Pekka Mankinen

I was born in Kajaani where  lived my childhood and youth. 

Education

I studied in  Kuopio, where from I graduated as construction engineer in 1980.

Career

Finn Mayrei 1980-1982.

My first workplace was at Kuhmoinen ( close Paijanne lake ) the company of at plast  injection moulding.Sales, quality control and development. 

Kesko Oy Konekesko 1982-2004 and later on Konekesko Oy 2005 – 2013 ( Sister company which Kesko Oy was owning by 100% )
Products :Construction  machinery , excavators, wheel loader, pulldozers, backhoe loaders, skidsteers, environmental machinery,  road compaction, mobile, mini  and crawler cranes , telehandlers, forklifts, pallet racking,forestry machinery, sale of products, spareparts, workshop. Also attachment, implements etc. Like load measuring devices, harvester heads, hydraulic breakers, etc. 

Salesman 1982 -1985
Sales manager 1985 – 1988
Department manager  1988 – 2003
Development manager, Baltic Countries 2004 – 2008
Area director , OOO Konekesko Pietari 2009-2010
Salesdirector, forklift business  5 countries 2010 -2013
Suppliers and brands : Kobelco , Case, Manitou, Grove, Ponsse, Still, Bito etc. 
Sales area : Finland, Baltic Countries and Russia.

I was the member of Kesko Oy pension fund and retired at the end of  2013.

ManPek Oy, from   2013…. 

Goods Inspector at the Chamber of Finnish Commerce. Look at  www.Finncham.fi

Also consulting work within my working experience.

In warehouses, pallet racking inspections according the standard SFS-EN 15635

Kobelco 33tn demolition excavator deal to Moscow

Exhibition in Riga in Latvia
 

 

 

 

  Hoppies

Summer cottage: walking in the forest,berry picking, boathing, fishing, paddling,  a football fan.
Fitness: cycling, walking in forest, swimming,skiing, skating on lakes and speedskating.
Other interest: aviation, the history of Finland, Finland in Far,  the history of Karelia and Inkeri

Charitable work.

The work of Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church at  Sodder in  Karelia in Russia and in  Novi Pesk ( 60km  from Petroskoi to the west) and charitable work with people of Ingria. They live  (lived)close St.Petersburg, but origin is from Finland since  year 1680. We call them Ingrian Finns. As highest number of them  were around 160 000 people.  There are around 40 000 Ingrians today living in Finland after return  was ratified  by our President Mr. Koivisto 1993.