Communications Unit

The Communications Unit is responsible for communication on matters within the remit of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The Communications Unit is responsible for the planning of strategic communications in cooperation with the departments and for the development of strategic communications tools.

The Communications Unit comprises the following teams:

  • Foreign and Security Policy Communications
  • UN and Development Policy Communications
  • International Trade Communications.

The main duties of the Communications Unit are:

  • communications of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, including the Ministry’s social media channels, media events and the coordination of crisis communications
  • communications on foreign and security policy, international trade and development policy
  • communications relating to consular services and travel safety
  • planning and implementation of and tools development for strategic communications.

Email

  • VIE-10@gov.fi

Post address

Communications Unit
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND

Visiting address

Laivastokatu 22
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND

Website

Personnel

Sirpa Nyberg
Director
  • +358 295 350 883
Sanni Granqvist
Trainee
  • +358 295 350 387

UN and Development Policy Communications

Outi Koskinen
Senior Specialist
Communications
  • +358 295 351 363
Ainomaija Mikola
Specialist
Communications
  • +358 295 350 993
Karoliina Romanoff
Specialist
Communications
  • +358 295 350 365

Foreign and Security Policy Communications

Johanna Unha-Kaprali
Team Leader
Deputy Director
  • +358 295 350 114
Reetta Purontakanen
Senior Specialist
Communications
Strategic Communications
  • +358 295 350 253
Petra Sarias
Content and Communications Specialist
consular and legal services
  • +358 295 351 593

International Trade Communications

Sanna Hentunen
Senior Specialist
Communications
Communications, International Trade
  • +358 295 351 133
Miia Vihola
Communications Officer
International Trade
  • +358 295 350 680

E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@gov.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.