Maria Silander Email & Phone Number

Helsinki, Finland

I'm working at Group Communications in Sampo plc, listed company, being responsible of media relations and media monitoring. Keeping in touch with business reporters and coordinating media requests are my main duties together with planning stakeholder events in cooperating with communications teams of our subsidiaries. I also participate in financial communications. My skills also include writing and editing of financial texts as well as consulting in media issues.Työskentelen… Show more I'm working at Group Communications in Sampo plc, listed company, being responsible of media relations and media monitoring. Keeping in touch with business reporters and coordinating media requests are my main duties together with planning stakeholder events in cooperating with communications teams of our subsidiaries. I also participate in financial communications. My skills also include writing and editing of financial texts as well as consulting in media issues.Työskentelen pörssiyhtiö Sammon konserniviestinnässä vastaten mediasuhteista ja mediaseurannasta. Pidän aktiivisesti yhteyttä taloutta seuraaviin toimittajiin ja koordinoin median yhteydenottoja sekä suunnittelen sidosryhmätapahtumiamme yhteistyössä tytäryhtiöidemme viestinnän kanssa. Osallistun myös talous- ja pörssiviestinnän hoitamiseen. Talousviestinnän tekstien kirjoittaminen ja editointi sekä mediakonsultointi kuuluvat myös osaamisalueisiini. Show less

Helsinki, Finland

Writing business news stories and feature stories on Finnish and international companies. I participated for example in Talouselämä magazine's annual project on 500 biggest Finnish companies.

Turku, Finland

News writing and editing, some television inserts to Turku TV. Main focus of news reporting: banks and insurance companies as well as logistics business.

London, United Kingdom

As an intern sponsored by Saara and Björn Wahlroos Foundation I worked six months in Financial Times, in London, UK, writing for example commodity columns in FT's Markets pages. I also worked as a part of the FT.com team following British and Nordic companies.

Finland

News writing & reporting on Finnish business life and other financial topics.

Helsinki, Finland

Planning and writing food related stories and restaurant stories to a weekly food article section in Helsingin Sanomat. Some columns also to the television section as well as section 'Minne mennä' specialized in giving readers good tips of cultural and non-cultural happenings in Helsinki.

Finland

Planning and writing stories to weekly section NYT as well as writing food related stories to a weekly food section in Helsingin Sanomat.

Master Of Sciences, Business Administration, International Marketing

Activities and Societies: Media Club (Media-Klubi) 1995 - 1996, KYliste, editor-in-chief 1996; Kulttis, Chairman 1995 - 1996.

Bachelor Of Sciences, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Vostok, Chairman 1999 - 2000

Comma Viestinnän Johtamisen Koulutusohjelma