Unit for Sectoral Policy

The Unit for Sectoral Policy is responsible for the following issues:

  • preparation and application of sectoral and thematic policies and strategies, and participation in such international cooperation as does not fall under the competence of other units of the Ministry
  • provision of expert services to departments and units in charge of development cooperation issues
  • monitoring of the quality of development cooperation, upgrading of development cooperation instruments and provision of advice
  • improvement of the regulations, instructions, methods and administration of development cooperation related to sectoral policies
  • the development policy dimensions of trade and
    development, and Aid for Trade matters
  • coordination of the work of the Quality Assurance Board.

Email

  • KEO-20@formin.fi

Personnel

Sami Pirkkala
Director
  • +358 295 350 907

Senior advisers for development policy

Vesa Kaarakka
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
forest questions
  • +358 295 350 963
Henri Horn
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
energy questions
Outi Myatt-Hirvonen
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
  • +358 295 350 317
Paula Malan
  • +358 295 350 424
Krista Orama
Senior Adviser, Development policy, Gender Equality
  • +358 295 350 066
Heli Mikkola
  • +358 295 350 592
Katja Tiilikainen
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
Senior Adviser, Development policy, Gender Equality
  • +358 295 350 632
  • +358 50 575 1760
Lotta Valtonen
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
Democracy and Governance
  • +358 295 350 423
Sanna-Liisa Taivalmaa
  • +358 295 351 490
Mika Vehnämäki
  • +358 295 350 984
Silja Leinonen
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
innovation and digital development
  • +358 295 350 302
Iina Älli
  • +358 295 350 230
  • +358 50 314 5285
Jukka Ilomäki
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
  • +358 295 350 093

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