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

Email

  • 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.