ILME
Marketing communications expertise with a creative and humane approach
ILME is both a strategic marketing communications partner and a warm-spirited community of creative professionals. We work in our offices in Lahti and Tampere, Finland, and digitally all over the globe.
Everything begins with a spark
The story of Advertising Agency ILME began in 1996, when 18-year-old Oskari Kariste from Lahti, Finland set up his first business. Today ILME employs 27 marketing communications professionals. Over the years ILME has played a part in the success and growth stories of countless customers – an increasing number of which come from outside Finland. According to our 2025 customer experience survey, we are a strategic partner to over third of our current customers. Our NPS is an excellent 75, and we strive to constantly improve it.
Since the beginning, an important part of the DNA of ILME has been to be a meaningful partner for our customers and a fun and inspiring workplace for our employees. We continue to be a people-centric company in every way. We take care of our people, because we know that it leads to the ability and will to do the coolest jobs in our industry.
The best thing about ILME is the people and the freedom to be who you are. It’s all about working with teams that are different and ultra-creative. ILME is a community that sparkles with warmth and shared energy. Here even the “not so good” days can suddenly be the best ever.
Satu Inberg, Customer director
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Courage grows together
According to brand surveys done in recent years, both our employees and our customers see ILME as an easily approachable, creative, trustworthy and high-quality marketing communications agency. Our long-term customer and employee relationships repeat the same story – it is inspiring, fun, and productive to work with us. Moreover, every employee survey repeats this: at ILME everyone is free to be themselves, just as they are. With us, you’re free to be yourself as well.
Strong values, team spirit and a sprinkle of creative madness make ILME what we are. In an industry where competition is hard, we stand out with genuine caring and unique know-how that we improve constantly and systematically.
ILME values
We cherish creativity.
Creativity is our business. ILME is a trustworthy working environment that encourages bold thinking, and even the roughest ideas are welcome to be developed together. We strive to bring fresh creative approaches to our clients, from the first conversations to the final deliverables.
We keep our promises.
Trust is everything, both across ILME, within our teams, and between us and our clients. We can count on each other to take responsibility and deliver what we have agreed, on time and to a high standard.
We talk openly.
We value open and caring conversations even when the topic is difficult. Each of us is responsible for giving others space, listening closely and sharing our thoughts to help us all. Many problems become easier to solve when we talk them through with a colleague or ask directly about something that is on our mind.
We succeed together.
We always make sure that we share a clear understanding of what we want to achieve. Working together makes good ideas become great. By working as one team with our clients, great ideas will shine even brighter.
ILME has an amazing group of professionals. As employees, we share the feeling that our employer really cares about us and wants to hear us. At ILME we know for a fact that an employee who feels good and is motivated also does the best work for our customers.
Akseli Kilpinen, Art Director