Facilitation of seminars, workshops, webinars and dialogues, especially in rural development contexts.

• Ristiriidoista ratkaisuiksi – work community coaching

  A coaching programme offering practical tools and perspectives for constructively facing conflicts.

• Puhumalla parempia päätöksiä – training for decision-makers

  Training for municipal decision-makers on building trust and dialogue.

• Kunnan osallisuusosaaja – municipal inclusion expert training

  Training to strengthen capabilities in planning and implementing effective inclusion work.

1. 1Maahenki official websitemsl.fi
2. 2Maahenki – Wikipedia (Finnish)fi.wikipedia.org
3. 3Maahenki – Wikidatawikidata.org