Human Resources Unit
The Unit is responsible for:
- personnel planning and deployment of personnel resources
- establishment and termination of public positions and other related arrangements
- recruitment, appointments, contracts of employment, assignments and transfers
- leaves of absence, job alternation leaves and termination of employment relationships
- honorary titles and official ranks in the diplomatic service
- personnel administration information systems and pay systems
- terms of service and employment relationship, system of allowances in the diplomatic service and matters falling under the responsibilities of the negotiating party within the administrative branch
- statute drafting relating to the tasks of the Unit as well as other judicial matters
- general administration and development of administration
- coordination of matters relating to the network of missions abroad as well as honorary consular issues
- other matters relating to personnel administration and general administration, unless they fall under the mandate of another operational unit.
Fax
- +358 9 160 554 27
- hal-11@formin.fi
Post address
Human Resources Unit
Eteläesplanadi 4
00130
HELSINKI
FINLAND
Visiting address
Eteläesplanadi 4
00130
HELSINKI
FINLAND
Invoice address
OVT: 0037024597392510
Operator: OpusCapita Solutions Oy (E204503)

Saija Nurminen
Director
- +358 295 350 202
Anu Urpalainen
Administrative Officer
- +358 295 350 857
Recruitment and secondment
- halkurekry@formin.fi
- kavakurekry@formin.fi
- kesatyo.um@formin.fi
Marja Rosvall
Team Leader
- +358 50 431 6918
Tiina Sorsimo
Desk Officer, HR Planning
recruitments and transfers in the diplomatic service
- +358 295 351 864
Elisa Oliveira
Desk Officer, HR Planning
- +358 295 350 619
Minna Lehti
Desk Officer, HR Planning
- +358 295 352 035
Sanna Kykyri
Administrative Officer
- +358 295 350 033
Pirjo Schwalenstöcker
Desk Officer
assisting in the preparation of ambassadorial appointments
- +358 295 350 729
Kati Elovaara
- +358 295 350 397
Employer's support for the missions abroad
Pirjo Kaartinen
Legal Officer
- +358 295 350 695
Satu Lappeteläinen
Administrative Officer
locally employed staff
- +358 295 351 437
Personal data (Notary), contacts for pay matters
Reija Uutela
Specialist
- +358 295 351 295
- +358 50 311 2451
Raija Kolehmainen
Specialist
- +358 295 350 698
Allowances, payment and guidance
Helena Pentinmäki
Administrative Officer
diplomatic service allowances
Päivi Urosevic
Administrative Officer
diplomatic service allowances
FSC and holiday entitlement
Susanne Montonen
Administrative Officer
- +358 295 351 443
Travel administration
Anja Sahramaa
Specialist
- matkahallinto.um@formin.fi
- +358 295 350 727
Anne Artell
Specialist
- matkahallinto.um@formin.fi
- +358 295 350 681
Terms of employment and related law
Timo Saarinen
Legal Officer
- +358 295 350 724
Henna Närhi
Legal Officer
- +358 295 350 495
Salary system
Irma Saastamoinen
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 725
Marja-Liisa Sacklén
Administrative Officer
- +358 295 350 726
Other support
Vilma Särkkä
Project Assistant
- +358 295 350 494
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@formin.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.