Members 2023 -

CHAIRPERSON:

MP Jarno Limnéll (NCP)

DEPUTY CHAIRPERSONS AND THEIR PERSONAL DEPUTIES:

Assistant to a MP Marika Sorja (TF)    
(Master of laws, assistant to a MP Ismo Nöjd (TF))

MP Tuula Väätäinen (SDP)    
(Head of communications Miia Järvi (SDP))

PARLAMENTARY MEMBERS:  (and their personal deputies):

PhD, director of archive Riku Keski-Rauska (NCP) 
(MP Juha Hänninen  (NCP))

Executive director Riikka Varila (NCP)     
(Social media expert Janina Haapaniemi (NCP) )

State secretary Kristiina Kokko (NCP)    
(Employment specialist Riitta Savukoski (NCP))

State secretary Teija Makkonen (TF)    
(Committee specialist Iiro Silvander (TF))

MP Mikko Polvinen (TF)    
(Organisation secretary Heidi Pöykiö (TF))

MP Tomi Immonen (TF)    
(Special adviser to the minister Hannu Peurasaari (TF))

MP Mika Kari (SDP)    
(Head of organisation Pekka Tuuri (SDP))

Editor-in-chief Petri Korhonen (SDP)    
(Journalist Harri Järvinen (SDP))

Expert Ida-Susanna Pöllänen (SDP)    
(Head of civic participation Vesa Mauriala (SDP))

PhD Harriet Lonka (C) 
(Special needs teacher Perttu Helin (C))

Journalist Joonas Immonen (C) 
(Political adviser Helena Pakarinen (C))

Senior inspector Timo Perälä (Green)        
(Secretary general Tiina Kivinen (Green))

Political adviser Johanna Kelhu (LA)        
(Journalist Antero Eerola (LA))

Brigadier general (ret), CEO Kari Salmi (SFP)        
(Communications consultant Elli Flén (SFP))

Engineer Matti Heikkinen (CD)        
(Production manager Reija Taupila (CD))

OTHER MEMBERS:

Senior specialist, doctor of military Sciences  Saara Jantunen-Paju, The Office of Prime Minister

Counsellor Markus Teir, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Ministerial adviser Marikaisa Tiilikainen, Ministry of Defence

Head of communications  Jaana Vaahtio, Ministry of Interior

Communications director Mari-Kaisa-Brander, Ministry of Education and Culture

Communications director, Kaarle Wikström, Defence Staff

Director of public affairs, commodore Misa Kangaste, National Defence University

Research director Marko Lehti, The Peace Research Institute TAPRI

Managing director Minna Asikainen, The Finnish Broadcasting Company

Editor-in-chief Minna Holopainen, Finland News Agency

Manager of trusteeship, master of laws Petri Savolainen, The Union of Journalists in Finland

Marketing and research director Sirpa Kirjonen, Finnish Media Federation

Abbreviations:

NCP = National Coalition Party

TF=True Finns

SDP = The Finnish Social Democratic Party

C = Center Party Finland

Green = Green League of Finland

LA = Left Alliance

SFP = Swedish Peoples' Party

CD = Christian Democrats

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SECRETARIAT OF ABDI:

Secretary general Markus Kinkku

markus.kinkku(at)gov.fi

Mobile: +358 295 140 621

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Administrative assistant Laura Renvall

laura.renvall(at)gov.fi

Mobile: +358 295 140 018

The Government's AURA machine translation service has been utilised in terminology.