FROM ONE PROFESSIONAL TO ANOTHER CONTEST RULES BY TIKKURILA
FROM ONE PROFESSIONAL TO ANOTHER CONTEST RULES BY TIKKURILA
Almaty 25 February 2026
From One Professional To Another Contest (the “Contest”) aims to raise awareness about TIKKURILA brand products among highly qualified professionals engaged in interior design. The Contest is designed to stimulate sales, is not a lottery, and does not pursue any profit-making goals. Participation in the contest requires no payment and involves no risk.
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1. Name of the Contest: From One Professional To Another.
1.2. The Contest is organized by Tikkurila LLP, hereinafter referred to as the “Organizer” or “Contest Organizer.” The Organizer’s details are as follows: Tikkurila LLP, BIN: 060340006077, registered office: 16 Kabdolov Street, Almaty, 050062, Republic of Kazakhstan.
1.3. The organizer may engage third parties on a contractual basis to administer the Contest.
1.4. Period of the Contest: 25 February 2026 through 01 June 2027 (inclusive). The Contest Organizer may unilaterally change the dates for the Contest and for the selection of the Grand Prize winners by posting the relevant information on the Organizer’s official website — tikkurila.com — without any additional individual notification to each Contest participant.
1.5. Contest participants: The Contest is open to qualified interior design professionals and individuals engaged in professional activities in the following areas, including but not limited to:
o Interior designers
o Decorators
o Home stagers
o Interior stylists
o Renovation specialists
o Painters
who are citizens of: the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of Georgia, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Mongolia, or persons holding a valid residence permit in these countries or a stateless person’s identity card, legally residing in the territory of the above-mentioned countries throughout the entire period of the contest specified in clause 1.4 of these Rules, who have reached the age of 18 and are permanently residing in the above-mentioned countries, as confirmed by an identity document or other official document (the “Participants/Professionals”).
Persons associated with the Contest Organizer through employment and/or civil law relationships, as well as their close relatives and affiliates, are not eligible to participate in the Contest.
Any Participant who is found to be failing to meet the requirements of this clause of the Rules may be disqualified from participating in the Contest and/or excluded from the list of Winners by the Organizer at the Organizer’s sole discretion.
1.6. The Contest is based on the following principles:
• legality – conducting the Contest in compliance with the legal requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan, public order rules, the legal rights of persons participating in the Contest, and preventing any manifestations of arbitrary behavior and bias;
• equality – compliance with the legal regime ensuring equal rights for all Contest Participants;
• voluntariness – compliance with the legal regime establishing the right of the Contest Organizer to hold the Contest in accordance with the rules established by the Organizer, as well as the right of individuals to participate in the Contest without any third-party coercion;
• publicity – compliance with the legal regime establishing the right of the Contest Organizer to freely report the results of the Contest in the media, as well as the obligation not to impede the disclosure of information about the procedure, rules, and results of the Contest.
1.7. By submitting an application to participate in the Contest under Section 5 of these Rules, the Participant confirms that he/she has read and agrees to these Rules as posted on tikkurila.com, and further confirms that he/she meets the requirements for Contest Participants in accordance with the provisions of these Rules. Consent to the Rules is complete and unconditional. Any withdrawal of consent implies such withdrawing Participant’s withdrawal from the Contest.
1.8. Posting relevant information on tikkurila.com and/or by other means at the Organizer’s discretion shall constitute proper notification of the Participants regarding the terms and conditions of the Contest.
1.9. Tikkurila by PPG (full business name), address Kazakhstan, Almaty 050000, Kabdolova 16 st, 4 floor, office 9, an affiliate of the Contest Organizer, responsible for appointing the members of the Contest judging panel.
2. EXPERTS TO PROFESSIONALS CONTEST MECHANICS:
2.1. The Experts to Professionals Contest features two categories: Residential Design Project; and Commercial Design Project.
2.2. To participate in the Contest, a Participant must:
а. Purchase any Tikkurila paint from the list of products specified in Appendix 1 to these Rules:
b. Design contest entries in one of the following categories: Residential Design Project or Commercial Design Project, using only Tikkurila paint purchased (the “Contest Entries”).
c. Implement the designs developed as part of the contest entries.
d. Send photos of the implemented designs of the Contest Entries to the official email address of the Contest: TLA-info.kz@ppg.com, together with descriptions of the design concepts, technical specifications including the name and amount of Tikkurila paint used, photos of receipts confirming the purchase of Tikkurila paint, and photos of Tikkurila paint at the place of use in order to participate in the Contest.
2.3. In the Residential Design Project category, any residential properties can participate: houses, apartments, and others. In the Commercial Design Project category, any non-residential commercial properties can participate: cafes, restaurants, hotels, shops, salons, and others.
2.4. Once all Contest Participants have submitted all the required materials (photos of implemented designs of their Contest Entries, descriptions of their concepts, technical specifications indicating the name and amount of Tikkurila paint used, photos of receipts confirming the purchase of Tikkurila paint, photos of Tikkurila paint at the place of use), the Contest Entries will be evaluated by a specially appointed judging panel. The results of the Contest will be announced between 1 June 2027 and 1 July 2027 (inclusive). Based on the results of the Contest, 3 (three) winners (the “Winners”) will be selected, each of whom will be awarded the Grand Prize specified in clause 4.1 of these Rules.
3. CRITERIA FOR CONTEST ENTRIES EVALUATION BY THE CONTEST JUDGING PANEL:
3.1. The Contest Entries of the Participants will be evaluated against 5 criteria:
1. Design concept
This evaluation criterion assesses the creative thinking, consistency in implementation, completeness, originality, presence of novel elements, and aesthetic orientation of the Contest Entry.
2. Color combination/selection
This criterion evaluates the mastery of color selection as part of the Contest Entry.
3. Eco-concept
This evaluation criterion is based on the environmental component of the Contest Entry, namely: environmentally friendly selection of materials, rational use of materials, commitment to the principles of conscious consumption (reuse, restoration, etc.), and proper disposal of surplus materials.
4. Selecting Tikkurila paint
This criterion assesses how well the choice of paint from the Tikkurila range is suited to solving various tasks in the project.
5. Copyright observance
This evaluation criterion implies that the exclusive copyright to the Contest Entry shall belong to the Contest Participant. If the judging panel members or the Organizer have evidence that a Participant has used copyright/related intellectual property rights without the consent of the copyright holder, the Organizer and/or the judging panel reserve(s) the right to disqualify such Contest Entry from participation in the Contest.
3.2. To determine the Contest Winners, the Organizer will form a special judging panel consisting of three PPG representatives.
Information about the judging panel members will be published on tikkurula.com. The Organizer reserves the right to change the composition of the judging panel at the Organizer’s discretion at any time during the Contest period.
3.3. The judging panel will evaluate the Contest Entries by entering scores into evaluation sheets on a ten-point scale. Those Participants who receive the highest scores will be declared as the Winners.
4. PRIZE FUND OF THE CONTEST:
4.1. GRAND PRIZE:
Grand Prize of the Contest: A trip to the homeland of the Tikkurila brand – Finland – for three (3) winners, including a visit to the Helsinki Design Week 2027. The travel period will be determined by the Organizer. The trip is tentatively scheduled for September 2027.
The Contest Grand Prize includes:
- assistance in obtaining a Schengen visa (support and guidance in completing the necessary documents, but without guaranteeing a positive decision by the Visa Center) – only for citizens of Kazakhstan. Citizens of other countries participating in the Contest must obtain a Schengen visa by themselves;
- round-trip airfare to Helsinki (Finland). Departures will be from airports in the cities of the Winners; details regarding air travel will be provided by the Organizer at a later date;
- accommodation in a hotel not lower than 4 stars;
- airport transfers to and from the hotel;
- excursion to the Tikkurila factory in Vantaa (Finland);
- visit to the Helsinki Design Week 2027.
Detailed information about the trip will be published by the Organizer on tikkurila.com no later than 5 (five) business days before the start of the trip.
All risks associated with inability to apply for and obtain a visa and depart due to any existing restrictions on civil rights imposed by the Winner’s country of residence (stay), as well as due to personal reasons (inability to travel due to personal circumstances) shall be borne by the Winners.
5. ENTERING THE CONTEST:
5.1. To enter the Contest, potential Participants will need to send the following required details to the official Contest email address: TLA-info.kz@ppg.com:
o Participant’s full name;
o Valid mobile phone number registered in the Participant’s name;
o Participant’s email address;
o Name of Tikkurila paint purchased for participation in the Contest, as confirmed by a receipt for the purchase of the product during the Contest period – 25 February 2026 to 1 June 2027 (inclusive);
o Notarized statement of consent for the use of contest entries by the Organizer and PPG for advertising purposes, free of charge, including display to an indefinite group of persons in any manner not prohibited by law. In this statement of consent, the Participant must specifically declare that the author’s exclusive property rights to a given intellectual property have not been duly registered under the laws of the Participant’s country of residence, and in the event that the Participant does register such rights during the Contest period and within one year thereafter, the Participant undertakes to immediately notify the Organizer of such registration for the purpose of further settlement of issues related to the use of such intellectual property.
o Notarized consent to the collection, processing, and transfer of personal information (including cross-border transfer) to third parties (judging panel members and other persons, whether they are organizers of the Contest or persons engaged by the Organizer as part of the Contest, including for the purpose of organizing the awarding of the Grand Prize (clauses 5.11 and 5.14 of these Rules).
5.2. To participate in the Contest, the Participants must only use a Tikkurila paint that’s listed in Appendix 1 to these Rules when working on their Contest Entries. The purchase of the paint must be confirmed by a receipt and may be verified by the Organizer. The purchase of Tikkurila products must be made during the Contest period, i.e. between 25 February 2026 and 1 June 2027 (inclusive). If a Participant has posted photos of his/her implemented Contest Entries and a description of their concept but fails to confirm the purchase of Tikkurila paint by providing a purchase receipt, that Participant may be awarded fewer points when his/her Design Project is evaluated.
5.3. The Description of the Contest Entry Concept field of the Application is mandatory for completion by the Participants and must include a detailed description of the design concept and accompanying information. For the convenience of Participants, an example of how to fill out the description of the Contest Entry concept will be provided at tikkurula.com.
5.4. Participant grants the Organizer his/her consent to the collection, storage, and processing of his/her personal information and to the use of photos (including of himself/herself) and descriptions of the concept of completed Contest Entries to the extent and in the manner necessary and sufficient for participation in the Contest by providing the Contest Organizer with their details specified in clause 5.1 of these Rules by sending an email to the official email address of the Contest: TLA-info.kz@ppg.com, as well as by sending photos of the completed Contest Entries, description of their concept, completed technical data sheet for the paint with proof of purchase receipts and photos of Tikkurila paint at the place of use to the official email address of the Contest: TLA-info.kz@ppg.com.
5.5. As part of each Contest Application, each Participant may submit his or her work in PowerPoint or PDF format including a description of the project, photos of the object, and receipts.
5.6. Photos of implemented designs of the Contest Entries sent to the official Contest email address: TLA-info.kz@ppg.com must be crisp, not blurred or cropped. This requirement must be met in order for the judging panel members to properly evaluate the Design Projects.
5.7. By submitting a Contest Application, the Participant warrants that all information he/she provided to the official Contest email address: TLA-info.kz@ppg.com is accurate and that he/she owns all rights (including intellectual property rights) without any restrictions from third parties (encumbrances).
5.8. By participating in the Contest, the Participant warrants that he/she is the sole author of the Contest Entry published to participate in the Contest. This warranty by the Participant implies that the Contest Entry was created solely through the Contest Participant’s efforts and resources.
5.9. A Participant may submit more than one Contest Application in both categories by sending multiple applications (one application per project) to the official Contest email address: TLA-info.kz@ppg.com.
5.10. After the Participant sends the Contest Application to the official Contest email address: TLA-info.kz@ppg.com, the Contest Organizer will send a notification to the Participant’s email address the Application was sent from, stating that the Participant’s details have been accepted and forwarded for moderation.
5.11. Personal information provided by Participants undergoes mandatory moderation within three (3) business days of registration. Moderation involves the following parameters: verification of the Participant’s personal information, quality assessment of the provided photos of the objects, spam check of the provided information, etc.
5.12. The Organizer reserves the right to contact Participants who have submitted Applications to participate in the Contest in order to clarify details and provide explanations, either by mobile phone at the Participant’s mobile phone number specified in the Application or by email.
5.13. By submitting a Contest Application on tikkurila.com website in the manner described above, the Participant confirms that he/she has read and agrees to these Rules and the terms and conditions of the Contest.
5.14. To enter the Contest, the Participant must provide the Organizer and its affiliates with notarized consent for the collection and processing of personal information and for the use, publication, reproduction, and distribution by the Organizer or third parties engaged by the Organizer for advertising purposes of the Participant’s personal information, including video images of both the Participant and photos of the Participant’s completed Contest Entry, a description of its concept, technical specifications, without payment of any remuneration or compensation and without limitation as to the timing and territory of publication of such data, and undertakes to settle independently all disputes with third parties (without involvement of the Organizer and persons participating in the Contest) in the event of such disputes arising in relation to the Contest Entries.
6. AWARDING (RECEIPT OF PRIZES BY PARTICIPANTS):
6.1. The Contest Organizer will not pay out the cash equivalent of the Grand Prize or replace one prize with another.
6.2. The Contest Winners may not transfer the Grand Prize to third parties. Only the person declared the Winner of the Contest has the right to use the Grand Prize. Upon receiving the Grand Prize, the Winner shall personally sign a prize acceptance form, which shall indicate the Winner’s full name and other personal information, as well as identification information about the prize.
6.3. The Organizer’s obligations to award prizes to the Contest Participants shall be limited to the prize fund specified in Section 4 of these Rules. Additional prizes for the Contest may be included or excluded by the Organizer unilaterally at any time during the Contest period without individually informing the Contest Participants. Pursuant to clause 1.8 of these Rules, any changes or additions to these Rules and Conditions of the Contest shall be published by the Contest Organizer on tikkurila.com website.
6.4. After the members of the Contest judging panel have decided on the 3 (three) Winners of the Contest, the Organizer shall publish information about the Winners on tikkurila.com website, providing the Winners’ personal information (full names) and photos of the Winners’ Contest Entries, and shall send personal messages to the Winners using the mobile phone numbers provided for this purpose.
6.5. The Participants shall not be recognized as Winners and contenders for the Grand Prize if the Organizer discovers any fraudulent actions on their part or falsification of the information provided or other violations of these Rules, which the Organizer of the Contest shall consider to constitute unscrupulous practice. Fraudulent actions and information falsification include (but are not limited to): publishing photos of Contest Entries that do not belong to the Participant (e.g. belonging to other persons, copied from the Internet etc.), publishing fake technical specifications that are not confirmed by the fact of purchasing Tikkurila paint from the list provided for in clause 2.2 of these Rules, etc.
6.6. The Organizer may select alternate Winners (two alternate Winners for each Grand Prize) in the event that the primary Winners are unable to travel to Finland for various reasons, or in the cases provided for in clauses 6.5 and 6.8 of these Rules.
6.7. If a Winner is unable to claim the Grand Prize and join the group trip to Finland, such Winner must send a letter of formal refusal in free form to the following email address: TLA-info.kz@ppg.com no later than 30 days before the Organizer purchases the airline tickets. If the Organizer grants the right to use the Grand Prize to an alternate Winner, such alternate Winner shall independently ensure that he/she obtains a visa within such time as required to allow him/her to make the trip.
6.8. If a Participant selected by the judging panel to receive the Grand Prize fails to respond when contacted using the provided contact details or to provide the requested additional information for verification under clauses 5.12, 6.9 of these Rules, the Contest Organizer reserves the right to remove such Participant from the list of persons eligible to receive the Prize, and such Participant shall not be entitled to claim the Prize subsequently.
6.9. The Contest Organizer will contact the Winners via the mobile phone numbers or email addresses provided by them within 5 (five) business days to obtain additional information: identity document details, residential address, and age of the Participant. After the Organizer has verified the accuracy of the information provided, the Participant will receive a travel certificate by email and will be provided with the contact details of the persons who will oversee the preparation for the trip and whom the Participant can contact for additional information.
7. MISCELLANEOUS:
7.1. The Organizer shall not be liable for any failure to fulfill its obligations in connection with the Contest if such failure is due to force majeure circumstances, i.e. circumstances that arose spontaneously during the Contest period, are beyond the reasonable control of the Organizer, and directly affect the Organizer’s ability to fulfill its obligations, including the obligation to award the Grand Prize to the Winners. Force majeure circumstances within the meaning of these Rules include, but are not limited to, floods, fires, strikes, earthquakes, or other natural factors; mass epidemics, civil unrest, decisions by authorities that directly prohibit the Organizer from fulfilling its obligations in connection with the Contest.
7.2. The Contest Participants are solely responsible before third parties for any actions they take in connection with the Contest. In the event of any third party claims against the Organizer in connection with a Participant’s violation of third party rights during their participation in the Contest, the Participant shall assume responsibility for resolving such disputes independently.
7.3. All disputes relating to the Contest shall be settled in accordance with the applicable laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
APPENDIX 1 EXPERTS TO PROFESSIONALS CONTEST RULES BY TIKKURILA
Almaty
25 February 2026
List of Tikkurila products participating in the From Experts to Professionals contest:
Brand -Trade Name
T - Tikkurila Nova 12
T - Tikkurila Nova 2
T - Tikkurila Nova 20
T - Tikkurila Nova 7
T - Tikkurila Argentum Plus 20
T - Tikkurila Argentum Plus 7
T - Tikkurila Euro Extra 20
T - Tikkurila Euro Matt 3
T - Tikkurila Euro Power 7
T - Tikkurila Euro Smart 2
T - Tikkurila Euro Trend
T - Tikkurila Euro White
T - Tikkurila Feelings Extra Durable
T - Tikkurila Feelings Interior Paint
T - Tikkurila Harmony
T - Tikkurila Harmony Clean Air
T - Tikkurila Joker
T - Tikkurila Luja 20
T - Tikkurila Luja 7
T - Tikkurila Luja Moisture Stop
T - Tikkurila Luja Yleispohjamaali
T - Tikkurila Multistop
T - Tikkurila Optiva Colour
T - Tikkurila Remontti-Ässä
T - Tikkurila Siro Himmeä
T - Tikkurila Paneeli-Ässä 10
T - Tikkurila Paneeli-Ässä 20
T - Tikkurila Paneeli-Ässä Titan
T - Tikkurila Super White
T - Tikkurila Supi Arctic
T - Tikkurila Supi Saunasuoja
T - Tikkurila MUTE
T - Tikkurila Betolux Akva
T - Tikkurila Betolux Akva Pohjuste
T - Tikkurila Pontti Floor Lacquer 5
T - Tikkurila Pontti Floor Lacquer 50
T - Tikkurila Pontti Floor paint 30
T - Tikkurila Pontti Floor paint 60
T - Tikkurila Pontti Floor oil
T - Tikkurila Supi Lattiaöljy
T - Tikkurila Empire
T - Tikkurila Helmi 10
T - Tikkurila Helmi 30
T - Tikkurila Helmi 80
T - Tikkurila Helmi Furniture Lacquer 30
T - Tikkurila Helmi Furniture Oil
T - Tikkurila Helmi Furniture Wax
T - Tikkurila Helmi Patterimaali
T - Tikkurila Helmi Pohjamaali
T - Tikkurila Intact 40
T - Tikkurila Intact 8
T - Tikkurila Intact Primer
T - Tikkurila Kiva 10
T - Tikkurila Kiva 30
T - Tikkurila Kiva 50
T - Tikkurila Kiva 70
T - Tikkurila Supi Laudesuoja
T - Tikkurila Supi Saunavaha
T - Tikkurila Liitu
T - Tikkurila Liitu Musta
T - Tikkurila Magnetic
T - Tikkurila Taika Glaze
T - Tikkurila Taika Glow
T - Tikkurila Taika Paint
T - Tikkurila Luja Ceramic Tiles
T - Tikkurila Presto F
T - Tikkurila Presto LF+
T - Tikkurila Presto LG
T - Tikkurila Presto LV
T - Tikkurila Hole in one
T - Tikkurila Presto Pikasilote
T - Tikkurila Spakkeli Puukitti
T - Tikkurila Unica Ikkunakitti