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 Membership

  • 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
Ella Syrjänen
Coordinator
  • +358 29 535 0187

NATO

Anna-Mari Wong Hämäläinen
Team Leader
NATO issues
  • +358 295 350 498
Minna-Mari Mourujärvi
Desk Officer
NATO issues
  • +358 295 350 615
Aki Kauppinen
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 351 042
Kristian Kumlin
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 111
Mari Korhonen
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 351 017

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
May-Len Svenskberg
Desk Officer
civilian crisis management operations, recruitments
  • +358 295 351 756

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
Leo Svahnbäck
Desk Officer
  • +358 295 350 721
Maria Kauko
Desk Officer
Inkeri Virtanen-Abernethy
Desk Officer
security policy matters in Europe and in Finland's neighbouring areas
  • +358 295 350 354

Technology and Security

Pekka Marttila
Team Leader
  • +358 295 350 233
Liisa Talonpoika
Ambassador, Hybrid Affairs
  • +358 295 350 386
Tarja Fernández
Ambassador, Cyber Affairs
  • +358 295 350 953
CV
Emilia Mustajärvi
Desk Officer
Cyber Issues, Hybrid Threats
  • +358 295 350 630
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.