DIRECTORY October 2015 MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF FINLAND
Ministry for Foreign Affairs ii October 2015 Contents Ministry for Foreign Affairs (UM) 1 Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs (UMI-00) 2 Minister for Foreign Trade and Development (UKKMI-00) 3 Pohjoismaisen yhteistyön ministeri (PYMI-00) 4 Secretary of State (VSI-00) 5 Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Security Policy (AVS-POL) 6 Under Secretary of State, External Economic Relations (AVS-TUO) 7 Under-Secretary of State ( Internal and External Services) (AVS-PAL) 8 Under-Secretary of State (Development Cooperation and Development Policy) (AVS-KEO) 9 Unit for Policy Planning and Research (STU-00) 10 Unit for Internal Audit (STY-00) 11 National Security Authority (NSA) 12 Political Department (POL) 13 Department for External Economic Relations (TUO) 18 Department for Development Policy (KEO) 21 Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ITÄ) 29 Department for Europe (EUR) 33 Department for the Americas and Asia (ASA) 38 Department for Africa and the Middle East (ALI) 43 Department for Communications (VIE) 47 Administrative Services (HAL) 52 Financial Management Unit (TAS-10) 64 Legal Service (OIK) 65 Consular Services (KPA) 69 Protocol Services (PRO-00) 76 Development Evaluation (EVA-11) 77 Meeting Rooms 78
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1 October 2015 Ministry for Foreign Affairs (UM) PO Box 176, 00023 GOVERNMENT 0295 350 000 040 551 6571 Service 0295 3500 10 09 629 840 (fax)
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 2 October 2015 Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs (UMI-00) Laivastokatu 22 A, MKA2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 412, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5371, 01051 LASKUT 09 1605 5002 (fax) Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini State Secretary (The Finns Party) Samuli Virtanen 0295 160420 Secretary to the Minister Katariina Prepula 0295 351540 Chief of Cabinet Raili Lahnalampi 050 550 7546 Special Adviser, Press Attaché Riikka Taivassalo 046 923 4581 Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister Jussi Tanner 0295 350663 Kaisa Honka-Hallila 0295 351 780 Executive Paula Mäkinen 0295 351537 Executive Lea Hirvi 0295 351792 Executive Milla Girsen 0295 351908 Trainee Lara Anastasiou
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 3 October 2015 Minister for Foreign Trade and Development (UKKMI-00) PL 5839, 01051 LASKUT Po Box 413, 00023 GOVERNMENT Laivastokatu 22, 00160 HELSINKI 0295350000 Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Lenita Toivakka Secretary to the Minister Airi Aurela 0295 350629 09 16056302 Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister Marja Koskela 0295350633 0403520463 Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Juha Kirstilä 0295 351834 Special Adviser to the Minister Emma Hannonen 0295350410 Executive Kira Horsma 0295 350929 Executive Kirsi Koskinen 0295 350634 Executive Minna Wikman 0295350630
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 4 October 2015 Pohjoismaisen yhteistyön ministeri (PYMI-00) Minister for Nordic Cooperation Anne Berner Chief of the Secreteriat for Nordic Co-operation Kari Kahiluoto 0295 351556 Christina Lehtinen 0295 351787 09 160 55046 Marjukka Sellin 0295 350647
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 5 October 2015 Secretary of State (VSI-00) PO Box 412, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5397, 01051 LASKUT Laivastokatu 22 A MKA2, 00160 HELSINKI The highest permanent civil servant of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State, has over-all responsibility for the activities and organisation of the foreign policy administration as well as the development of the personnel policy. He also directs the financial and strategy planning of his administration and supervises the preparation of the budget and its implemention, whilst being in charge of important projects in his domain. The Secretary of State also follows the work of the different departments, units and embassies of the Foreign Ministry and is active in international politics. Secretary of State Peter Stenlund 0295 350618 09 16055010 Executive Secretary Ritva Lähde 0295 351397 09 160 55011 Adviser to the Secretary of State Ilkka Nordberg 0295 350536
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 6 October 2015 Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Security Policy (AVS-POL) Laivastokatu 22 A, MKA2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 412, 00023 GOVERNMENT Laivastokatu 22 C MKC2, 00160 HELSINKI Under-secretary of State, Foreign and security policy Anne Sipiläinen 0295 350612 Attaché, Administrative Affairs, Executive Secretary Hanna Kerttula 0(0)295 350 925 Senior Adviser Hannu Kyröläinen 0295 351027 Adviser to the Under-Secretary of State Marco Pribilla 0295 351322 Under-Secretary of State, Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) PO Box 420, 00023 GOVERNMENT Senior Adviser, Specialist tasks related to arms control Lars Backström 0295 351844 Counsellor, Senior Adviser Sandra Hatzidakis 0295 350621
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 7 October 2015 Under Secretary of State, External Economic Relations (AVS-TUO) Laivastokatu 22 A, MKA3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 413, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5785, 01051 LASKUT Under-secretary of State, External economic relations Matti Anttonen 0295 351761 Executive Secretary Merja Kähkönen-Häkli 0295 351728
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 8 October 2015 Under-Secretary of State ( Internal and External Services) (AVS-PAL) PO Box 455, 00023 GOVERNMENT Kanavakatu 3 B, 00160 HELSINKI Under-secretary of State, internal and external services Pirkko Hämäläinen 0295 351429 09 16055020 Executive Secretary Päivi Lahe 0295 350617 09 16055021 Adviser to the Under-Secretary of State Virpi Kukkasniemi-Leino 0295 351081
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 9 October 2015 Under-Secretary of State (Development Cooperation and Development Policy) (AVS-KEO) PO Box 511, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT Katajanokanlaituri 3, 00160 HELSINKI Under-secretary of State, Development Cooperation and Development Policy Elina Kalkku 0295 350556 Executive Secretary Sanna Tavi 0295 351773
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 10 October 2015 Unit for Policy Planning and Research (STU-00) Laivastokatu 22 A MKA2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 412, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5751, 01051 LASKUT Director Antti Kaski 0295 351798 Senior Researcher Hiski Haukkala 0295351686 Desk Officer, Policy planning and research Vesa Jaakola 0295351704 Senior Adviser Antti Kuosmanen 0295351859 Departmental Secretary, Administrative Officer Ulla Lindholm-Bannwart 09 160 55037 Desk Officer, Policy planning and research Sini Paukkunen 0295351759 050 430 6916 Researcher Jussi Pekkarinen 0295 351268 Hilkka Peltonen 0295 351173 Trainee Essi Perälä 0+3580295351353 0+358504314723 Senior Researcher Ossi Piironen 040 5420596 0295 351 775
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 11 October 2015 Unit for Internal Audit (STY-00) Kanavakatu 3 B KAB2, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5769, 01051 LASKUT PO Box 451, 00023 GOVERNMENT Inspector-General Pekka Wuoristo 0295 350885 09 16055940 Maarit Hyrylä 0295 351275 09 16055941 Deputy Inspector-General Antti Rytövuori 0295 351220 Audit of activities Senior Officer Sauli Heinimaa 0295 351272 Senior Officer Heli Iirola 0295 351276 Internal Audit Officer Pirjo Leino 0295 350196 Internal Audit Officer Taru Tammio 0295 350733 Financial audit Team Leader, Audit of finances Susanna Kytösaho 0295 351418 Auditor for Financial Management Irene Rissanen 0295 351281 Auditor for Financial Management Jussi Tanskanen 0295 351282
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 12 October 2015 National Security Authority (NSA) Kanavakatu 3 B KAB, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 453, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 96701, 01051 LASKUT 09 160 55140 (fax) National Security Authority Tarja Laitiainen 0295 351211 Deputy National Security Auhtority Johanna Erkkilä 0295 351392 Legal Officer Jesse Järvenpää 0295 351 317 Administrative Officer, NSA (National Security Authority) certificates and facility security Jaana Heino 0295 351393 09 16055890 09 16055140 (fax) Administrative, NSA (National Security Authority) certificates and facility security Juha Nojonen 0295 351002 Ari Hakola 09 16056484 Chancery Secretary Matias Kautto
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 13 October 2015 Political Department (POL) PO Box 412, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5835, 01051 LASKUT Director General (POL-01) Laivastokatu 22 A MKA2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 412, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5835, 01051 LASKUT 09 16055009 (fax) Director General Jukka Salovaara 0295 350636 09 16055032 Executive Secretary Anne Nummelin 0295 351178 09 16055033 Adviser to the Under-Secretary of State Marco Pribilla 0295 351322 Deputy Director General (POL-02) Laivastokatu 22 A MKA2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 412, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5835, 01051 LASKUT 09 16055009 (fax) Deputy Director General Timo Kantola 0295 351477 Executive Secretary Marjaleena da Silva Goncalves 0295 351181 09 16055006 Administrative Officer Marja Nykänen 0295 351 442 Unit for Security Policy and Crisis Management (POL-10) PO Box 420, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5835, 01051 LASKUT Laivastokatu 22, 00170 HELSINKI Director Mikko Kinnunen 0295 351 820 Johanna Antila 0295 350849 Cyber Ambassador Ambassador, Cyber Security, cyber security Pia Rantala-Engberg 0295 351350
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 14 October 2015 CSDP, Military and Civilian Crisis Management Team Leader, Common Security and Defence Policy of the EU Leena Pylvänäinen 0295 351323 Desk Officer, Civilian crisis management Tarja Pesämaa 0295 350500 Desk Officer Elina Eloranta 0295351512 Desk Officer, Civilian crisis management, permits for Finnish government aircraft and government vessels Hanna-Liisa Peltoniemi 0295350209 General Security Policy Questions Team Leader, Security policy and crisis management Theresa Zitting 0295 351330 Desk Officer, Security policy matters in Europe and in Finland's neighbouring areas Sami Wacklin 0295 351753 Desk Officer, General security policy, cyber security Marianne Mäkinen 0295351510 Desk Officer, Comprehensive crisis management Katja Karppinen 0295 351306 Desk Officer, The CSCE and UN crisis management Hanna-Leena Korteniemi 0295 351594 Trainee Aki Pihlaja 0+358 295 351359 NATO, EAPC, PfP, Afghanistan Team Leader, NATO issues Minna Laajava 0295 351194 Desk Officer, NATO operations, Afghanistan Juha Mustonen 0295350711 Desk Officer, NATO operations, Afghanistan Johanna Salovaara-Dean 0295351852 Desk Officer, NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP) Heikki Hietala 0505930089 0295351754 Administrative Affairs Desk Officer, Civilian crisis management operations, recruitments May-Len Svenskberg 0295351756
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 15 October 2015 Administrative Officer, Election observer recruitment Tuula Cowen 0295 351186 Liaison Officer, Defence Command (PE YHT.UPS.) 0299510202 Jaakko Jäntti Unit for Arms Control (POL-20) Laivastokatu 22, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 420, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5835, 01051 LASKUT 09 1605 6066 (fax) Director Sannamaaria Vanamo 0295 351529 Desk Officer, Nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament Lauri Hirvonen 0295 351794 Desk Officer, Defence materiel and arms export Ilkka Rentola 0295 351168 Desk Officer, Chemical and biological weapons Mikael Långström 0295 351467 Heidi Nystedt-Kauppinen 0295 351831 Ambassador for Arms Control Affairs, arms control affairs Klaus Korhonen 0295 351828 Attaché Jaana Rantanen 0295 351600 Anita Moilanen 0295 351236 09 16055277 Unit for European Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) (POL-30) Laivastokatu 22 A, MKA2, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5835, 01051 LASKUT PO Box 412, 00023 GOVERNMENT Director, European Correspondent, European correspondent Sari Rautio 0295351534 Desk Officer, Foreign Affairs Council, Deputy European Correspondent Stefan Lee 0504558435 Desk Officer, Political and Security Committee (PSC/COPS) Janne Hirvonen 0295 351645 Project Johanna Kelhu
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 16 October 2015 Eero Hakama 0295351913 Annika Rautiainen 0295351920 Project Helena Virkkunen Unit for Human Rights Policy (POL-40) Laivastokatu 22 C, 00180 HELSINKI PO Box 420, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5835, 01051 LASKUT Director Nina Nordström 0295 350 104 Administrative Officer Annikki Berghem 0295 351213 Advisor on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, human rights and development Linda Ekholm 0295 351009 Desk Officer, Human rights issues in the UN Ann-Mari Fröberg 0295 350641 Legal Counsellor Janina Hasenson 0295351902 Desk Officer, Council of Europe, the OSCE' s human dimension Merja Lahtinen 0295 350971 Ambassador for Equality Issues, Equality questions Anne Lammila 0295 351352 Ambassador for Human Rights Affairs, Ambassador for Human Rights Affairs Rauno Merisaari 0295 350974 Attaché Sanna Milano 0295 351604 Desk Officer, Human rights issues in the UN, women's rights Niina Nykänen Janica Puisto 0295351882 Unit for UN and General Global Affairs (POL-50) Laivastokatu 22 C MKC1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 419, 00023 GOVERNMENT PO.Box 95976, 01051 LASKUT Director Katri Viinikka 0295 351244 Desk Officer, UN policy,united Nations General Assembly, EU-UN affairs Emmi Oikari 0295 351735
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 17 October 2015 Ambassador, Women, peace and security Ann-Sofie Stude 0295350639 Desk Officer, Mediation Lauratuulia Lehtinen 0295 351 535 Senior Adviser Pekka Metso 0295 351808 Counsellor, Desk Officer, UNESCO, UN Alliance of Civilizations, the unit s project administration Henna Knuuttila 0295 351 425 Desk Officer, UN Security Council Anni Salmia 0295 351408 Desk Officer, Mediation and Women, Peace and Security (Resolution 1325) Janne Oksanen 0295 351333 Desk Officer, Helsinki Process, UN election register Johanna Kangasniemi 0295 350 324 Sami Heikkinen 0295 351 903 Nina Lehväslaiho-Liu 0295 351930 Trainee Virva Viljanen 0295 351690
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 18 October 2015 Department for External Economic Relations (TUO) PO Box 413, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5785, 01051 LASKUT PO Box 428, 00023 GOVERNMENT Director General (TUO-01) Laivastokatu 22 A MKA 3, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5785, 01051 LASKUT PO Box 413, 00023 GOVERNMENT Director General Markku Keinänen 0295 351 460 Executive Secretary Tarja Aarnio 0295 351 897 Senior Adviser, Strategic support for the leadership Anne Ahonen 0295 351096 Administrative Officer Jonna Berghem 0295 351227 Adviser to the Under-Secretary of State Jukka Nikulainen 0295 351719 Deputy Director General (TUO-02) Laivastokatu 22 A MKA3, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5785, 01051 LASKUT PO Box 413, 00023 GOVERNMENT Deputy Director General Ilkka Saarinen 0295 351131 External relations concerning energy and climate issues (TUO-03) Laivastokatu 22 G MKG2, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5785, 01051 LASKUT PO Box 428, 00023 GOVERNMENT Erik Ulfstedt 0295 351521 Trade Policy Unit (TUO-10) Laivastokatu 22 G MKG 2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 428, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5785, 01051 LASKUT 09 1605 5576 (fax) Director Jukka Pesola 0295 351029 Jaana Avci 0295 351106
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 19 October 2015 Commercial Secretary Niina Blomberg 0295 351107 Trainee Mari Carlson 0295 351 346 Mikko Hakkarainen 0295351469 Senior Adviser, Chairperson in Kazakhstan's accession negotiations Vesa Himanen 0295 350 653 Ville Ilander 0295 351 813 Commercial Secretary Kristiina Kauppinen 0295 351 826 Desk Officer, WTO service trade negotiations, accession negotiations Johanna Lukkarila 0295 351 589 Commercial Counsellor Maarit Nikkola 0295 351 857 Desk Officer, EU trade policy, WTO s multilateral trade negotiations Mary-Anne Nojonen 0295 351494 Commercial Counsellor Antti Piispanen 0295 351 493 Desk Officer, External economic relations Kari Puurunen 0295 351 199 Commercial Secretary Malena Sell 0295 351860 Desk Officer, WTO dispute settlement, intellectual property rights, EU trade policy competence Erkki Seppänen 0295 351 565 Commercial Counsellor Kimmo Sinivuori 0295 351499 Desk Officer, Trade policy in the EU Tiina Sorsimo 0295351864 Commercial Counsellor Kent Wilska 0295 351522 Market Access Unit (TUO-20) Laivastokatu 22 A 3 krs., 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 413, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5785, 01051 LASKUT Director Marjut Akola 0295 351 105 Commercial Counsellor Johanna Ala-Nikkola 0295 351 122
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 20 October 2015 Departmental Secretary, Rosa Gündüz Commercial Counsellor Heli Honkapää 0295 351 836 Tiina Kuntsi 0295 351 463 Commercial Secretary Petri Kuurma 0295 351 427 Commercial Secretary Juuso Moisander 0295 351 128 Sara Ohls 0295 351 130 Desk Officer, Information society, market access Iina Peltonen 0295 351576 Desk Officer, Market access of manufactured products Elina Poikonen 0295 351 992 Commercial Counsellor Heli Siikaluoma 0295 351 133 Second Secretary, Desk Officer, Steel and textile sectors, information technology (ITA), EU chemicals regulation (REACH) Helena Silvonen 0295 351 134 Senior Adviser, Promotion of export and internationalisation Eero Suominen 0295 351 838 Desk Officer, Team Finland Sirpa Taskinen-Pleshak 0295 351 779 Export Control Unit (TUO-30) PL 5785, 01051 LASKUT PO Box 428, 00023 GOVERNMENT Laivastokatu 22 G, 00160 HELSINKI Director Laura Kansikas-Debraise 0295 351504 Commercial Counsellor Heikki Karri 0295 351137 Commercial Counsellor Heikki Yrjölä 0295 351141 Desk Officer, Coordination of export control matters Annina Aalto 0295 351745 Administrative Officer, Export control coordination Marja-Leena Valojää 0295 351139 09 16055086
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 21 October 2015 Department for Development Policy (KEO) PO Box 510, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT 0295 350 000 Director General (KEO-01) Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 511, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT Director General Pekka Puustinen 0295 350560 09 16056490 Senior Adviser, Development Policy Suvi Virkkunen 0295 351895 050 4493055 Senior Adviser, Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) Riitta Resch 0295 351712 Administrative Officer Päivi Leskinen 0295 350928 Executive Secretary Eija Siivola 0295 351916 09 160 56491 Ambassador; Senior Adviser, Trade and Development Sinikka Antila 0295351329 Project Sari Sironen 0295 351777 Deputy Director General (KEO-02) Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 511, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT Deputy Director General Riikka Laatu 0295 350970 Anne Almond 0295 351097 09 1605 6311 Unit for General Development Policy (KEO-10) Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 510, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT 09 1605 6470 (fax)
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 22 October 2015 Director Sari Lehtiranta 0295352139 Desk Officer, Development policy Hanna Rinkineva-Heikkilä 0295 350951 Lena Allinen-Zoao 0295 350935 Senior Adviser, Development Policy Ulla Järvelä-Seppinen 0504372655 0295351812 Project, Development Policy Committee Katja Kandolin 0295351809 0505936229 Administrative Officer, Development policy and development cooperation training Hannele Karppinen 0295 350938 Desk Officer, Development policy in the EU Outi Koikkalainen Senior Officer Inka Lehtonen 0505986437 0295351767 Programme Officer Anna Malinen 0504390603 0295351603 Desk Officer, International development policy, policy coherence Esko Männistö 0295 350579 Programme Officer Marianne Rönkä 0295 351803 Secretary General, Development Policy Committee Marikki Stocchetti Jarna Virtanen 0295 350 955 Senior Adviser, Development Policy Max von Bonsdorff 0295 351720 050 3441014 Development Policy Committee (KPT) Katajanokanlaituri 4 A, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 519, 00023 GOVERNMENT Unit for Sectoral Policy (KEO-20) Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 511, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT 09 1605 6470 (fax)
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 23 October 2015 Director Kristiina Kuvaja-Xanthopoulos 0295 351280 Desk Officer, Improvement of the quality of development cooperation Martti Eirola 0295351123 Senior Adviser, Development Policy Jussi Viitanen Administrative tasks Financial Administration Officer Outi Kotonen 0295 351848 Departmental Secretary, Anna Manninen 0295 351337 International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (IDPS) Senior advisers for evelopment policy Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Health questions Gisela Blumenthal 0295 350958 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Information society and innovation policy Aki Enkenberg 0295 351528 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Energy questions Henri Horn 0295 350059 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Good governance Jaakko Jakkila 0295 351511 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Forest questions Vesa Kaarakka 0295 350963 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Water questions Maria Notley 0295 351924 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Environmental questions Matti Nummelin 0295 350976 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Education Satu Pehu-Voima 0295 351886 Special Adviser, Rural development Marjaana Pekkola 0295 351490 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Vulnerable groups Katariina Sario 0295 350105 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, The rule of law and human rights Åsa Wallendahl 0295 351915 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Economic questions Mika Vehnämäki 0295 350984
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 24 October 2015 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Democracy questions, confict prevention Tanja Viikki 0295 351804 Senior Adviser, Development Policy, The environment and sustainable development Katariina Vartiainen 0295 351925 Työkokeilijat ja harjoittelijat Maija Autio 0295 351696 Unit for Civil Society (KEO-30) PO Box 570, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT Kanavakatu 3A, 00160 HELSINKI Director Jyrki Nissilä 0295 351205 Marianne Hjelt 0295 350988 Senior Officer Anu Ala-Rantala 0295 351305 Desk Officer, EU affairs, CSOs, international organisations, environmental issues Jenny Haukka 0295 351457 Attaché, Project Officer, CSOs' development cooperation Ulla Hiitiö 0295351438 Programme Officer Katja Hirvonen 0295351545 0505710553 Project Officer, CSOs' development cooperation Marja Korhonen 0295 351850 Senior Officer Matti Lahtinen 0295 350993 Departmental Secretary,, CSO funding Tarja Maljonen 0295351985 Project Officer, CSOs' development cooperation Kimmo Nikkinen 0295350118 Desk Officer, CSOs' development policy Antti Putkonen 0295350126 Project Officer, CSOs' development cooperation Sirpa Rajasärkkä 0295351574 Project Officer, CSOs' development cooperation Leila Riitaoja 0295 350998
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 25 October 2015 Programme Officer Tessa Rintala 0295351697 0505980856 Senior Officer Mirja Tonteri 0295 351480 Unit for UN Development Affairs (KEO-40) PO Box 512, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT Katajanokanlaituri 3, 00160 HELSINKI Director Johanna Karanko 0295350712 Desk Officer, UN affairs, economic and social sector Heli Mikkola 0295 350975 Desk Officer, Development policy, UN programmes and funds Marjaana Ettala 0295 351683, appropriations Riina Hellgren 0295351827 Trainee Eveliina Kiema Desk Officer, UN development affairs Veikko Kiljunen 0295 350 101 Administrative Officer, Administration of development cooperation projects Anu Lager-Veltheim 09 1605 5568 Project Officer Emilia Mustajärvi 0295 350 251 Desk Officer, UN specialised agencies (FAO, UNODC, MOPAN) Eeva-Liisa Myllymäki 0295 351901 Desk Officer, The UN's operative organisations (UNDP, UNPFA, UNICEF) Tiina Nikkinen 0295 351483 Attaché, Desk Officer Maria Sorsa 0295 351 482 Iida-Maria Tammi 0295 351687 050 3804382 Unit for Development Financing Institutions (KEO-50) Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 512, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 26 October 2015 Director Laura Torvinen 0295 350972 09 16056351 Anne Haavisto 0295 351821 Senior Adviser, Development Policy Nina Kataja 0295 351785 Team Leader, World Bank Group Leena Ritola 0295 351524 Desk Officer, World Bank Group Partnerships Matti Kiisseli 0295 351013 Desk Officer, Inter-American Development Bank group Paula Koski 0295 351014 Desk Officer, African Development Bank Group, Nordic Development Fund Paula Sirkiä 0295 351578 Second Secretary, Desk Officer, Asian Development Bank group Pekka Hirvonen 0295 351 407 Senior Officer, team leader, private sector instruments Janne Sykkö 0295 351420 Desk Officer, Concessional credits Sargit Salakari 0295 351833 Attaché Sven Kilemet 0295 352 071 Unit for International Environmental Policy (KEO-60) Katajanokanlaituri 3,, KAT2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 512, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT Director Juha Pyykkö 0295 351 441 Second Secretary, Desk Officer, Water and sanitation policy Anu-Elina Autio 0295 351 755 Senior Officer, Carbon markets Marko Berglund 0295 351 899 Desk Officer, Team leader, international climate policy Jatta Jämsén 0295 351 736 Desk Officer, UN environmental policy Marjaana Kokkonen 0295 350 567 Administrative Officer, Financial administration Miia Niemi 0295 351 026 Programme Officer, International climate policy, environmental financing Johanna Pietikäinen 0295 351 030
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 27 October 2015 Desk Officer, Team Leader, sustainable development Sami Pirkkala 0295 351 750 Programme Officer, Sustainable natural resource management, environmentrelated conflicts Elina Ruoho 0295 351 033 Desk Officer, Forest and desertification policy Suvikki Silvennoinen 0295 351 325 050 340 6378 Senior Researcher, Climate finance negotiator Folke Sundman 0295 351 035 Timo Takala 0295 351 036 050 3110 779 Unit for Humanitarian Assistance and Policy (KEO-70) Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 512, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5801, 01051 LASKUT Director Claus Jerker Lindroos 0295 351 234 Desk Officer, Coordination of UN humanitarian relief and natural disasters Kimmo Laukkanen 0295 351515 Desk Officer, EU affairs, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNWOMEN, Africa, WHO Eeva Lahti 0295 352 085 050 462 2085 Kaisa Leinonen 0295 351 040 0400 327 829 Second Secretary, Desk Officer, UN refugee organisations, the Middle East, mine action Noora Rikalainen 0295 351 310 050 465 1417 Desk Officer, Finnish humanitarian assistance organisations, humanitarian food relief organisations of the UN, Asia and Latin America Suvi Turunen 0295 350677 Special Adviser, Humanitarian assistance Paula Uski 0295 351 041 040 827 2458 Unit for Administrative and Legal Development Cooperation Matters (KEO-80) Katajanokanlaituri 3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 510, 00023 GOVERNMENT 0295 350 000
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 28 October 2015 Director Lotta Karlsson 0295 351 932 Legal Officer Pia Horttanainen 0295 351 896 Departmental Secretary, Ilse Husa 0295 350 936 09 16056222 Administrative Officer, Financial administration Eija Kontkanen 0295 350 989 Legal Counsellor Sini Korpela 0295 351 048 Programme Officer Elina Leväniemi 0295351856 Senior Officer Miikka Paajavuori 0295 351 635 Administrative Officer, Project portfolio management and decisions on allocation of funds Lea Pajula 0295 351 488 Programme Officer Jukka-Jussi Palojärvi 0295 351 513 Senior Officer Laura Pietilä 0295351890 Information Services Coordinator, Information management concerning development cooperation matters Laila Pihkala 0295 351 450 Attaché, Administrative Affairs, Juha Sarvikas 0295351907 Senior Adviser, Development Policy Tomi Särkioja +84 4 3826 6788 Legal Officer Mari Tarro-Achamyelehe 0295 351 757 Team for legal issues
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 29 October 2015 Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ITÄ) PO Box 427, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5850, 01051 LASKUT Laivastokatu 22 G, 00160 HELSINKI Director General (ITÄ-01) PO Box 427, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5850, 01051 LASKUT Laivastokatu 22 G, 00160 HELSINKI 09 1605 6577 (fax) Director General Terhi Hakala 0295 351300 09 160 55038 Director General Vesa Kekäle 0295351685 Executive Secretary Sari Kuisma 0295 351910 09 160 55039 Deputy Director General (ITÄ-02) PO Box 427, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5850, 01051 LASKUT Laivastokatu 22 G, MKG1, 00160 HELSINKI Deputy Director General Vesa Vasara 0295 351723 09 160 55547 Executive Secretary Sari Kuisma 0295 351910 09 160 55039 Attaché, Administrative Affairs, Administrative Officer Eija Pöysti 0295 351 931 Unit for Russia (ITÄ-10) Laivastokatu 22 G, MKG1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 427, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5850, 01051 LASKUT 09 1605 5621 (fax) Director Jaana Teckenberg 0295 350881 Team Leader, EU funding Birgit Autere 0295 351240 Team Leader, EU-Russia relations, regional cooperation Tiina Hirvonen 050 3828303
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 30 October 2015 Heli Härkönen 0295 351465 09 16055629 Specialist Anita Koivuselkä 0295 351466 Desk Officer, Northern Dimension Hannele Lehtimäki 0295 351468 Director Marja Liivala 0295 351727 Mia Markusas 0295 351823 Specialist Laura Quist 0295 351 413 Administrative Officer Timo Tolvanen 0295 351474 Senior Adviser, Chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) Marja-Leena Vuorenpää 0295 351475 Bilateral and Commercial and Economic Relations Team Leader, Russia, bilateral relations Petra Paasilinna 0295 351484 Senior Adviser, Russia, bilateral relations Anneli Puura-Märkälä 0295 351470 Desk Officer, Russia Marja Trento 0295 350883 Political Affairs Second Secretary, Desk Officer, Russia, internal development, foreign and security policy Anna Hakala 0295 351730 EU and Mobility Issues Team Leader, EU-Russia relations Hanna Nissinen 0295 351487 Desk Officer, Russia, bilateral relations Anu Apo 0295 350103 Unit for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ITÄ-20) Laivastokatu 22 G, MKG1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 427, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5850, 01051 LASKUT
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 31 October 2015 09 1605 5566 (fax) Director Päivi Peltokoski 0295351523 Ari Heikkinen 0295351390 Aila Mustalahti 0295 351708 Emmi Mäkelä 0295351369 Trainee Roosa Rytkönen 0295351744 Eastern Partnership Desk Officer, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia Kaisa Koivisto 0295351197 Attaché Vilma Peltonen 0295 351203 Team Leader, Ukraine, the EU's Eastern Partnership, European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Outi Saarikoski 0295351458 Desk Officer, Belarus, Moldova Inkeri Virtanen 0295351732 Desk Officer, Belarus, Moldova Juha Vänskä 0295351416 Central Asia Team Leader, Central Asia Pirjo Välinoro 0295351791 Aleksi Koskinen 0295351419 Development cooperation Senior Adviser Laura Reinilä 0295 350896 Desk Officer, Development cooperation projects Minni Hyrkkänen 0295 351464 Administrative Officer Johanna Ketola 0295 351 894 Project Coordinator, Development cooperation Hilkka Lampén 0295 350995 Senior Adviser, Development policy issues Juhani Toivonen 0295 350898
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 32 October 2015 Unit for Regional Cooperation (ITÄ-30) Laivastokatu 22 G, MKG2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 428, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5850, 01051 LASKUT Joska Nylander 0295351278 Chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) Northern Dimension and the Baltic Sea Financing cooperation Roving Ambassador for Central Asia (ITÄ-21) Laivastokatu 22 G MKG1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 427, 00023 GOVERNMENT 09 1605 5558 (fax) Roving Ambassador for Central Asia Niklas Lindqvist 0295 351 517 Executive Secretary Kirsi Laitinen 0295 350899 09 16056539 Attaché to the Roving Ambassador, Tadzhikistan,Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Irina Ambrosin 040 500 8019 0295 350 869 Roving Ambassador for the South Caucasus (ITÄ-22) Laivastokatu 22 G MKG 1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 427, 00023 GOVERNMENT 09 1605 5558 (fax) Roving Ambassador for the South Caucasus Christer Michelsson 0295 351054 09 1605 5532 Attaché to the Roving Ambassador, South Caucasus Kirsi Karppinen 0295 350507
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 33 October 2015 Department for Europe (EUR) PO Box 431, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5868, 01051 LASKUT Laivastokatu 22, 00161 HELSINKI Director General (EUR-01) Laivastokatu 22 H, MKH2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 431, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5868, 01051 LASKUT 09 1605 55355 (fax) Departmental Secretary, Executive Secretary Laura Immonen 0295351837 0916055091 Krista Napola 0295 351 927 Director General Liisa Talonpoika 0295351805 Deputy Director General (EUR-02) Laivastokatu 22 H, MKH2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 431, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5868, 01051 LASKUT Deputy Director General Juha Ottman 0295 351705 09 160 55390 Kerttu Kaikkonen 0295351716 09 160 55091 Departmental Secretary, Administrative Officer Virva Pekkola 0295 350923 Unit for Northern Europe (EUR-10) Laivastokatu 22 H, MKH1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 430, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5868, 01051 LASKUT Desk Officer, Visit arrangements Eila Julku 0295 351762 Kerttu Kaikkonen 0295351716 09 160 55091 Director Kalle Kankaanpää 0295 351816 Desk Officer, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Eevamari Laaksonen 0295 351320 09 160 55497
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 34 October 2015 Desk Officer, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, the Holy See, EEA/EFTA Anssi Leino 0295 350628 Team Leader, North Europe, the Nordic countries Katja Luopajärvi 0295 351506 Trainee Pirta Päkkilä 0295 351799 Counsellor, Desk Officer, Poland, the Baltic Sea, Nordic-Baltic cooperation Ari Sirén 0295 351841 Senior Adviser René Söderman 0295 351742 Virpi Voittonen 0295 350740 09 160 55662 Secretariat for Nordic Co-Operation, Nordic Council of Ministers (PYS) Laivastokatu 22 H, MKH1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 430, 00023 GOVERNMENT Chief of the Secreteriat for Nordic Co-operation Kari Kahiluoto 0295 351556 Desk Officer, Nordic cooperation Christina Lehtinen 0295 351787 09 160 55046 Communications Officer Benita Lindström 0295 351448 Johan Schalin 0295 350581 Desk Officer, Nordic cooperation Marjukka Sellin 0295 350647 Baltic Sea Region Co-Operation Laivastokatu 22 H, MKH1, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 430, 00023 GOVERNMENT Ambassador for Baltic Sea Affairs, Ambassador for Baltic Sea Affairs Erja Tikka 0295 351824 Senior Adviser, Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Kristina Pingoud 0295 351198 Arctic cooperation Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Arctic matters Aleksi Härkönen 0295 350471 Unit for General EU Affairs and Coordination (EUR-20)
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 35 October 2015 Laivastokatu 22 H, MKH2, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 431, 00023 GOVERNMENT Senior Adviser, European External Action Service, recruitments Merja Lindroos-Binham 0295 350651 Sebastian Gahnström 0295 351 607 Senior Adviser Pekka Hyvönen 0295 351341 050 4658516 Desk Officer, Coordination of EU matters, the European Parliament and G20 Mika Kukkonen 0295350390 Director Jonna Laurmaa 0295 350032 Desk Officer, Institutional issues, EU external relations funding, Cabinet Committee on EU Affairs Matti Nissinen 0295351715 Senior Adviser, External energy relations, climate policy Pekka Orpana 0295351335 Minna Tiittanen 0295 350654 09 1605 55613 Desk Officer, Coreper II, Justice and Home Affairs, External Policies Service Johanna Unha-Kaprali 0295 351605 Unit for Central, Western and Southern Europe (EUR-30) Laivastokatu 22 H, MKH3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 432, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5868, 01051 LASKUT Jonna Saari 0295351912 Desk Officer, Visit arrangements Ritva Miekkoniemi 0295351733 Team Leader, Southern Europe, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta Tanja Leikas-Bottà Director Tuomas Tapio 0295 351343 Central and Western Europe Team Team Leader, Central and Western Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Hungary Juha Parikka 0295351790
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 36 October 2015 Desk Officer, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria Matti Nieminen 0295 350660 Sebastian Gahnström 0295 351 607 Southern Europe Team (EUR-30) Team Leader, Southern Europe, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Malta Krista Napola 0295 351 927 Desk Officer, Cyprus, Greece, Slovenia Olli Nurmi 0504127496 0295351874 Desk Officer, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra, San Marino Leena Anto 0295 351710 Unit for EU Enlargement and Western Balkans (EUR-40) PO Box 429, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5868, 01051 LASKUT Laivastokatu 22 G, 00160 HELSINKI 09 1605 55650 (fax) Director Päivi Laivola Donin de Rosière 0295 350668 09 16055784 Päivi Kölhi 0295 351527 Desk Officer, Serbia, Kosovo Aleksi Vakkuri 0295 351530 Desk Officer, EU enlargement, Turkey Laura Kamras 0295 351192 Desk Officer, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia (FYROM) Kirsti Hyyppä 0295 350666 Desk Officer, EU enlargement, Croatia Anna Rautvuori 0295 351872 Desk Officer, Civilian assistance in the Western Balkans Anu Rämä 0295 350675 Desk Officer, Team Finland, especially Turkey's commercial and economic affairs Anne Mutanen 0295 351 795 National Twinning and Taiex Coordination Team Laivastokatu 22 G, MKG3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 429, 00023 GOVERNMENT Desk Officer, Twinning coordination Heidi Lempinen 0295 350669
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 37 October 2015 Desk Officer, TAIEX coordination Tiina Järvelä 0295 351555
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 38 October 2015 Department for the Americas and Asia (ASA) PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Katajanokanlaituri 3, 3. krs, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5793, 01051 LASKUT 09 1605 6009 (fax) Director General (ASA-01) Katajanokanlaituri 3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5793, 01051 LASKUT Executive Secretary Irma Ramadan 0295 351741 Senior Adviser, Development Policy Gunilla Kullberg 0295 350558 Director General Kimmo Lähdevirta 0(0)295 351746 Attaché, Administrative Affairs, Administrative Officer, Financial administration Helena Perikangas 0295 351832 Deputy Director General (ASA-02) PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5793, 01051 LASKUT Deputy Director General Eija Rotinen 0295 351731 Nora Lehtimäki 0295351865 Unit for Eastern Asia and Oceania (ASA-10) Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5793, 01051 LASKUT Director Sami Leino 0295351764 Desk Officer, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, East Timor Helena Jauhiainen 0295 351783 Trainee Heli Jämsä 0295351796 Desk Officer, Regional affairs in Asia, including Australia and New Zealand Saana Kyröläinen 0295 351887 Desk Officer, South Korea, export control East Asia, China Jukka Peltonen 050 5765 196 0295 351 602
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 39 October 2015 Riikka Turunen 0295351921 East Asia team Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Team Leader, East Asia, China's political affairs, North Korea Petri Kruuti 0295 350114 Desk Officer Jarkko Haapanen 0295351800 Desk Officer, China's economic and trade policy, Japan Mikko Pötsönen 0295351784 Regional issues in Asia and EU-Asia Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Southeast Asia and Oceania Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Programme Officer Eeva Lehtinen 0295 350585 0408381836 Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos Desk Officer, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Mekong region Marita Meranto 0295 350575 Programme Officer Minna Hares 0295 350540 Roving Ambassador for Bhutan,the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (ASA-11) Katajanokanlaituri 3, 3.krs, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT 09 160 56383 Roving Ambassador for South Asia Rauli Suikkanen 0295 350584 Attaché to the Roving Ambassador, South Asia (Bhutan, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan) Ulpu Koskinen 0295 351740 050 433 0951 Chancery Secretary, Jenni Mikkola 0295351954 0504143742
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 40 October 2015 Unit for North America (ASA-20) Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5793, 01051 LASKUT 09 56009 (fax) Director Anna Wickström-Nøjgaard 0295 350592 09 16055624 Desk Officer, The USA, political and justice and home affairs Soili Kangaskorpi 0295 350008 050 3830467 Anna Azcuy Sanchez 050 4394 922 0295 351 922 Desk Officer, The USA, economic and trade policy Stefan Lindström 0504619532 0295351884 Adviser, Desk Officer, Canada Tapio Tolvanen 0295 351 734 Unit for Latin America and the Caribbean (ASA-30) Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5793, 01051 LASKUT 09 160 56009 (fax) Director Ari Mäki 0295 350 595 040 753 6865 Senior Adviser, Latin America and the Caribbean Kim Luotonen 0295 351 396 Outi Hella 0295 350554 Desk Officer, Development cooperation appropriations, Funds for Local Cooperation (FLCs) Pirjo Saarnisuo 0295 351 373 Trainee Maija Tauriala 0295 351 688 Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay team Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Desk Officer, Mercosur countries (excl. Venezuela) Liisa Maunula 0295 351 760
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 41 October 2015 Desk Officer, Mercosur countries (excl. Venezuela), ICI-programmes (Institutional Cooperation Instrument) Hanna Luhtala 0295 351 196 Andean team and Chile Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Desk Officer, The Andean region and Chile, EU coordination Leea Lamminpää 0295 351 776 Desk Officer, Andean Region Kirsi Aarniva 0295 351 428 050 465 0533 Central American and the Caribbean team Katajanokanlaituri 3, KAT3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Team Leader, Central America, Mexico, Venezuela Anu Korppi 0295 351 481 050 911 6955 Project, Project Officer Annika Luosmala 0295 351 698 050 464 8200 Unit for South Asia (ASA-40) PL 5793, 01051 LASKUT Katajanokanlaituri 3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Director Leena Viljanen 0295 351880 Jussi Rauhala 0295 3518 76 Desk Officer, Development cooperation projects Nina Suittio 0295 351825 Ville-Pekka Turpeinen 0295 351 355 Afganistan and Pakistan Katajanokanlaituri 3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Desk Officer, Afghanistan, Pakistan, regional matters Olli Ruohomäki 0295 350980 Programme Officer, Afghanistan Ritva Hautanen 0295351822
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 42 October 2015 Desk Officer, Afghanistan, Pakistan, development cooperation Niko Heimola 0295 350564 India Katajanokanlaituri 3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Desk Officer, India Sanna Halinen-Kaira 0295 350562 Myanmar, Sri Lanka and the Maldives Katajanokanlaituri 3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Desk Officer, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldine Islands, regional organisations Petri Wanner 0295 350553 Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh Katajanokanlaituri 3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 513, 00023 GOVERNMENT Desk Officer, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan Sebastian Gahnström 0295 351 607 Programme Officer Jetta Kuivalainen 0295351452
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 43 October 2015 Department for Africa and the Middle East (ALI) PO Box 541, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5827, 01051 LASKUT Director General (ALI-01) Kanavakatu 3 B, KRU3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 541, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5827, 01051 LASKUT Director General Jarno Syrjälä 09 1605 56212 0295351891 Executive Secretary Taru Halmevirta 0295 350559 09 1605 5554 Senior Adviser, Steering and coordination of development cooperation Pertti Anttinen 0295351595 Commercial Counsellor Antti Loikas 0295 351562 Special Adviser Arto Valjas 0295 351007 Senior Adviser, Development Policy Pauliina Hellman 0295 351567 Senior Adviser, Development Policy Jussi Karakoski 0295 350965 Olivia Packalén-Peltola 0295351502 Deputy Director General (ALI-02) PO Box 541, 00023 GOVERNMENT Kanavakatu 3 B, KRU3, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5827, 01051 LASKUT Deputy Director General Kari Alanko 0295 351560 Unit for the Middle East and North Africa (ALI-10) PO Box 541, 00023 GOVERNMENT Kanavakatu 3 B, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5827, 01051 LASKUT Director Kirsikka Lehto-Asikainen 0916056538 0295 351851 Administrative Officer Mirja Ekman +972 3 745 6600 +972 3 745 6607
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 44 October 2015 Ruusa Hakala 0916055572 0295351909 Administrative Officer Saija Kuusinen 0916056213 0295 351571 Persian Gulf Team Team Leader, Persian Gulf Tiina Larvala 0295 351588 Desk Officer, Persian Gulf Laila Clyne 0295 351868 Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) Team Team Leader, Middle East Peace Process Marja Rosvall 0295 351 817 Desk Officer, Syria, transition and reconstruction Jussi Nummelin 0295 351768 Suvi Sipilä 0295 351 758 Desk Officer, Syria Jukka Halkilahti 0295 350563 North Africa Team Team Leader, North Africa Ann-Christine Krank 0295 351581 Desk Officer, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara Anne M Rabet 0295 351573 Programme Officer, Development cooperation Tiina Kajakoski 0295 351570 Coordiation of Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) matters and the European Neighbourhood Partnership Senior Adviser Tiina Jortikka-Laitinen 0295 351829 Desk Officer, European Union Neighbourhood Policy and Mediterranean Partnership Riitta Puukka 0295 351455 Trade and economic relations
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 45 October 2015 Unit for Eastern and Western Africa (ALI-20) Kanavakatu 3 B, KRU3, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 541, 00023 GOVERNMENT PL 5827, 01051 LASKUT Director Helena Airaksinen 0295 351583 09 1605 6260 Nina Hallan 0295 351928 09 16056236 Saija Immonen 0295 351191 0916056429 Horn of Africa Team Team Leader, Horn of Africa Hannu Heinonen 0295351501 Programme Officer Anu Eskonheimo 0295 350531 Programme Officer Matti Karvanen 0295 351806 Kenya Team Desk Officer, Kenya, Uganda, Seychelles Milma Kettunen 0295 350406 050 4080406 Programme Officer Jatta Väisänen 0295 351706 West and Central Africa Team Team Leader, West and Central Africa Mari Neuvonen 0295351423 Desk Officer, West and Central Africa Tellervo Ala-Lehtimäki 0295 351210 Programme Officer Anu Penttinen 0295 350537 Tanzania Team Team Leader, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the East African Community (EAC) Vuokko Jutila 0295 350532
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 46 October 2015 Matti Tervo 0295 350676 Unit for Southern Africa (ALI-30) PO Box 541, 00023 GOVERNMENT Kanavakatu 3 B, KRU3, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5827, 01051 LASKUT Director Jouko Leinonen 0295351344 Annikki Hakala 0295 350545 Saija Immonen 0295 351191 0916056429 Africa Policy Team Team Leader, Africa policy Pirjo Virtanen 0295 350541 Programme Officer Olivia Packalén-Peltola 0295351502 Southern Africa Team Team Leader, Southern Africa Heini Pulli 0295 351737 Programme Officer Jan Koivu 0295 350547 Mozambique Team Team Leader, Mozambique, Angola, Swaziland Tuulikki Parviainen 0295 350550 Desk Officer Juhana Lehtinen 0295350044 Zambia Team Team Leader, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi Harri Sallinen 040 1321354 Attaché, Desk Officer, Southern Africa Marja Ahonen 0295351875 Trainee Toini Kuronen 0+358295351372
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 47 October 2015 Department for Communications (VIE) PO Box 481, 00023 GOVERNMENT Kanavakatu 3 C, 00160 HELSINKI PL 5876, 01051 LASKUT Director General of Communications (VIE-01) Director General of Communications Jouni Mölsä 0295 351725 09 16055800 Communications Coordinator, Adviser to the Director General, coordination of staff training Harri Kilpi 0295 351342 Erja Päivärinta 0295 350149 Senior Adviser, Public diplomacy, special assignments Timo Heino 0295 351318 Senior Adviser Outi Hakanen 0295 351315 Senior Adviser Pekka Huhtaniemi 0295 351110 Communications development team Head of Web Communications Olli Moilanen 0295 351505 Senior Planning Officer, Web communications and information systems Risto Joki 0295 351340 Communications Coordinator Sanna Silventoinen 0295 351374 Senior Planning Officer, Web communications and information systems Lauri Äijälä 0295 351357 Deputy Director General (VIE-02) Deputy Director General Keijo Norvanto 0295 351351 040 5203925 Administrative services Team Leader, Administrative Affairs Soili Laakso 0295 351544 Administrative Officer Erja Päivärinta 0295 350149
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 48 October 2015 Administrative Officer Anne Välimaa 0295 351391 Unit for Communications on Current Affairs (VIE-10) Kanavakatu 3 C, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 481, 00023 GOVERNMENT Director Vesa Häkkinen 0295 351356 040 481 9880 Communications Coordinator, Intranet Content Manger Marja-Leena Kultanen 0295 351387 Content and Communications Specialist, Foreign and security policy Mari Lankinen 0295 350642 Web Editor Raili Lenjas 0295 351348 Senior Translator Laura Mattsson 0295 351207 Content and Communications Specialist, Consular and legal services Ritva Naumanen 0295351049 Communications Coordinator, Web Content Manager Laura Rantanen 0295 351382 Trainee Anna-Maaria Vihanta 0295 351 312 Communications Officer, Web communications, press releases, media monitoring, organisation of media events Danica Vihinen 0295351769 Communications, Web communications, press releases, media monitoring, organisation of media events Miia Vihola 0295 350680 Unit for Communications on Europe and Neighbouring Areas (VIE-20) PO Box 481, 00023 GOVERNMENT Kanavakatu 3 C, 00160 HELSINKI Director Ville Cantell 0295 351847 Communications Officer, Content Manager of eurooppatiedotus.fi, web communications Outi Koskinen 0295 351363 Trainee Marlena Martikainen 0295351422
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 49 October 2015 Communications Officer, Europe Information, Arctic information, visits by journalists and important personalities Martti Ruokolainen 0295 351372 Trainee Tiina Räinä 0295 351958 Communications Officer, Team Finland Desk Officer for Turkey, Spain, visits by European journalists, web communications Petra Sarias 0295 351593 Communications, Web communications, visits by European journalists Milla Shor 0295 351509 Communications Coordinator, Europe Information, EU communications, cooperation with teachers/schools, Team Finland Desk Officer for Germany, France Päivi Toivanen 0295 351375 Communications Officer, Europe Information, cooperation with the regions, campaigns, support for CSOs communications Juhana Tuomola 0295 351376 Content and Communications Specialist, Team Finland Desk Officer for Russia, Ukraine, Poland Virpi Turunen 0295 351854 Communications, Europe Information, campaigns and events, inquiries concerning the EU, visits by European journalists Kirsi Varsta 0295 351378 Unit for Development Communications (VIE-30) PO Box 481, 00023 GOVERNMENT Kanavakatu 3 C, 00160 HELSINKI Director Erja-Outi Heino 0295 351384 Communications Officer, Media work, web communications, partner countries in Africa Outi Einola-Head 0295 351381 Content and Communications Specialist, Coordination of communications projects, global education Nora Klami 0295 350171 Departmental Secretary, Communications, Media support, travel scholarships to journalists, TV-productions, development academy, Inter Press Service Katri Källbacka 0295 351 793 Communications Coordinator Pasi Nokelainen 0295 351389 Communications Officer Kirsi Pere 0295 350313
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 50 October 2015 Communications Officer, Publications and events, web communications, partner countries in Asia Hanna Päivärinta 0295 351370 Trainee Riikka Teelmäki 0295 351702 Communications, Web communications, customer service Tarja Teppola 0295 351424 Unit for Communications on Asia, Africa and the Americas (VIE-40) PO Box 481, 00023 GOVERNMENT Kanavakatu 3 C, 00160 HELSINKI Director Johanna Kotkajärvi 0295 351383 Content and Communications Specialist, The Americas, Team Finland Desk Officer for the USA and Brazil Ari Honkanen 0295 351871 Communications Officer, Africa and the Middle East, excl. development cooperation, Team Finland Desk Officer for Egypt Helena Kiiskinen 0295 351362 Communications Officer, Southern Asia, Team Finland Desk Officer for India, media visits Anu Lehtinen 0295 351321 Trainee Jasminka Masinovic 0295351436 Communications, Cultural projects in developing countries, media visits Salla Mähönen 0295 350637 Communications Coordinator, Asia, Team Finland Desk Officer for China and Japan Hanna Öunap 0295 351367 Unit for Public Diplomacy (VIE-50) Kanavakatu 3 C, 00160 HELSINKI PO Box 481, 00023 GOVERNMENT Director Petra Theman 0295 351 558 Managing Editor Jenita Cresswell 0295 351 326 Content and Communications Specialist, External economic relations, Editor-in- Chief of the Kauppapolitiikka magazine Saana Halinen 0295 351 782 Communications Officer, Public diplomacy Mika Hammarén 0295 351316