Contact information for the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence
Eteläinen Makasiinikatu 8
PO Box 31
FIN-00131 Helsinki, Finland

Postal address: PO Box 31 FIN-00131 Helsinki, Finland

Documents can be delivered to the Government's mail distribution centre, address: Ritarikatu 2 B, Helsinki at 8-16.15.

E-invoice document (pdf) (153.9 KB)

Official e-mail: kirjaamo.plm(at)gov.fi

E-mail: firstname.lastname(at)gov.fi

Registry tel.: +358 295 160 070

Tel.: +358 295 16001 (Switchboard)

Media and Communications Unit

Director of Communications Niina Hyrsky
Tel. +358 295 140 120

Head of Communications Kristian Vakkuri
International affairs
Tel. +358 295 140 123

Ministerial Adviser Kirsti Haimila
Crisis communications
Tel. +358 295 140 122

Senior Specialist Emma Virkkunen
Social media, visual communication
Tel. +358 295 140 176

Communications Specialist Ronni Läpinen
Internal communications
Tel. +358 295 140 184

Communications Specialist Riina Kauppila
Web communications
Tel. +358 295 140 127

Information Assistant Jaana Riihimaa
Administration
Tel. +358 295 140 121

Contact information for the assistants to the Minister of Defence and to the Permanent Secretary 

E-mail addresses are firstname.lastname(at)gov.fi

Assistants to the Minister of Defence

PA to the Minister of Defence
Ms Venla Vauramo
tel. +358 295 140 103

Special Adviser
Mr Dani Niskanen
- defence policy affairs
- legal affairs in the Administrative Policy Department
- NATO affairs
- Minister’s media relations
tel. +358 41 544 4967

Special Adviser
Mr Antti Vesala
- resource policy affairs
- corporate steering, financial and security affairs in the Administrative Policy Department
- EU affairs
- development of conscription service
tel. +358 50 471 0883 / +358 295 140 099

Assistant to the Special Advisers
Ms Heta Tappura
tel. +358 295 160 624

Aide-de-Camp
Lieutenant Commander Lauri Korhonen
tel. +358 295 140 102

Assistants to the Permanent Secretary

Personal Assistant to the Permanent Secretary
Ms Sari Viitala
tel. +358 295 140 105