Contact information and location
You can find us at the Old Mill property, just 2 km from the city center and close to the Kupittaa train station. Convenient parking is available right next to our entrance. Visits are welcome by appointment, please don’t hesitate to get in touch to book a time.
Address:
Top Analytica Oy Ab
Ruukinkatu 4
20540 Turku
Business ID: 1706564-4
Office hours:
Mon—Fri 8.00—16.00
VAT number:
FI17065644
Our Specialists
Ville Saarimaa
Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish, Spanish
Ph.D. (Chem. Eng.)
CEO, Project Manager, Laboratory Safety Manager
Devices: SEM-EDS, EPMA, ESCA, TOF-SIMS, XRF
Strengths: Metals and corrosion, QUV testing
Ville is a diligent workman focused on a long-term project to develop steel coatings and corrosion resistance. Ville does not participate directly in TopA’s assignments, but gives its own contribution to our team of experts through its know-how. Ville has worked with Top Analytica since 2009 and is also the Laboratory Security Manager.
Almost every day Ville travels home, either by running, cycling or roller skating. Marathons are a little thing for Ville =)
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+358 44 099 6335
ville.saarimaa@topanalytica.com
Katri Toivonen
Languages: Suomi
Secretary
Customer service and invoicing
Devices: Pen and paper
Strengths: Invoicing, Organizing, Socialization, Cheering up
Katri has been a joyful employee of TopA since 2007. She just never stops smiling =). Every day seems to be a great day and you can see it in her eyes. When you need something just ask Katri and she will handle it. Every office needs her kind of positive person around.
After a day at the office Katri will transform herself into a super saleswoman to sell jewellery as a hobby.
Teemu Paunikallio
Languages: Finnish, English
PhD (Material Chemistry)
Development Engineer, Chemicals Manager
Devices: SEM, XFR, ESCA, FTIR, Raman, TOF-SIMS
Strengths: Polymeres, Chemical state analysis, Molecule spectroscopy
Teemu is a hard core chemist who is often seen with his lab coat and safety goggles on making experiments and developing new methods. Large portion of the analytical tasks and Teemu’s responsibilities and chemical state analysis is his best expertise. Dr. Paunikallio has been at TopA since 2008
At the coffee table Teemu is constantly asking trivia questions about chemistry and weird facts seen in science documents.
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044 714 7406
teemu.paunikallio@topanalytica.com
Eero Itälä
Languages: Finnish, English
PhD (Materials Science)
Researcher, Quality manager
Eero is a former university researcher in the field of gas phase spectroscopy. Eero’s favourite apparatus is TOF-SIMS.
Markus Virtanen
Kielet: Finnish, English
MSc (Materials Science)
Researcher, Asbestos researcher
Devices: SEM, BIB, EBSD, ESCA
Strengths: Ion beam cross sectioning, SEM, EBSD, ESCA
The accelerating need for asbestos analytics at TopA brought Markus into the lab as summer trainee in 2016 and since that he has been an important member of Top Analytica. Nowadays Markus is mainly involved with analytical assignments other than asbestos.
Markus likes for example summer and sailing.
Jussi Hyvönen
Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish
MSc (Geology)
Researcher, Asbestos researcher
Jussi joined the TopA team in 2019 and is a valuable member of the asbestos group.
Jussi is a keen traveller and photographer. Also badminton is important for Jussi.
Stiina Punkkinen
Languages: Finnish
Stiina is a materials chemist who is best at high precision demanding tasks.
Thao (Holiday) Nguyen
Languages: English
Thao is in charge of the GC-MS analytics done at Top Analytica, but she is also tightly involved with other assignments also.