Key partners

Elis

Elis is Europe’s largest company in the circular economy and textile services sector, committed to producing research-backed sustainable textile service solutions for companies of all sizes in Finland and worldwide.

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Collaboration with Laurea

Through key partnership cooperation with Laurea, Elis aims to reach future employees, but also to gain valuable new perspectives for developing its operations from student collaboration. Elis has collaborated with Laurea’s programmes, for example in student projects. 

  • Elis has acted as a client in student projects related to various degree programmes. Laurea’s physiotherapy students have, among other things, implemented a project for Elis to develop occupational wellbeing and ergonomics.
  • Elis is involved in Laurea’s and the University of Lapland’s DILEC (Digital Solutions, Inclusive Leadership, and Employee Centricity in Hybrid Work) project, which started in 2025. 

About Elis

Elis is Europe’s largest company in the circular economy and textile services sector, committed to producing research-backed sustainable textile service solutions for companies of all sizes in Finland and globally. In Finland, Elis’s service offering includes rental workwear, replacement mats, hygiene solutions, and mop and industrial towel services.

Elis Textile Finland Ltd has around 110 employees in Finland. 

Elis aims to be a frontrunner in responsible business. Elis Textile Service Ltd is committed to the UN’s climate goals. The aim is to reduce the group’s environmental impact so that we can limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2030.

For more information, contact

  • Ilkka Kurkela

    Director

    ilkka.kurkela@laurea.fi

    +358 40 651 4689

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A key partnership with Laurea guarantees your company broad and systematic cooperation, including student projects, recruitment cooperation and visibility.