Unit for Russia
The Unit for Russia is responsible for:
- monitoring of the situation in Russia
- bilateral issues between Finland and Russia
- the EU's policy and actions in regard to Russia, including sanctions
- issues related to Russia in international organisations
- issues related to the Northern Dimension
- issues related to the Barents Euro-Arctic Council
- administration of financing for Baltic Sea, Barents and Arctic cooperation, including related international financial arrangements
- ITA-10@gov.fi
Fax
- +358 9 160 556 21
Personnel
Joonas Heiskanen
Director
- +358 295 350 535
Vesa Kekäle
Senior Adviser
- +358 295 351 685
Political Affairs
Johanna Birkstedt
Team Leader
Russia policy
- +358 295 351 817
Jyrki Terva
Desk Officer
EU-Russia
- +358 295 350 939
Niina Nykänen
Desk Officer
- +358 295 351 175
Aaro Tuovinen
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 227
Bilateral and Commercial and Economic Relations

Kaisa Honka-Hallila
Team Leader
- +358 295 350 109
Timo Tolvanen
Administrative Officer
- +358 295 350 175
Maarit Keitanen
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 036
Regional cooperation
Marja Joenusva
Ambassador Barents and Northern Dimension
- +358 295 350 622
Anita Koivuselkä
Specialist
- +358 295 351 466
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@gov.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.