Netprofile among the top three agencies at ICCO Global Awards 2026 with seven finalist places

Netprofile has seven finalist places across six projects and six categories. In the Professional Services Award category, two of the three finalists are Netprofile’s. Netprofile is also the only Finnish-owned communications consultancy on the published finalist list.

Each year, the ICCO Global Awards shine a light on communications that make a difference from every corner of the world. An international jury assesses the strategy, execution and verifiable results behind each entry. This year’s winners will be announced in Milan on 12 November 2026.

“In our finalist projects, communications makes expertise visible, builds trust with stakeholders and helps our clients shape the environment they operate in. Seven finalist places on the international stage are a wonderful recognition for our clients and for our team. They also show that Finnish communications consulting is world-class when the questions are technology-critical and business-critical,” says Juha Frey, Managing Director of Netprofile.

“We are deeply grateful to the clients who trusted us with these challenges, to the team who delivered, and to the ICCO jury for the time and care they give to every entry,” Frey adds.

Company data, expertise and the promise of technology

Visma Solutions’ Talouspulssi (“Economic Pulse”) is a finalist in two categories: the Professional Services Award and Best B2B Campaign. Talouspulssi brought the real situation of Finnish small and medium-sized businesses into the national economic debate. Visma Solutions and Netprofile turned bookkeeping data into news and made Netvisor, Visma’s accounting software, a visible voice in economic commentary.

In the Technology Award category, the finalist is a collaboration between Ramboll, the Finnish Data Center Association (FDCA) and Netprofile. Their report sets out the national role of data centers. It brought researched facts to the discussion on Finland’s data center opportunity, worth more than EUR 30 billion, as a basis for decision-making.

In the Best Internal Communications and Employer Branding Campaign, the finalist is the collaboration between Visma Finland and Netprofile. Through the long-term VAU thought leadership program (“VAU” is the Finnish word for “wow”), the company’s experts became influencers. Coaching and visibility-building turned employees’ expertise into trust and impact. The work has already won in the thought leadership category at Finnish Comms Awards 2025 and received recognition at EMEA SABRE Awards 2026. Read more in Reshaping Visma’s thought leadership.

Building trust and acting in a cyber crisis

In the Best Media Relations Campaign, the finalist is the strategic partnership between Coinmotion and Netprofile. Reputation and business went hand in hand. Long-term communications made the crypto investment service’s expertise visible and strengthened its brand awareness. Read how Coinmotion moved from the margins to the spotlight.

In the Best Crisis Management Campaign category, the finalists are Visma Solutions and Netprofile for our work against a phishing campaign, where we built a shared defense against fraud. The groundwork was cyber crisis preparedness and a series of demanding simulations. The lessons proved their worth soon after, in a real crisis. The work previously won in the crisis communications and preparedness category at the Finnish Comms Awards 2025 and in the crisis and risk communications category at the EMEA SABRE Awards 2026. Read the case here.

Insight Track puts communications at the strategy table

Netprofile’s own Insight Track trend report is a finalist in the Professional Services Award category. Now in its third annual edition, the report explores where the communications and marketing industry is heading. The 2026 edition asks what senior business leaders expect from communications, and how communicators can meet the growing need for business-strategic skills. It is based on 20 interviews with senior B2B executives across Northern Europe. Read the report and learn how Insight Track became a thought leadership engine.

“Technology doesn’t become business by shouting about the wonders of bits and bytes a little louder. We all need a better understanding of what matters to people, and the ability to build trust even when things are difficult. These finalist projects are where our professional expertise shines, and I am proud that it resonates with an international jury too,” says Netprofile’s founder Christina Forsgård.

“Behind every one of these finalist places are people. Thank you to our clients at Visma, Ramboll, FDCA and Coinmotion for your trust and courage, to everyone at Netprofile for your craft and commitment, and to our international partners for the encouragement along the way,” Forsgård says.

A growing record of international recognition

This success continues Netprofile’s run of international awards. In 2025, Netprofile won the ICCO Global Awards title of Mid-Size Consultancy of the Year. In May 2026, Netprofile was named Best Agency to Work for in Continental Europe at the EMEA SABRE Awards.

ICCO will announce the 2026 Global Awards winners in Milan on 12 November 2026. The full list of finalists is available on the ICCO Global Awards website.