Sarlin has deep roots in serving Finnish industry. When the company was founded in 1932 by engineer Erik Sarlin, Finland was still an agrarian society where horses were more common than cars. Erik Sarlin was a young entrepreneur with a passion for technology and industrial solutions.
In our 90 years, Sarlin as a business has seen every transition that has preceded today’s welfare society. War, reconstruction, and development from agriculture to high-technology expertise are all part of our history.
What is Sarlin’s secret to lasting business and innovation?
We have participated in building the things that support change and welfare.
“Sarlin has not only adapted but actively built the things that have allowed our customers to advance. Functional industry is a fundamental pillar of society, and we have been its pioneers since the early days,” says Seppo Ronkainen, Managing Director of Sarlin.
Persistent effort based on sound values and trust in people
Much has taken place over the decades of Sarlin’s history. Our business still revolves around innovations, developing new technology and launching new services. Over the years, we have also met our customers’ needs by buying and selling business units.
The overarching theme of our history has been our confidence in our values and our ability to innovate.
The key to our success has been our persistent long-term development of industrial innovations.
“We’ve kept our eye on the future and built solutions that maximise life cycle benefits for our customers. For example, we’ve always stayed one step ahead in exploiting compressed air and gases,” says Ronkainen.
Sarlin’s technological advancements were made possible by our employees’ commitment and enthusiasm for innovation. Every innovation and solution was created by a top industry expert who was looking out for the best interests of their customers and coworkers.
We rely on our company values and trust in our employees and the power of cooperation.
“Our values work because they are not dictated by management but defined by our employees,” says Ronkainen.
Our employees have refined our company values based on our daily work.
The following values steer our business:
- Curious pioneers. We have the courage to experiment, investigate and realise new solutions as this is the only way to improve and keep providing our customers with the best.
-Shared success. Sharing guarantees that we play as a team and support each other in achieving success.
-Determined and goal-oriented. Reflects our commitment to working towards new, shared and valuable goals.
-Sustainability and transparency to our work community, customers and the environment.
