Susanna Niinivaara appointed Press Officer in St. Petersburg

Press release 179/2013
27 August 2013

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has appointed Susanna Niinivaara as Press Officer at the Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg for a three-year term starting 1 October.

Niinivaara is moving to her new post at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from her own communications company, which specialises in Russia and Finnish foreign and security policy. In 1998–2010 she worked as a journalist on various desks of Helsingin Sanomat and also served as the newspaper’s Moscow correspondent.

Niinivaara has a Master’s degree in social sciences.

The Press Officer’s role is to promote Finnish public diplomacy in St. Petersburg and southwestern Russia, to increase Finland’s visibility and to develop Finnish-Russian networks. A key partner in cooperation in the context of the Team Finland network is the Finnish Institute.

Additional information: Director General of Communication Jouni Mölsä, tel. +358 50 430 6517, [email protected], Susanna Niinivaara, tel. +358 400 816 187, [email protected]