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CORE Design Agency
Kaisaniemenkatu 1
00100 Helsinki

Design from the heart - Talent at the core

Where design needs meet with designer's skills.

CORE design agency connects companies with top design talents - at the right time, in the right context.

Part of Sevendos and Finitec, based in Finland - operating globally.

 

Design from the heart - Talent at the core

Where design needs meet with designer's skills.

Trusted business unit, part of Sevendos and Finitec, based in Finland - operating globally.

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CORE design agency connects companies with top design talents - at the right time, in the right context.

CORE design agency connects companies with top design talents - at the right time, in the right context.

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Clients

Strategic and operational design partnership

Design is as its strongest when it’s seamlessly connected to business strategy. We go beyond traditional staffing — every designer search begins with a clear understanding of your goals, culture, and context.

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Designers

A professional partner for professional designers

When you join the CORE design agency roster, you get more than a project or an assignment – you gain a partner dedicated to your success and growth.

Designers create; we handle the rest.

We follow an agency model that frees designers to do what they do best - create meaningful, high-impact design.

We handle representation, contracts, and partnerships so designers can focus on creating impactful work. Our process is human-centered, transparent, and built for value creation.

Every collaboration is rooted in trust, expertise, and a shared goal: putting design at the heart of business.

We match designers with opportunities

We use a structured framework to understand both the designer and the client need.

Craft competence: strategic-, product-, or service design, design systems, content design, design research - amongst other 

Seniority: autonomy level, problem-solving ability, delivery efficiency

Working style: collaborative, independent, structured, experimental

Context experience: industry relevance, B2B/B2C, product vs. service / other

Role type: hands-on, strategic, lead, systems-focused

Team fit: team pace, communication dynamics

Design requirements: client specific

Designers we partner with: freelancer / independent designer or micro design company

For designers

A structured framework to match designers with opportunities

For clients

Find, meet, and onboard your ideal designer

Are you looking for a designer to join your team?

Are you a designer ready for your next creative step?

Client

Are you looking for a designer to join your team?

Designer

Are you ready for your next creative step?

Let’s Talk Design. Let’s Shape the Future.

We connect visionary companies with world-class designers to create sustainable, AI-powered solutions that transform experiences, processes, and strategies.

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Community

Join the network of designers you want to know by heart!

You’re not just freelancing -  you’re part of a community of design experts, sharing ideas and growing together. We care and support. You have the freedom to create.

Meet our team

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Pauline

Making buying design services easy

Pauline Ranta is a versatile business leader & design  strategist, skilled in sales and client relations. She is CORE design agency's Head of Business, Sales & Marketing - she drives opportunities.

"Our goal is to simplify the sales process through clarity and a deep understanding of client needs."

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Viivi

Finding talented and great designers

Viivi Lehtonen is experienced service and strategic designer, design consultant, developer and builder of design teams and operations. In CORE design agency she works as a talent agent and Head of Design, Talents & Partnerships.

"We are dedicated to branding designers, much like agents do, and providing a supportive community for independent and freelance designers."

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