About HelloWork

Boutique on purpose.

We're a small, senior team that understands how digital businesses are actually built. That's the whole advantage — and the reason we keep it human-led, with AI doing the heavy lifting quietly behind us.


Why we exist

Most agencies understand the hiring process. We understand the work.

They can run a funnel. They can't tell you whether a candidate's architectural decisions were sound, or whether "senior" at one company means anything at another. We can — because we've spent years embedded in the Nordic tech market, accumulating context that can't be scraped or bought.

That context compounds. Every conversation makes the next evaluation sharper. It's a moat made of understanding, not software licences — and it's why a company can trust us to challenge a brief instead of just filling it.

The people

A named person leads
every engagement.

No account-manager layer, no handoff to a junior. You work with the principal.

Janne Valtakari

Janne Valtakari

Co-Founder · Principal Consultant

Runs the TalentOps cadence and leads customer relationships. The voice behind our outreach — casual, direct, salary on the table, no strings attached. Treats a CTO and a junior the same way: as equals.

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Mika Qvist

Mika Qvist

CEO · Co-Founder

Owns the recruitment craft — intake translation, the screening conversation, and the voice of every candidate profile. Signs each Decision-Ready Profile by hand. The human the AI never replaces.

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Joakim Ervast

Joakim Ervast

Head of Data

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Where we work

Nordic roots,
a wider reach.

Helsinki

Finland · HQ

Home base and the centre of our Nordic-market intelligence. Where the engine is built.

Berlin

Germany

Our window into the wider European tech ecosystem and cross-border talent flow.

Málaga

Spain

Southern-Europe presence — and proof that great delivery isn't bound to one timezone.

Let's talk.

Whether you're hiring, scaling a practice, or just curious — say hello.

+358 45 167 3611