Unit for the Middle East
The Unit for the Middle East is responsible for the following issues:
- bilateral relations, the EU’s external relations and multilateral institutions in all fields of cooperation (political, trade policy, commercial and economic, cultural and development cooperation) in respect of these countries
- regional organisations and other bodies of cooperation
- contribution to the conflict prevention efforts in the countries as a part of Finland’s general foreign policy
- monitoring of the operation of international organisations and financing institutions in the countries and participation in the policy formulation processes of these organizations, as appropriate, and provision of expert advice on the countries and the region to other Departments of the Ministry.
Countries
- Bahrain(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Iran(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Iraq(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Israel(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Jordan(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Kuwait(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Lebanon(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Oman(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Palestinian territory(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Qatar(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Saudi Arabia(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Syria(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- United Arab Emirates(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window),
- Yemen(layout.types.url.description) (Opens New Window)
- ALI-10@formin.fi
Post address
Unit for the Middle East
PO Box 176
00023
GOVERNMENT
FINLAND
Visiting address
Laivastokatu 22
00160
HELSINKI
FINLAND
Personnel
Riikka Eela
Director
- +358 295 350 147
Kimmo Laukkanen
Senior Adviser
- +358 295 350 255
Persian Gulf Team
Saila Barke
Team Leader
Persian Gulf
Iran, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain
- +358 295 350 226
Sena Yildirim-Tuoma
Desk Officer
Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Yemen
- +358 295 350 015
Emilia Elomäki
Trainee
- +358 295 350 657
Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) Team
Mika Ruotsalainen
- +358 295 350 384
Sami Wacklin
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 741
Jarno Välimäki
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 749
Suvi Sipilä
Regional Development Cooperation, Middle East and North Africa
- +358 295 351 758
Simo Ristolainen
Desk Officer
- +358 295 350 600
E-mail addresses are in the form: forename.surname@formin.fi. Scandinavian characters are replaced by: ä=a, ö=o, å=a.