Unit for Policy Planning and Research
The Unit for Policy Planning and Research is responsible for:
- policy planning, development of strategic foresight and analysis that fall under the administration of the Ministry;
- participation in the preparation of key foreign policy guidelines in cooperation with the responsible organisational units;
- support and development of evidence-based policy-making carried out in the Ministry, including sectoral research
- STU-00@gov.fi
Post address
Unit for Policy Planning and Research
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND
Visiting address
Laivastokatu 22 A, 4. krs
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND
Personnel
Maria Ågren
Desk Officer
policy planning and research
- +358 295 350 211
Jukka Pesola
Senior Adviser
- +358 295 350 476
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Sven Kilemet
adviser to President Niinistö
- +358 295 350 027
Kaisa Oksanen
Senior Researcher
- +358 50 432 9945
- +358 295 351 090
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Veera Laine
Senior Researcher
- +358 50 569 5934
- +358 295 351 116
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Jussi Pekkarinen
Researcher
History of Foreign Service
- +358 295 351 268
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Merja Silvennoinen
Research Assistant
- +358 295 350 167
Maria Knaapi
Trainee
- +358 295 350 114
- +358 50 447 4518