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FINLAND'S PERMANENT MISSION,
United Nations, New York


Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN
866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 222,
New York, N.Y. 10017, U.S.A
Tel. +1-212-355 2100, sanomat.yke@formin.fi
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Personnel

Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations

Ambassador's Office

Jarmo Viinanen

Jarmo Viinanen, Ambassador
 
Janne Taalas, Minister
  • Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR)

 
Sami Wacklin
  • Special Adviser to the Permanent Representative and Deputy Permanent Representative

 
Jonna Bokrrugji
  • Assistant to the Permanent Representative

 
Johanna Unha
  • Assistant to the Deputy Permanent Representative
  • Assistant to the Fifth and Sixth Committee experts
  • Online Editor, Webmaster

Political Affairs

 
Johanna Karanko, Minister Counsellor
  • Political affairs coordinator, peacekeeping and crisis management, Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations
 
Jyrki Nissilä, Counsellor
  • Comprehensive co-ordination of African issues, decolonization issues in the Fourth Committee

 
Kari Puurunen, Counsellor
  • First Committee, disarmament issues, sanctions, counter-terrorism, Security Council (Asia, Caucasia, Latin America)

 
Veikko Kiljunen, First Secretary
  • Middle East, Fourth Committee, Alliance of Civilizations

 
Mari Vidgrén
  • Assistant to the Political Sector
  • Communications Officer

Economic and Social Affairs (ECOSOC)

 
Erik Lundberg, Minister Counsellor
  • Economic and social affairs coordinator, Second and Third Committees, follow-up to conferences, global governance, macroeconomics, finance and development, ECOSOC reform
 
Ann-Mari Fröberg, First Secretary
  • Third Committee, human rights, gender equality, social development

 
Sandra Hatzidakis, First Secretary
  • Second Committee, sustainable development, environmental issues, humanitarian assistance and mine action, science and technology in development

 
Anna Vitie, First Secretary
  • Second Committee, UN Funds and Programmes 

 
Sole Abrahamsen
  • Election Officer, candidatures, ECOSOC affairs

 
Jenni Rohrbach
  • Assistant to the ECOSOC Sector

UN Budgetary and Administrative Affairs

 
Anna-Maria Salomaa, First Secretary
  • Fifth Committee, UN budgetary and administrative affairs, UN reforms

UN Legal Affairs

 
Arto Haapea, Legal Adviser, First Secretary
  • Sixth Committee, UN legal affairs

Good Governance and Rule of Law

 
Jane Anttila, First Secretary
  • Cross-cutting themes of good governance, anti-corruption, rule of law, transitional justice and democracy within the UN; human rights in conflict and post-conflict: women, peace and security, children in armed conflict and protection of civilians

Office of the Military Adviser

 
Mikko Santavuori, Commander, Counsellor
  • Military Adviser
  • Finnish peacekeeping participation coordinator, Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, official representative of the Finnish Defense Forces at the Permanent Mission
 
Mika Lundelin, First Secretary
  • Deputy Military Adviser
  • Fifth Committee, administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the UN peacekeeping operations, finance management and legal issues concerning Finnish peacekeeping participation

 
Raili Auraranta
  • Assistant to the Military Adviser's Office

Administrative Affairs

 
Sargit Salakari, Second Secretary
  • Administrative affairs coordinator

 
Pasi Fågel
  • System Support 

 
Jarkko Saarinen
  • Property Manager

 
Karoliina Ohukainen
  • Administrative Assistant 

 
Ruben Reyes
  • Chauffeur

 
Cedric Tan-Tiongco
  • Chauffeur

Information Management

 
Anne Tuominen
  • Information Management

 
Mari Vidgrén
  • Communications Officer
  • Assistant to the Political Sector

Reception

 
Salla Kajanne
  • Receptionist

Interns and Advisers

  • Heikki Hietala
    Political Affairs
  • Rae Thomas
  • Vesa Toivanen
    Sixth Committee
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Updated 8/3/2010


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