Unit for Human Rights Policy
The Unit for Human Rights Policy is responsible for the following issues:
- human rights policy and general human rights issues
- human rights policy issues in international and regional organisations
- refugee, immigration and asylum policy issues, UNHCR
- support for human rights and democracy.
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Post address
Unit for Human Rights Policy
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND
Visiting address
Eteläesplanadi 4
00130
HELSINKI
FINLAND
Tarja Kangaskorte
Director
- +358 295 350 292
- +358 50 401 7923
Annikki Berghem
Administrative Officer
- +358 295 351 213
Janina Hasenson
- +358 295 351 902
- +358 50 448 4890
Saara Heinola
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 181
Juulia Klemola
Assistant
- +358 295 350 471
Kaisa Leidy
Desk Officer
human rights issues in the UN, women's rights
- +358 295 350 241

Eija Limnell
Desk Officer
human rights issues in the UN
- +358 295 350 358
Rauno Merisaari
Ambassador for Human Rights and Democracy
- +358 295 350 974
Mari Mäkinen
Desk Officer
Council of Europe, the OSCE's human dimension
- +358 295 350 130
Kirsti Niemelä
Assistant Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 583

Paula Parviainen
Senior Adviser
- +358 295 350 425
Janette Sorsimo
Project Assistant
- +358 29 535 0586

Katri Viinikka
Ambassador for Equality Issues
equality questions
- katri.Viinikka@formin.fi
- +358 295 350 276
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@formin.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.