Unit for Arms Control

The Unit for Arms Control is responsible for matters relating to:

  • arms control policy and general arms control matters

  • multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation

  • nuclear non-proliferation and the prohibition of chemical and biological weapons

  • non-proliferation of small arms and other conventional weapons

  • chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats and

  • export control of defence materiel and defence materiel cooperation.

Email

  • POL-20@gov.fi

Post address

Unit for Arms Control
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND

Visiting address

Merikasarmi
Laivastokatu 22
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND

Personnel

Outi Hyvärinen
Director
  • +358 295 350 035
Päivi Pihlajamäki
Desk Officer
defence material and arms export
  • +358 295 351 063
Ville Lahelma
Desk Officer
chemical and biological weapons
  • +358 295 350 598
Hanne Ristevirta
Desk Officer
Jaakko Valjus
Desk Officer
Mines, New Technologies, Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
  • +358 295 350 805
Pekka Puustinen
  • +358 295 350 228
Niina Nurkkala
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 351 121

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