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Palo Alto Networks Regional Sales Manager Tuomas celebrates the completion of the FLIGHT onboarding program at HQ.

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Thursday, January 29, 2026

The Final Wrap: 8 Weeks of Innovation

Joining the global leader in cybersecurity requires a deep understanding of the entire threat landscape. For Tuomas, our Regional Sales Manager in Finland, the journey through the FLIGHT onboarding program provided a comprehensive deep-dive into the technologies shaping the future of the industry.

After two intensive trips to our Global Headquarters and two months of collaboration with experts from around the world, Tuomas shares his reflections on the experience:

"Aaaaand it’s a wrap! Or as translated directly in Finnish, “Se on kääre!” (Well, nobody would ever use this direct translation in Finland 😄)

The intense second HQ trip and the entire FLIGHT onboarding program have officially come to an end. After eight weeks of deep-diving into Palo Alto Networks firewalls, SASE, AI security, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, SecOps, and cloud security, the journey is complete.

We had an incredible team spirit throughout the program—thank you to our amazing EMEA team! Each of you brings unique superpowers and a great personality, which were the key enablers that helped me push through. Going on this journey together was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

It was also wonderful to meet the incredible talent from across the Atlantic. A big thank you to our AMER colleagues for letting us learn alongside and from you. And a special shout-out to Christopher—the photo evidence below clearly shows we share a love for vests! 😅

None of this would have been possible without our facilitators, Paula and Joe. Thanks to you, the team stayed very motivated and had a lot of fun along the way. You guys rock!

Now, it’s time to put those learnings into action. I’m looking forward to helping the Finnish Public Sector have each day safer than the one before 😊."

Tuomas and Christopher at Palo Alto Networks Santa Clara HQ.

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