Unit for Global Communications
The Unit for Global Communications is responsible for the planning, development, coordination and implementation of regional Foreign Service communications and country branding work in cooperation with the departments and missions.
The main duties of the Unit for Global Communications are:
- supporting the planning and implementation of communications between regional departments and missions
- regional implementation of country branding work and Team Finland communications
- coordination of and practical arrangements for visits by foreign journalists and experts
- planning and implementation of media programmes for high-level visits
- VIE-40@gov.fi
Post address
Unit for Global Communications
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND
Visiting address
Laivastokatu 22
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND
Personnel
Katja Karppinen-Njock
Director
- +358 295 351 948
Minja Nieminen
Deputy Director Communications, public diplomacy and media visits. Americas region
- Minja.Nieminen@gov.fi
- +358 295 350 240
Henriikka Ahtiainen
Communications Coordinator
Communications, public diplomacy and media visits. Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, South Caucasus and Central Asia
- +358 295 350 130
Lilian Bitar
Communications Assistant
Communications, public diplomacy and media visits. South-Eastern Europe
- +358 295 350 673
Päivi Harju-Heikkilä
Communications Officer
Communications, public diplomacy and media visits. Asia and Oceania.
Helena Kiiskinen
Communications Officer Communications, public diplomacy and media visits. Central, Western and Southern Europe, Nordic and Baltic countries.
- +358 295 351 362
Anu Lehtinen
Communications Officer Communications, public diplomacy and media visits. Africa.
- +358 295 351 321
Rim Mezian
Communications Coordinator
Communications, public diplomacy and media visits. Middle East. Migration communication.
- +358 295 351 905