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(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Bangladesh(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Bhutan(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- India(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Maldives(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Myanmar(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Nepal(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Pakistan(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Sri Lanka(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window)
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Personnel
Veikko Kiljunen
Director
- +358 295 350 101
Ritva Saukkonen
Assistant Desk Officer
- +358 50 452 1881

Pirkko-Liisa Kyöstilä
Senior Adviser
Afganistan and Pakistan
Matti Keppo
Team Leader
Afghanistan, Pakistan, regional matters
- +358 295 350 778
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
- +358 295 350 565
Akseli Peltola
Desk Officer
- +358 2 953 508 42
Myanmar
Flora Kuparinen
Team Leader
- +358 295 350 596
Tiina Vaivio
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 772
Nepal
Sara Alanen
Programme Officer
- +358 295 350 011
Marianne Rönkä
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 573
- +358 504 366 518
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@formin.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.