Unit for Security Policy and Crisis Management

The Unit for Security Policy and Crisis Management is responsible for matters relating to:

  • general security policy and security in Finland’s neighbouring areas, the Baltic Sea and the Arctic

  • EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)

  • military and civilian crisis management, including Finland’s participation in UN peacekeeping operations

  • the North Atlantic Alliance and NATO Partnership

  • the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, including OSCE election observation and arms control

  • technology and security as well as cyber security and hybrid questions and

  • recruitment of experts for positions in the Unit.

Email

  • POL-10@gov.fi

Post address

Unit for Security Policy and Crisis Management
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND

Visiting address

Merikasarmi
Laivastokatu 22
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND

Personnel

Minna Laajava
Director
  • +358 295 350 128
May-Len Svenskberg
Desk Officer
civilian crisis management operations, recruitments
  • +358 295 351 756
Annika Pelkonen
Desk Officer
the OSCE
  • +358 50 472 4614

NATO

Anna-Mari Wong Hämäläinen
Team Leader
NATO issues
  • +358 295 350 498
Juho Simpura
Desk Officer
NATO issues
  • +358 295 350 831
Markus Räty
Desk Officer
NATO, Partnership for Peace (PfP)
NATO issues
  • +358 295 350 401
Minna-Mari Mourujärvi
Desk Officer
NATO issues
  • +358 295 350 615
Santeri Eriksson
Desk Officer, NATO issues
  • +358 295 350 944

CSDP, Military and Civilian Crisis Management

Janne Heiskanen
Team Leader
common security and defence policy of the EU
  • +358 295 350 330
Max Hatvala
Desk Officer
civilian crisis management
  • +358 295 350 443
Nelli Mikkola
Project Officer
common security and defence policy of the EU
  • +358 295 350 653

General Security Policy Questions

Markus Teir
Team Leader
security policy and crisis management
  • +358 295 350 441
Leena Saarikoski
Desk Officer
the OSCE
  • +358 2 953 504 59
Anna van der Velde
Desk Officer
security policy matters in Europe and in Finland's neighbouring areas
  • +358 295 350 716
Leo Svahnbäck
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 721
Veera Kaarela
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 391
Inkeri Virtanen-Abernethy
Desk Officer
security policy matters in Europe and in Finland's neighbouring areas

Technology and Security

Liisa Talonpoika
Ambassador, Hybrid Affairs
  • +358 295 350 386
Tarja Fernández
Senior Adviser
  • +358 295 350 953
Aino Pöyhönen
Project Officer
Janne Taalas
Ambassador, Cyber Affairs, Cyber Security, Cyber Diplomacy

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