COGIG ANNOUNCES FEMALE LEADER ENGINEER FINLAND 2025 – SHAPING THE FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP IN INDUSTRY

On November 16, Vilma Törö was named Female Leader Engineer 2025 – an award presented to a female engineering student with the potential to take on a leading position in the industry of tomorrow.

Female Leader Engineer is a talent program for female engineering students who aspire to take on leadership roles in industry. The program combines inspiration, company visits and case challenges, giving participants first-hand experience of leadership in practice. Out of this year’s finalists, one student has been named Female Leader Engineer 2025.

A PLATFORM FOR FUTURE LEADERS
Throughout the program, participants have met with leading Nordic companies, gained insights into career opportunities, and built networks with role models in leadership. The finalists prepared a case assignment, and the jury selected one winner who stood out for their leadership potential, innovative mindset, and ability to inspire others.

The winner will also take part in a tailored self-leadership program with leadership expert Anna Landegren from The New Leadership.

FEMALE LEADER ENGINEER 2025 – VILMA TÖRÖ
Vilma Törö, a student at LUT University, impressed the jury with her courage, empathy, and strong collaboration skills. Throughout the program she has shown a natural ability to connect with people, build trust, and inspire others around her to work toward shared goals.

Jury’s statement
Our very first Female Leader Engineer of the Year in Finland, Vilma Törö, stands out as a results-oriented and visionary individual who has demonstrated both maturity and ambition throughout the program.

She shows a genuine commitment to understanding people and adapting to their needs and the environment around her, while never losing sight of goals and results. Her leadership philosophy is rooted in collaboration and coaching, ensuring that people are seen, heard, and valued.

Leading by example, she faces challenging decisions and conversations head-on, guided by courage and care.

Looking ahead, she envisions herself leading change, guiding people and organizations through transformation with confidence and purpose.

STRONG PARTNERS BEHIND THE PROGRAM
Female Leader Engineer Finland is made possible in collaboration with leading companies who share the ambition of creating a more inclusive industry. This year’s partners companies are Boliden, Fortum and Stora Enso.

"For the development of our operations, it is important that we have people from diverse backgrounds and with different ways of thinking. By participating in the Female Leading Engineer program, we want to encourage women to pursue leadership positions and utilize their full potential. Boliden offers extensive career opportunities, and we constantly need new, innovative perspectives, especially in areas such as technology development and advancing the green transition”, says Tarja Halonen, Corporate Responsibility Manager at Boliden Kokkola.

“We are excited to expand the Female Leader Engineer program to Finland. This initiative is yet another significant step towards making Stora Enso a more diverse and future-ready company. By participating in this program, we aim to attract and inspire future talent to pursue leadership roles in industry and technology”, says Matti Lielahti, SVP Operations & Oulu Mill Director at Stora Enso.

” We are happy to participate in Female Leader Engineer both in Sweden and Finland. For us, diversity and inclusion are key to a successful business strategy, driving innovation, enhancing people’s competencies, and to power a world where people, businesses and nature thrive together”, says Mikael Lemström, Executive Vice President, Hydro Generation at Fortum.

THE WINNER’S REFLECTION ON THE PROGRAM AND ITS THEME OF THE YEAR: POTENTIAL.
”It been an amazing journey with the program and I’m really appreciated of the reward of the Female Leader Engineer of the year!

I think potential is quite important so see in our self. Many times I haven’t seen the potential in myself but I have had people who have seen it in me.”, says Vilma Törö.

PARTICIPANTS OF FEMALE LEADER ENGINEER 2025
Engineering students from across Finland apply to Female Leader Engineer. Through a careful selection process, a group of students with strong ambition and leadership potential are chosen to take part in the program.

Alina Järvi, University of Turku

Anastasiia Ashykhmina, Aalto University

Anni Lappalainen, Tampere University

Bayan Ismail, LUT University

Boyan Li, Aalto University

Diseye Egberike, Abo Akademi

Fanni Säämäki, Aalto University

Fanny Kajander, Aalto University

Katja Päkkilä, University of Oulu

Oona Saarela, University of Oulu

Säde Neuvo, LUT University

Sham Al Hamoud, Aalto University

Titta Yli-Hollo, University of Turku

Vilma Törö, LUT University

Xiaojiao Feng, Aalto University