Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU, Brussels

Office hours

Mon-Fri 8.45-17.00

Email

  • sanomat.EUE@formin.fi
  • firstname.lastname@formin.fi

Phone

  • +32 228 784 11  (Switchboard 00 32 (0)2 2878 + extension)

Fax

  • +32 228 784 00  (Fax)

Visiting address, post address

Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU
Avenue de Cortenbergh 80
1000 BRUSSELS
BELGIUM

On the map

Website

Personnel

Management

Markku Keinänen
Head of Mission
CV
Saija Immonen
Assistant to the Permanent Representative
  • +32 47 243 0869
Tuuli-Maaria Aalto
Deputy Permanent Representative
Heidi Helin
Assistant
Assistant to the Deputy Permanent Representative Coreper I
  • +32 473 531 418

Coordination

Laura Lindgren
Counsellor
Desk Officer
Antici group
  • +32 475 704 357
Aino Fant
Senior Specialist
Mertens Group
  • +32 473 529 295
Jenna Oja
Senior Specialist
  • +32 470 717 208
Isela Ahlqvist
Assistant
  • +32 473 856 773
Jenni Hakala
Senior Specialist
  • +32 473 865 089
Tuulikki Olander
Desk Officer
Deputy Antici
  • +32 473 528 354

Relations with the European Parliament

Tuomas Nirkkonen
Desk Officer
  • +32 473 532 289

Information

Marko Ruonala
Counsellor (Press and Cultural Affairs)
Counsellor, Press and Culture
Press Counsellor, Coreper II
  • +32 470 206 152
Marjo-Julia Hakkarainen
Assistant
  • +32 476 802 564
Roosa Purhonen
Spokesperson Coreper 1
  • +32 473 531 340

Coreper l

Culture and Education

Heidi Sulander
Senior Specialist
Education, Youth, Culture, Sport
  • +32 473 527 224

Transport and Telecommunication

Erik Asplund
Senior Specialist
transport sector
Senior Specialist, Transport
  • +32 472 430 823
Maija Mansikkaniemi
Senior Specialist
transport sector
  • +32 47 352 7804
Maija Rönkä
Senior Specialist
Digital, Telecommunications and Postal
  • +32 473 539 452

Agriculture and Fisheries

Ari Hörman
Senior Specialist
  • +32 473 525 887
Matias Kallio
Senior Specialist
  • +32 473 536 275
Tapio Kytölä
Senior Specialist
  • +32 478 625 138
Heta Ratasvuori
Senior Specialist
  • +32 473 525 817
Kari Valonen
Senior Specialist
agriculture and forestry matters
  • +32 473 525 630

Social Policy, Labour, Employment and Health

Antero Kiviniemi
Senior Specialist
social policy
Counsellor, Social Affairs, Gender Equality, Occupational Safety and Health, Insurances
  • +32 473 534 081
Pasi Mustonen
Senior Specialist
health sector
  • +32 470201 256
Pauliina Porkka
Senior Specialist
employment matters
Employment Policy Labour Law
  • +32 473 537 725
Sari Vuorinen
Senior Specialist
health sector
  • +32 473 529 853

Industry, Energy, Internal Market and Research

Iiro Kangas
Senior Specialist
internal market, better regulation
  • +32 474 931 221
Ville Niemi
Senior Specialist
Energy
  • +32 479 470 175
Niina Nurkkala
Senior Specialist
Counsellor Research & Innovation, Space, Euratom
  • +32 471 262 664
Maija Palmu
Senior Specialist
internal market, industrial policy
Tourism
  • +32 472 902 501

Environment

Paula Perälä
Senior Specialist
  • +32 470 204 035
Aino Pietarinen
Senior Specialist
environmental issues
  • +32 470 914 283
Antonios Sfakiotakis
Senior Specialist
environmental issues
climate policy
  • +32 473 532 292

Åland - General affairs

Anton Nilsson
Senior Specialist
the Åland Islands
Minister Counsellor
  • +32 476 943 529
Ida Bengtsson
Trainee

Assistant Personnel Coreper I

Kristiina Stenqvist
Assistant
Transport, telecommunications and energy - Education, youth, culture and sport - Åland islands
  • +32 472 906 057
Seija Nyyssönen
Assistant
Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries
  • +32 479 792 230

Coreper ll

Regional Policy

Janne Uusivirta
Senior Specialist
regional and structural policy
  • +32 47 243 0827

Justice and Home Affairs

Sarolta Dechy
Senior Specialist
migration and asylum matters
  • +32 471 035 810
Pekka Heinonen
Senior Specialist
Criminal law, insolvency law, e-Justice
  • +32 473 530 633
Laura Määttänen
Senior Specialist
Data Protection, Fundamental Rights, Judicial Cooperation (civil) - General questions
  • +32 473 522 407
Johanna Puiro
Senior Specialist
Police Cooperation, Organised Crime, Terrorism
  • +32 471 650 942
Ville Similä
Senior Specialist
Crisis preparedness, civil protection, IPCR, returns, legal migration, Home Affairs financing instruments
  • +32 478 960 665
Tomi Tirkkonen
Senior Specialist
border control
  • +32 471 263 976

Economic and Financial Affairs

Aleksi Hyvätti
Senior Specialist
budgetary and economic issues
Senior Specialist; Counsellor for EU budget, Own Resources and MFF
  • +32 473 527 852
Jonna Kuparinen
Senior Specialist
Senior Specialist
  • +32 473 523 119
Maija Skyttä
Senior Specialist
taxation matters
  • +32 476 203 601
Miikka Vähänen
Senior Specialist
economic policy and financial issues
  • +32 473 535 195

Customs

Timo Sneck
Senior Specialist
customs matters
  • +32 475 730 287

Assistant Personnel Coreper II

Camilla Oksanen
Assistant
  • +32 470 201 420
Kirsti Salmijärvi
Assistant
  • +32 473 940 394

External relations, Political and Security Committee

Juha Ottman
Ambassador
Political and Security committee
Amanda Viitanen
Assistant
  • +32 473 527 805
Ilmari Uljas
Senior Specialist
defence policy
  • +32 471 036 020
Anna Oksanen
Senior Specialist
defence policy
  • +32 476 806 399
Jukka Peltonen
Desk Officer
  • +32 474 931 264
Heikki Hietala
Senior Specialist
cyber issues, hybrid threats
  • +32 473 524 299
Petteri Kotilainen
Desk Officer
  • +32 474 931 324
Päivi Alatalo
Desk Officer
EU enlargement, Western Balkans, Turkey
  • +32 471 036 016
Riitta Gerlander
Counsellor
  • +32 471 034 893
Jyrki Härkki
Senior Specialist
EU external development funding, especially in Africa
  • +32 479 670 590
Marjo Kaller
Second Secretary
Desk Officer
Asia and Oceania
  • +32 473 530 795
Jussi Koskela
Counsellor
Desk Officer
  • jussi.koskela@formin.fi
  • +32 476 803 694
Katja Koskela
Counsellor
Desk Officer
Human Rights, Development
  • +32 2 287 8444
  • +32 479 910 470
Tanja Leikas-Bottà
Counsellor
Nicolaidis Global Gateway
  • +32 475 762 139
Vilma Peltonen
Desk Officer
United Kingdom
  • +32 475 824 725
Johannes Puukki
Desk Officer
Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia
  • +32 473 532 399
Pia Rantakangas
Second Secretary
Desk Officer
Africa
  • +32 470 262 613
Elina Saaristo-Diatta
Desk Officer
  • +32 473 529 299
René Söderman
Counsellor
Desk Officer
North Africa, the Middle East and the Persian Gulf
  • +32 473 522 716
Kati Temonen
Desk Officer
  • +32 476 974 757

Assistants

Susanna Heinäsmäki
Assistant
External Relations, Trade Policy, Russia, Eastern Partnership, Northern Dimension, Central Asia
  • +32 473 863 958
Chloé Denoncin
Assistant
  • +32 473 523 692

European Union Military Committee (EUMC)

Kim Jäämeri
Military Representative
  • +32 473 543 942
Petteri Korvala
Deputy Military Representative
  • +32 479 609 754
Tuomas Syvänen
Deputy Military Representative
  • +32 473 844 680
Riku Hartikainen
Deputy Military Representative
  • +32 473 251 039
Niina Alisalo
Assistant
  • +32 473 543 942
Antti Heino
Security Specialist
  • +32 471 125 859

Europa-building, Finnish Delegation

Phone

  • +32 228 186 21

Fax

  • +32 228 185 12

Visiting address, post address

Europa-building, Finnish Delegation
Rue de la Loi 155
1048 BRUXELLES
BELGIUM

Isela Ahlqvist
Assistant
  • +32 473 856 773

Joint administration of Finland's representations in Brussels

Personnel and general administration

Juha Mustonen
Counsellor
Head of Administration
  • +32 2 287 8503
  • +32 473 949 584
Raija Stenberg
Attaché
  • +32 473 527 301
  • +32 2 287 8554
Kirsi Majander
Administrative Attaché
  • +32 2 2878 581
  • +32 476 760 762
My Paasivaara
Office Administrator
  • +32 473 522 745
Laura Sundman
Office Administrator
  • +32 473 541 572
Sanni Heinänen
Assistant
  • +32 476 803 925

Housing and procurement

Sirpa Taskinen-Pleshak
Team Leader
  • +32 476 599 916
Youssef Alasghar
Property Management and Office Services Attendant
  • +32 473 538 446

Financial administration

Eeva Vänniä
Office Administrator
  • +32 473 254 546

Documentation

Soili Laakso
Team Leader
information management
  • +32 473 531 447
Tiina Hakala-Gros
Administrative Officer
information management
  • +32 473 523 604
Tarja Maljonen
Administrative Officer
information management
  • +32 473 526 252

IT-service

Raino Jokinen
Office Administrator
IT
IT support
  • +32 473 865 507
Petteri Lehtonen
Office Administrator
IT
IT and information security specialist

Office services, property management , and transport

Jari Rosenlindt
Team Leader
office and support services
  • +32 477 289 837
Jere Jokela
Property and Office service Manager
  • +32 473 539 375
Janne Botelho Karhunen
Office Services Attendant
  • +32 473 526 132
Eusebio Castanera
Office Services Attendant
  • +32 475 857 879
Mikael Nihti
Office Services Attendant
  • +32 477 540 294

Kitchen

Emma Alanne
Chef, cook
  • +32 473 531 067
Saana Harjula
Maître d'hôtel
  • +32 476 803 926
Teemu Tuominen
Chef, cook
  • +32 473 524 982