Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU, Brussels
Office hours
Mon-Fri 8.45-17.00
Fax
- +32 228 784 00 (Fax)
Phone
- +32 228 784 11 (Switchboard 00 32 (0)2 2878 + extension)
Visiting address, post address
Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU
Avenue de Cortenbergh 80
1000 BRUSSELS
BELGIUM
Sirpa Taskinen-Pleshak
Team Leader
Management
Aila Oikarinen
Assistant to the Permanent Representative
- +32 2 287 8423
- +32 472 430 869
Säde Hotakainen
Assistant to the Deputy Permanent Representative Coreper I
- +32 473 531 418
Coordination
Reetta Härönoja
Counsellor
Antici, Coreper II
- +32 2 287 8440
- +32 475 704 357
Mari Korhonen
Desk Officer
Deputy Antici
- +32 2 2878 547
- +32 473 525 107
Leo Svahnbäck
Second Secretary
Mertens, Coreper I
- +32 2 287 8414
- +32 473 529 295
Mikael Kekkonen
Senior Specialist
Institutional affairs, EU-recruitment
- +32 2 287 8461
- +32 473 865 089
Johanna Himmanen
Senior Specialist
Brexit
- +32 2 2878 448
- +32 472 430 859
Tuuli Kainulainen
- +32 473 530 822
Kaisa Männistö
Senior Specialist
Legal and institutional affairs
- +32 2 287 8478
- +32 472 600 032
Sonja Viljanen
Assistant
Relations with the European Parliament
Kim Fyhr
Desk Officer
Relations with the European Parliament
- +32 2 287 8434
- +32 473 532 289
Johanna Paljakka
Assistant
European Parliament
EU- recruitment
- +32 2 287 4548
- +32 473 856 773
Information
Marko Ruonala
Counsellor (Press and Cultural Affairs)
Press Counsellor, Coreper II
- +32 2 287 8502
- +32 470 206 152
Eeva Laavakari
Communications Officer, Coreper I
- +32 2 287 8430
- +32 473 531 340
Joona Suni
Communications Assistant
- +32 2 287 8506
- +32 473 520 716
Coreper l
Culture and Education
Johanna Koponen
Senior Specialist
Education, Youth, Culture, Audiovisual services (technology) and Sport
- +32 22878525
- +32 473 527 224
Transport and Telecommunication
Mervi Kaikkonen
Senior Specialist
transport sector
- +32 2 287 8463
- +32 473 527 804
Kristiina Pietikäinen
Senior Specialist
Digitalization, electronic communications services
- +32 2 287 8550
- +32 473 539 452
Anna Sotaniemi
Senior Specialist
transport sector
- +32 2 2878 538
- +32 472 430 823
Agriculture and Fisheries
Ari Hörman
Senior Specialist
agriculture and forestry matters
- +32 2 287 8468
- +32 473 525 887
Tapio Kytölä
Senior Specialist
agriculture and forestry matters
Counsellor
- +32 478 625 138
Osmo Rönty
Senior Specialist
agriculture and forestry matters
Counsellor
- +32 2 287 8518
- +32 473 525 630
Jarmo Vilhunen
Senior Specialist
fishing industry matters
- +32 2 287 8638
- +32 473 525 817
Social Policy, Labour and Employment
Antero Kiviniemi
Senior Specialist
social policy
Counsellor, Social Affairs, Gender Equality, Occupational Safety and Health, Insurances
- +32 473 538 458
Pasi Korhonen
Counsellor Economy of Wellbeing, Social Affairs
- +32 2 287 8469
- +32 473 534 081
Pasi Mustonen
Senior Specialist
health sector
- +32 2 287 8467
- +32 470201 256
Riikka-Maria Turkia
Senior Specialist
employment matters
Counsellor, Employment policy, labour law
- +32 2 2878 583
- +32 473 537 725
Industry, Energy, Internal Market and Research
Sanna Ek-Husson
Senior Specialist
- +32 2 287 8432
Mikko Holm
Counsellor Internal market, better regulation
- +32 2 287 8450
- +32 475 630 369
Jonna Lehtinen
Councellor Research & Innovation, Space, Euratom
- +32 2 287 8429
- +32 471 262 664
Janne Peltola
Senior Specialist
- +32 2 287 8433
- +32 472 902 501
Health, Private Insurance
Customs
Jere Lumme
Senior Specialist
customs matters
- +32 2 287 8438
- +32 475 730 287
Environment
Laura Aho
Senior Specialist
Climate issues
- +32 2 287 8477
- +32 470 204 035
Katarina Dahlman
Senior Specialist
Åland - General questions
Julia Lindholm
Senior Specialist
- +32 2 2878 459
- +32 476 943 529
Assistant Personnel Coreper I
Veera Hakkarainen
Assistant
Transport, telecommunications and energy - Education, youth, culture and sport - Åland islands
- +32 22878 552
- +32 472 906 057
Aulikki Jurmu
Assistant
secretary
Agriculture, plant health, animal welfare
- +32 2 2878 505
- +32 479 792 230
Coreper ll
Regional Policy
Pasi Rantahalvari
Senior Specialist
regional and structural policy
- +32 2 2878 580
- +32 472 430 827
Trade Policy
Sanna Selin
Desk Officer
trade Policy Committee
Representative in the Trade Policy Committee (deputies)
- +32 2 2878 514
Melissa Säilä
Desk Officer
trade policy, trans-Atlantic relations
Representative in the EFTA Working Party (EU relations with non-EU Western European countries), trade policy
- +32 2 287 8460
- +32 473 536 275
Justice and Home Affairs
Sampo Brander
Senior Specialist
Judicial cooperation in criminal matters, procedural law
- +32 2 287 8594
- +32 473 530 633
Jutta Gras
Senior Specialist
migration and asylum matters
- +32 2 2878 420
- +32 471 035 810
Mari Hämäläinen
Senior Specialist
Police cooperation, terrorism, organised crime
- +32 2 287 8504
- +32 473 532 307
Jani Järäinen
Senior Specialist
border control
- +32 2 287 8522
- +32 471 263 976
Anne Lamminmäki
Senior Specialist
Civil Protection, Visa Policy
- +32 473 534 083
Anna-Elina Pohjolainen
Senior Specialist
Fundamental rights (WP FREMP), data protection (WP DAPIX)
- +32 2 287 8431
- +32 473 522 407
Economic and Financial Affairs
Sami Koskinen
Senior Specialist
Taxation
- +32 2 287 8451
- +32 476 203 601
Niina Pautola-Mol
Senior Specialist
Senior Specialist
Financial Counsellor MFF Coordinaton Chair Ad hoc Working Party on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
- +32 473 535 195
- +32 2 287 8524
Samuli Pietiläinen
Financial Counsellor, ECOFIN Coordination
- +32 473 530 723
- +32 2 287 8456
Marianna Uotinen
Senior Specialist
Counsellor for financial services
- +32 2 287 8528
- +32 473 523 119
Päivi Valkama
Senior Specialist
budgetary and economic issues
- +32 2 2878 526
- +32 473 527 852
Jaakko Weuro
Senior Specialist
Financial Services Counsellor
- +32 472 900 550
External Relations
Yamina Guerfi
Desk Officer
Africa questions
- +32 471 035 390
- +32 2 287 8572
Kaisa Heikkilä
Desk Officer
Council Working Party on Development Cooperation (CODEV)
- +32 2 287 8444
- +32 479 910 470
Janne Hirvonen
Desk Officer
Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia
- +32 473 522 716
Lauri Hirvonen
Desk Officer
Enlargement and Western Balkans
- +32 471 036 016
- +32 2 287 8466
Heini Korhonen
Desk Officer
Asia and Latin America
- +32 473 530 795
- +32 2 287 8512
Anna Korpijaakko
Counsellor
Desk Officer
Working Party of Foreign Relations Counsellors
- +32 2 287 8457
- +32 473 529 853
Jussi Koskela
Merja Lindroos-Binham
Ambassador, Chair Ad Hoc Working Party on the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (AH WP MFF NDICI)
- +32 471 650 942
Olli Nurmi
Desk Officer
Desk officer Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia(COEST) Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)
- +32 473 538 941
Elina Saaristo-Diatta
Desk Officer
Matleena Virkkunen
Desk Officer
ACP Working Party,Post-Cotonou
- +32 471 034 893
- +32 2 287 8428
Assistant Personnel Coreper II
Susanna Heinäsmäki
Assistant
External Relations, Trade Policy, Russia, Eastern Partnership, Northern Dimension, Central Asia
- +32 2 287 8447
- +32 473 863 958
My Paasivaara
Assistant
Economic and Financial Affairs, Customs, Regional and Structural Policy
- +32 2 287 8491
- +32 475 754 682
Mari Rapo
Assistant
Coreper II, Justice and Home Affairs, External Policies Service
- +32 2 287 8418
- +32 473 523 572
Emmi Suomilammi
Assistant
External relations, development policy, ACP, Post-Cotonou, Middle East, Africa, Gulf, hybrid, cyber
- +32 2 2878 406
- +32 473 523 692
Political and Security Committee
Hanna Lehtinen
Ambassador, Representative to the Political and Security Committee
- +32 4 735 278 05
- +32 2 287 8437
Anna Roininen
Assistant
- +32 2 287 8437
- +32 473 527 805
Turo Mattila
Deputy Representative to the Political and Security Committee Cyber, hybrid
- +32 2 2878 465
- +32 473 524 299
Meiju Keksi
Senior Specialist
defence policy
- +32 2 287 8479
- +32 471 036 020
Sanna Laaksonen
Senior Specialist
armaments counsellor
- +32 471 035 756
European Union Military Committee (EUMC)
Juha Vauhkonen
Rear Admiral
Military Representative
- +32 2 287 8475
Hannu Teittinen
Deputy Military Representative
- +32 2 287 8435
- +32 479 609 754
Niko Orell
Deputy Military Representative
- +32 473 251 039
Harri Ahonen
Deputy Military Representative
- +32 2 287 8492
Tero Palokangas
Deputy Military Representative
Pekka Lahikainen
Security Specialist
Security NCO
- +32 2 287 8543
- +32 471 125 859
Europa-building, Finnish Delegation
Fax
- +32 228 185 12
Phone
- +32 228 186 21
Visiting address, post address
Europa-building, Finnish Delegation
Rue de la Loi 155
1048 BRUXELLES
BELGIUM
Joint administration of Finland's representations in Brussels
Personnel and general administration
Anna Salmi
Assistant
Executive Secretary
- +32 2 2878 517
- +32 473 838 393
Kirsi Majander
Administrative Attaché
- +32 2 2878 581
- +32 476 760 762
Kristiina Hope
Attaché
- +32 2 2878 554
- +32 473 527 301
Anne Autio
Assistant
secretary
Switchboard, accountant
- +32 2 287 8559
- +32 473 541 572
Tuija Lohi
Attaché
Arrangements and recruiting of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2019
- +32 2 287 8446
- +32 473 827 437
Housing and property management
Minna Wikman
Team Leader
housing affairs
- +32 2 287 8521
- +32 476 599 916
Youssef Alasghar
Property Management and Office Services Attendant
- +32 2 278 7436
- +32 473 538 446
Mikael Nihti
Office Services Attendant
property management
- +32 473 526 132
Riku Salkolahti
Property Management and Office Services Attendant
- +32 470 201 420
- +32 2 287 8558
Financial administration
Sanna Mäkelä
Office Administrator
- +32 2 287 8419
- +32 473 254 546
Documentation
Tarja Maljonen
Team Leader
information management
- +32 2 287 8516
- +32 473 526 252
Jaana Auvinen
Administrative Officer
information management
- +32 2 287 8515
- +32 473 531 447
Marketta Viskari
Administrative Officer
information management
- +32 2 287 8439
- +32 473 523 604
IT-service
Raino Jokinen
Office Administrator
IT
IT support
- +32 2 2878 544
- +32 473 865 507
Petteri Lehtonen
Office Administrator
IT
IT and information security specialist
- +32 2 2878 593
Office cervices and transport
Ari Hakola
Team Leader
office and support services
- +32 2 287 8532
- +32 477 289 837
Jose Caetano Gavancha
Office Services Attendant
- +32 2 2878 534
- +32 475 964 858
Eusebio Castanera
Office Services Attendant
- +32 2 2878 533
- +32 475 857 879
Kitchen
Jenni Tuominen
Catering and Housekeeping Attendant