Kirsti Paakkanen wanted to change her will before she died

Kirsti Paakkanen died at the age of 92. Atte Kajova

Kirsti Paakkanen, an entrepreneurial adviser known as the former owner of Marimekko, died on November 3, 2021. She was 92 years old when she died.

The property of tens of millions of the childless and unmarried Paakkanen was bequeathed in its entirety to the Kirsti Paakkanen Foundation, which bears his own name. The will was made in 2015. The chairman of the board of the foundation is a trustee who has worked with Paakkanen for a long time Kari Miettinen. Miettinen also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Workidea Oy, Paakkanen’s investment company, and as the executor of Paakkanen’s will.

Tough arguments from close ones

Now Paakkanen’s relatives say MTV’s At the heart of the matter, Paakkanen wanted to change his will in secret from Miettinen before his death. The allegation was made by a friend of Paakkanen and those who worked for Womena’s advertising agency Tuula Saariand a member of the Paakkanen family Elina Jokinen.

– Kirsti asked me if I could help her when she wanted to make a new will. I was wondering now what is the way to do that. I asked, “Do you have Kirsti’s Old Testament?” He replied that it is not, and he does not currently know what the content of his will is, Saari says.

Those close to him would like inheritance matters to be handled by an impartial body instead of Miettinen.

The program includes Paakkanen’s niece Regina Paanala says that Paakkanen was afraid of Miettinen, even though Miettinen was merged with Paakkanen as a credit friend. Paanala says that her aunt’s behavior changed immediately in the company of Miettinen. He says that he also witnessed a situation in which Miettinen barked at Paakkanen’s appearance.

– Kirsti changed. Somehow it was like that man was watching it (Kirsti). Kirsti did not dare to speak, Paanala says in an interview.

– Kirsti was completely different, which I wonder, because Kirsti was very strong, Paanala adds and reflects.

Relatives did not invite Miettinen to Paakkanen’s funeral.

In 2001, Miettinen was charged with Jippii Group’s insider trading. According to the police documents received by MTV, Mietti was suspected of pressuring Paakkanen’s subordinate for forgery. According to police documents, Miettinen tried to get his subordinate to sign the amendment to Paakkanen’s will. However, the unnamed subordinate did not agree.

Paakkanen accumulated his wealth as an entrepreneur. In 1969, he founded the advertising agency Womena, which he sold in the late 1980s. In 1991, Paakkanen bought Marimekko, which was in financial difficulties, and made the company flourish again as its owner and CEO.