Unit for Human Rights Policy
The Unit for Human Rights Policy is responsible for matters relating to:
- Finland’s international human rights policy, the EU’s human rights policy and general human rights questions
- human rights policy, equality and democracy in international and regional organisations
- UN human rights issues, including the 3rd Committee of the UN General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and the Commission on the Status of Women
- the Council of Europe
- the human dimension at the OSCE
- support for international human rights organisations, including human rights defenders and
- the Advisory Board for International Human Rights (IONK).
- POL-40@formin.fi
Post address
Unit for Human Rights Policy
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND
Visiting address
Merikasarmi
Laivastokatu 22
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND
Personnel
Tarja Kangaskorte
Director
- +358 295 350 292
- +358 50 401 7923
Anu-Elina Autio
Desk Officer
- +358 50 466 6035
Ann-Mari Fröberg
Team Leader
- +358 295 350 896
Janina Hasenson
- +358 295 351 902
Jatta Jämsén
Desk Officer
Council of Europe, the OSCE's human dimension
- +358 295 350 378
Kaisa Leidy
Desk Officer
human rights issues in the UN, women's rights
Rauno Merisaari
Ambassador for Human Rights and Democracy
- +358 295 350 974
Sakarias Rantala
Desk Officer
Freedom Online Coalition, Digitalisation, Media Freedom and Human Rights
- +358 295 350 496
Aurora Saares
Desk Officer
Human rights defenders, rights of persons with disabilities, refugee policy
- +358 295 350 389
Annamari Tornikoski
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
- +358 29 535 0105
Suvi Tuominen
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 735

Katri Viinikka
Ambassador for Equality Issues
equality questions
Ambassador, Gender Equality
- 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.