▁in ▁Finland . ▁ ▁Ju ha ▁Le h iko inen ' s ▁father ▁T ah vo ▁was ▁a ▁second ▁generation ▁fire place - maker ▁and ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁N unn an la ht i ▁soap stone ▁site ▁for ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁had ▁expert ▁knowledge ▁about ▁soap stone ▁and ▁its ▁various ▁characteristics ▁and ▁knew ▁the ▁N unn an la ht i ▁soap stone ▁site ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁anyone ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁N un na U uni ▁O y ▁had ▁ 2 4 0 ▁employees . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁total ▁re venue ▁is ▁approximately ▁ 2 6 ▁million ▁eu ros ▁per ▁year . ▁More ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁this ▁re venue ▁comes ▁from ▁export ▁sales . ▁The ▁company ▁exports ▁its ▁products ▁mainly ▁to ▁German - spe aking ▁regions ▁of ▁Central ▁Europe . ▁ ▁N un na U uni ▁O y ▁has ▁sales ▁partners ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁different ▁countries . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁ 1 5 0 ▁lic ensed ▁res ellers ▁in ▁Finland ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁network ▁of ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁N un na U uni - lic ensed ▁fire place - m akers . ▁Alt ogether ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 0 ▁lic ensed ▁res ellers ▁intern ation ally ▁and ▁dom est ically . ▁ ▁Product s ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁N unn an lah den ▁U uni ▁O y ▁has ▁act ively ▁promoted ▁research ▁in ▁its ▁field ▁of ▁business