SATO as a workplace

SATO employees – experts of sustainable rental housing

We are experts in rental homes, constructing, and housing. At SATO you have the opportunity to be one of the top specialists in the field.

With us personnel can develop the future of housing with their own expertise. A good customer experience is the responsibility of all of us, and as one of us you will be close to our customer.

We are held together by the drive to succeed together, the ability to take things forward, and the easy-going humane approach. We want our personnel to do well and thrive both on work and off.

When we buid new or renovate the old, we make sure our houses stand the test of times, and our shared city environment prospers. We have committed to sustainable actions, and encourage both our personnel and our residents to make sustainable choices every day.

In 2025, we were recognised as the third-best workplace in Finland.

In spring 2025, SATO was ranked 3rd on the Finland’s Best Workplaces list. The rankings are based on an audit of company culture and feedback collected directly from employees. This ensures an authentic and reliable picture of a company’s culture and employee satisfaction with their employer.

“Our employees feel that SATO is a workplace where they can be their true selves and where everyone’s contribution is valued. What is particularly rewarding is that as many as 93% of our staff find their work meaningful and take pride in what we achieve together," says Laura Nordström, Senior HR Partner at SATO.

Our values guide us

At SATO, we want to be the experts and forerunners of housing now and tomorrow. We are bold and we aim high. We encourage our employees to take responsibility, experiment and learn together. Our value human to human can be seen in everything we do as kindness, easiness and fairness.

Low hierarchy enables open discussion and the exchange of perspectives throughout the organisation. We can only succeed together. We give our best for the SATO team! This cooperation leads to a great customer experience and our customers can focus on the most important thing - their own life.

Proven great work culture

For the third time, SATO has earned the 'Great Place to Work' certificate, which is a reliable and globally respected recognition for excellent employee experience, trust based work culture, and commitment in building a good workplace. In the most recent survey, 90 % of our personnel values SATO as an excellent workplace. The results placed SATO third on the Finland’s Best Workplaces list.

SATO's Great Place to Work survey included the eNPS metric for the first time. eNPS (employee Net Promoter Score) measures employees’ willingness to recommend their workplace to friends and acquaintances. The score, ranging from -100 to +100, reflects employees' perceptions of their work community and organisational culture. SATOs result of 61.4 is exceptionally high, as already scores between 10 and 30 are typically considered good.

In 2024, SATO placed second in Oikotie's Responsible Summer Job competition. The award was granted for consistently strong performance across all aspects of the summer job experience, with our responsibility index scoring an impressive 4.76 out of 5.

Coaching leadership

Management at SATO relies heavily on shared values and culture. Psychological safety is created by presence and emotionally intelligent interaction.

We encourage self-guided work and challenge ourselves to improve every day.

What are we offering you?

SATO offers you an invirogating work environment with open and laid-back atmosphere where personnel is ready to help each other. Our managagerial style is coaching, and we want to invest in the training of our personnel.

When you are one of us, you will get great fringe benefits, including extensive occupational health services and leisure-time accident insurance cover, as well as access to holiday cabins in Himos and Vuokatti, and childcare service paid by SATO if your child gets ill. We have flexible work hours, hybrid model of working, and modern offices in Helsinki, Tampere, and Turku.