The Unit for Eastern Europe and Central Asia deals with issues concerning the following countries:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

The Unit for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is responsible for the following issues:

• monitoring of developments in these countries
• bilateral relations between Finland and these countries
• external relations of the European Union in respect of these countries
• national coordination of the European Neighbourhood Policy and its funding instrument (ENI) in respect of the partner countries
• questions related to these countries that are dealt with in international organisations
• preparation, presentation and handling of development cooperation projects in the ministry's internal coordination system and management and supervision of their implementation
• Economic and Joint Commissions between Finland and Kazakhstan, Finland and Ukraine, and Finland and Uzbekistan.