Unit for South-Eastern Europe and EU Enlargement

The Unit covers with issues concerning the following countries:

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Holy See, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Türkiye.

Twinning and TAIEX activities also include: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Moldova, Palestine, Syria, Tunis, Ukraine and Russia.

The Unit is responsible for the following issues:

Countries

Email

  • EUA-40@gov.fi

Fax

  • +358 9 160 555 650

Personnel

Miia Lahti
Director
  • +358 295 350 543

Western-Balkans, EU Enlargement, Romania, Bulgaria Team

Sanna Ahvo
Desk Officer
Western Balkans, EU Enlargement, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro
  • +358 295 350 926
Juho Väänänen
Desk Officer
Western Balkans, EU Enlargement, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Holy See
  • +358 295 535 0823
Sara Harju
Trainee
  • +358 295 350 995

Türkiye, Greece, Cyprus Team

Veli-Pekka Kaivola
Team Leader
Deputy Director, Desk Officer for Türkiye
  • +358 295 350 333
Sanna Olli
Project Officer
Cyprus, Greece
  • +358 295 351 121

National Twinning and Taiex Coordination Team

The Twinning Team of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs helps agencies with the preparation and implementation of projects. You can contact us whenever you need more information on Twinning.

Website

Sanna Silventoinen
Senior Specialist
EU Programmes to Develop Public Administration
National Contact Point for EU Twinning & TAIEX National Coordinating Authority for TSI
  • Sanna.Silventoinen@gov.fi
  • +358 295 350 094

E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@gov.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.