I also attended the Annual General Meeting in person, as it was conveniently located next to the office in Ruoholahti. There was a pretty comprehensive overview above. Nothing much new for me, perhaps the only nuance worth mentioning was Matias’s offhand comment about the goal to continue “tens of percent” growth in the USA in the coming years as well. That probably wasn’t a carefully considered statement about the future, but in my opinion, it is a faster pace than our forecasted growth of about 15%. If the USA/North America grows by over 20%, then at the group level, they should be able to exceed the target growth rate of 10% (our forecasts are currently pretty much exactly 10% for the coming years). Apparently, there’s even a bit of a rush to increase capacity in the USA so that production keeps up with growth, which is naturally a positive problem to have.
In my opinion, Matias is definitely, if not an outright exception, then at least among the very best CEOs in this regard.