Trade Policy Unit

The Trade Policy Unit is responsible for 

  • Trade policy coordination
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • WTO accessions
  • Dispute settlement concerning trade agreements, including WTO dispute settlement
  • Trade policy questions related to digital economy, including e-commerce
  • Investments and investment protection 
  • Trade and competition
  • OECD Trade Committee
  • Trade policy questions regarding the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, European non-EU countries, such as the United Kingdom and Türkiye

Email

  • KPO-10@gov.fi

Fax

  • +358 9 160 555 76

Post address

Trade Policy Unit
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND

Visiting address

Merikasarminkatu 5 F
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND

Personnel

Ilkka Saarinen
Senior Ministerial Adviser, Trade and Commerce
Director
  • +358 295 350 478
Anna Koikkalainen
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 080
Johanna Ala-Nikkola
Senior Ministerial Adviser, Trade and Commerce
Trade Policy
  • +358 295 351 122
Niina Blomberg
Senior Specialist
Trade Policy
  • +358 295 350 393
Aapo Heinäsmäki
Legal Officer
  • +358 295 350 327
Eeva Helminen
Assistant Desk Officer
trade Policy Committee
  • +358 295 350 818
Pekka Hirvonen
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 705
Kristiina Kauppinen
Senior Specialist
Trade Policy
  • +358 295 350 153
Jukka Peltonen
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 763
Maria Pohjanpalo
Senior Ministerial Adviser, Legislative Affairs
International Investment Law
  • +358 295 351 277
Kimmo Sinivuori
Chief Senior Specialist
Trade Policy
  • +358 295 350 061
Lari Savolainen
Trainee
  • +358 295 350 806

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