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.
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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

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.