Unit for South Asia
Unit for South Asia is responsible for Finland’s relations with the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Countries
- Afghanistan(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window),
- Bangladesh(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window),
- Bhutan(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window),
- India(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window),
- Maldives(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window),
- Myanmar(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window),
- Nepal(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window),
- Pakistan(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window),
- Sri Lanka(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)
- ASA-40@gov.fi
Personnel
Veikko Kiljunen
Director
- +358 295 350 101

Rosa Vanhanen
Assistant Desk Officer
development cooperation projects
- +358 295 350 465
Afganistan and Pakistan
Marianne Mäkinen
Team Leader
Afghanistan, Pakistan, regional matters
- +358 295 351 024
Elina Korhonen
Programme Officer
- +358 295 350 295
Sanna Käki
Programme Officer
- +358 50 564 8713

Eero Vento
Desk Officer
Afghanistan, Pakistan, development cooperation
- +358 295 350 448
India (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maledives, Sri Lanka)

Ville Andersson
Team Leader
India
Sri Lanka, Maldives
- +358 295 350 565
Myanmar
Flora Kuparinen
Team Leader Myanmar and regional organisations
- +358 295 350 596
Tiina Vaivio
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 772
Nepal
Tiina Markkinen
Desk Officer, Nepal
- +358 295 351 553

Sara Saramäki
Assistant Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 527
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@gov.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.