{"id":54662,"date":"2025-01-24T13:25:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T11:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/ritarimerkki-markku-makitalolle\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T11:36:08","slug":"knights-cross-to-markku-makitalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/knights-cross-to-markku-makitalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Knight’s Cross to Markku M\u00e4kitalo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Finnish White Rose Knight’s Cross was awarded to Markku M\u00e4kitalo, the founder, owner, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Timberwise, on Finland\u2019s Independence Day, December 6, 2024. This prestigious recognition marked the conclusion of Timberwise\u2019s 25th anniversary year and was granted by the President of the Republic of Finland. The official and ceremonial presentation of the Knight\u2019s Cross took place on January 18, 2025.<\/span><\/h4>\n
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The award is a highly esteemed acknowledgment of Markku M\u00e4kitalo\u2019s decades of entrepreneurship, his contributions to advancing two industrial sectors in Finland, his bold decisions to invest in Finland when others in the field were outsourcing abroad, and his efforts to revitalize our hometown of Loimaa through various projects.<\/p>\n

Team Timberwise is extremely proud of this well-deserved and remarkable recognition. Markku M\u00e4kitalo’s family members and people close to his business activities were present at the awarding ceremony on January 18, 2025.<\/p>\n

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About the Finnish White Rose Knight’s Cross<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Order of the White Rose of Finland is one of Finland\u2019s official state orders, established in 1919 by President Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. Its symbol, the Knight\u2019s Cross, represents honor and merit.<\/p>\n

The Knight\u2019s Cross is awarded as recognition of significant achievements that benefit Finnish society, culture, the economy, or international cooperation. It is granted to individuals who have distinguished themselves in fields such as science, art, politics, business, or other socially significant areas.<\/p>\n

The award may be given to both Finnish and foreign individuals or entities that have promoted Finland\u2019s interests and reputation. It reflects gratitude for sustained contributions or impactful efforts benefiting the nation and represents a high level of respect and national appreciation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Finnish White Rose Knight’s Cross was awarded to Markku M\u00e4kitalo, the founder, owner, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Timberwise, on Finland\u2019s Independence Day, December 6, 2024. This prestigious recognition marked the conclusion of Timberwise\u2019s 25th anniversary year and was granted by the President of the Republic of Finland. The official and ceremonial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":54632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[535,544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54662"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54663,"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54662\/revisions\/54663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberwise.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}