Unit for Central, Western and Southern Europe

The unit covers issues concerning the following countries:

The United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Malta, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Poland, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Andorra and Monaco

The unit is responsible for the following issues:

  • bilateral relations in all fields of cooperation (EU, political, economic and trade)

  • supervision of the Finnish embassies in the countries specified above

Countries

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Email

  • EUR-30@formin.fi
Nicola Lindertz
Director
  • +358 295 350 316
Kristiina Karttunen
Trainee
Laura Komulainen
Assistant Desk Officer
  • +358 295 351 537

Central and Western Europe Team

Juha Parikka
Team Leader
Central and Western Europe, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands
  • +358 295 351 790
Saara Alhopuro
Desk Officer
Poland, The Czech Republic,the Slovak Republic, Hungary
  • +358 295 351 951
Christian Heikkinen
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 320

Southern Europe Team (EUR-30)

Veikko Kiljunen
Team Leader
Spain, Italy, Malta, Portugal
  • +358 295 350 101
Leena Anto
Desk Officer
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Andorra, San Marino
  • +358 295 351 710

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