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.
- planning and monitoring cooperation with universities and researchers, funded from Finland's development cooperation appropriations, including cooperation with UNWIDER
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Personnel
Saana Halinen
Director
- +358 295 351 782
Hanna Rinkineva
Desk Officer
Maria Mäkelä
Trainee
Senior advisers for development policy
Vesa Kaarakka
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
forest questions
- +358 295 350 963
Tiina Markkinen
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
- +358 295 351 553
Outi Myatt-Hirvonen
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
- +358 295 350 317
Mina Mojtahedi
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
non-discrimination
- +358 295 350 220
Paula Malan
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
- +358 295 350 424
Krista Orama
Senior Adviser, Development policy, Gender Equality
- +358 295 350 066
Katja Tiilikainen
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
equality questions
Senior Adviser, Development policy, Gender Equality
- +358 50 575 1760
- +358 295 350 632
Lotta Valtonen
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
Democracy and Governance
- +358 295 350 423
Sanna-Liisa Taivalmaa
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
rural development
- +358 295 351 490
Mika Vehnämäki
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
economic questions
- +358 295 350 984
Silja Leinonen
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
innovation and digital development
- +358 295 350 302
Iina Älli
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
- +358 295 350 230
- +358 50 314 5285
Annamari Tornikoski
Senior Adviser, Development Policy
human rights
- +358 29 535 0105
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@formin.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.