Staff
Leadership
Riku Granat
CEO
Riku.Granat@varala.fi
Marjaana Eskelinen
Principal & Head of Education
Marjaana.Eskelinen@varala.fi
Sari Karjalainen
Assistant Principal
Sari.Karjalainen@varala.fi
Administration and Marketing
Petteri Luukkainen
Head of International Outreach
Petteri.Luukkainen@varala.fi
Pasi Hyvönen
ICT and Digital Support
Pasi.Hyvonen@varala.fi
Marja-Liisa Tahlo
Human Resources Manager
Marja-Liisa.Tahlo@varala.fi
Elina Ala-Salmi
Marketing Manager
Elina.Ala-Salmi@varala.fi
Tommi Niittylä
Finance and Accounting Manager
Tommi.Niittyla@varala.fi
Krista Kyyrönen
Marketing and Social Media
Krista.Kyyronen@varala.fi
Sales
Maria Tuupola
Sales Manager
Maria.Tuupola@varala.fi
Marita Kivistö
Corporate Sales
Maria.Kivisto@varala.fi
Juuli Nevala
Sales and Marketing Assistant
Juuli.Nevala@varala.fi
Minni Suni
Wellness and Sales
Minni.Suni@varala.fi
Miia Mäkinen
Corporate Sales
Miia.Mäkinen@varala.fi
Lesuire and Business Services
Julia Hilden
Exercise and Wellness Specialist
Julia.Hilden@varala.fi
Tytti Veräväinen
Exercise and Wellbeing Specialist
Tytti.Veravainen@varala.fi
Henri Kautiala
Leisure and Camp Manager
Henri.Kautiala@varala.fi
Tupu Nordström
Activity and Wellbeing Expert
Tupu.Nordstrom@varala.fi
Laura Karintaus
Service Design
Laura.Karintaus@Varala.fi
Jari Salmi
Workplace Wellbeing Specialist
Jari.Salmi@varala.fi
Anne-Maarit Silpo
Activity and Wellbeing Expert
Anne-Maarit.Silpo@varala.fi
High Performance Testing
Hannele Hiilloskorpi
Director of the High Performance Center
hannele.hiiloskorpi@varala.fi
Marko Haverinen
RDI Services at the High Performance Center
marko.haverinen@varala.fi
Jere Ahonen
Exercise Physiologist
Jere.Ahonen@varala.fi
Coaching Centere
Juha “Upi”Antikainen
Teacher & VAT degree officer
Juha.Antikainen@varala.fi
Titta Mehtänen
Nutrition Coaching
Titta.Mehtanen@varala.fi
Eetu Autio
Physiotherapist & Coach
Eetu.Autio@varala.fi
Maarit Teuronen
Martial arts manager & Coach
Maarit.Teuronen@varala.fi
Tatu Peltonen
Head of Coaching and Sports
Tatu.Peltonen@varala.fi
Jenni Puputti
Physiotherapist & Coach
Jenni.Puputti@varala.fi
Jani Ikonen
Physiotherapist
Jani.Ikonen@varala.fi
Tiina Röning
Sports Psychologist
Tiina.Röning@varala.fi
Anna Ojala
Nutrition Coach
Anna.Ojala@varala.fi
Tiia Hautala
Coach
Tiia.Hautala@varala.fi
Pauliina Savijoki
Middle school coordinator
Pauliina.Savijoki@varala.fi
Pekka Rindell
Coaching Skills Specialist
Pekka.Rindell@varala.fi
Education Team
Hannu Ahtiainen
Professional teacher
Hannu.Ahtiainen@varala.fi
Elina Björk
Professional teacher
Elina.Björk@varala.fi
Joni Harjula
Professional teacher
Joni.Harjula@varala.fi
Noora Mäkelälammi
Professional teacher
Noora.Mäkelälammi@varala.fi
Tomi Tervala
Professional Teacher & Vocational Qualifications
Tomi.Tervala@varala.fi
Ursula Haapanen
Vocational teacher & Special education teacher
Ursula.Haapanen@varala.fi
Katja Laaksonen
Teacher & Degree Coordinator
Katja.Laaksonen@varala.fi
Veli-Matti Hemmo
Professional teacher
Veli-Matti.Hemmo@varala.fi
Heli Valkama
Teacher & UNESCO ASPnet and Olympic Education Contact
Heli.Valkama@varala.fi
Simon Karman
Professional Teacher
Simon.Karman@varala.fi
Aila Autio
Professional teacher
Aila.Autio@varala.fi
Jaakko Haataja
Professional teacher & SUEK contact
Jaakko.Haataja@varala.fi
Samuli Liinpää
Professional teacher, International coordinator & Eramus+ contact
Samuli.Liipaa@varala.fi
Heini Salonen
Professional Teacher
Heini.Salonen@varala.fi
Samu Ollila
Education Secretary
Samu.Ollila@varala.fi
Food Services
Anni Vesamäki
Restaurant Manager
Anni.Vesimaki@varala.fi
Antti Kungas
Head Chef
Annti.Kungas@varala.fi
Reception
Katri Hämäläinen
Reception Manager
Katri.Hamalainen@varala.fi