Unit for Northern Europe

The Unit covers issues concerning the following countries:

Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

The unit is responsible for the following issues:

  • political, trade political and economic issues related to bilateral relations and EU relations
  • guidance of the Finnish missions based in the countries of the region
  • Nordic cooperation
  • cooperation between the Baltic States and the Nordic countries
  • Baltic Sea cooperation
  • arctic cooperation

Email

  • EUR-10@gov.fi

Personnel

Katja Kalamäki
Director
  • +358 295 351 518

Bilateral relations and N5 and NB8 cooperation

Christina Lehtinen
Team Leader
  • +358 295 351 787
Anu Korppi
Desk Officer
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
  • +358 295 351 481
Sirkku Liitiä
Assistant Desk Officer
visit arrangements
  • +358 295 351 440

Secretariat for Nordic cooperation, Nordic Council of Ministers

The Secretariat for Nordic Cooperation at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for the general planning and coordination of Finland's Nordic cooperation. The Secretariat takes care of, for example, the preparation of Nordic prime ministerial meetings and the meetings of ministers for Nordic cooperation.

In Orpo's Government, Minister of Education Anna-Maja Henriksson(Link to another website.) is responsible for matters related to Nordic cooperation.

The Chief of the Secretariat for Nordic Cooperation represents Finland in the Nordic Committee for Cooperation.

Ann-Sofie Stude
Chief of the Secreteriat for Nordic Cooperation
  • +358 50 473 9953
  • +358 295 350 531
Mika Mickelsson
Counsellor
Desk Officer
Nordic cooperation
  • +358 295 350 189
Niina Palmira
Assistant Desk Officer
Nordic cooperation
  • +358 295 350 548
  • +358 50 473 4466

Baltic Sea Region cooperation

Kaisa Arkkila
Assistant Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 549
Heta Hassinen
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 048

Arctic and Antarctic cooperation

Petteri Vuorimäki
Ambassador of the Arctic, Senior Arctic Official
  • +358 295 350 458
Johanna Lammi
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 966

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