Departments and Units

Corporate Steering Unit

The Unit is headed by Permanent Secretary Jari Gustafsson.

Employment and Entrepreneurship Department

The Department is headed by Director-General Tuija Oivo.

Groups

  •     Strategy and Steering, Kimmo Ruth
  •     Employment and enterprise support, Jarmo Palm
  •     Competencies and quality of working life, Teija Felt
  •     Structural unemployment and livelihood, Päivi Kerminen
  •     Integration of immigrants, Sonja Hämäläinen

Labour and Trade Department

The Department is headed by Director-General Pekka Timonen.

Groups

  •     Better regulation, Susanna Siitonen
  •     Labour law, Tarja Kröger
  •     Internal market policy and business law, Liisa Huhtala
  •     Consumer policy and technical regulation, Tomi Lounema
  •     Competition policy, Elise Pekkala

Enterprise and Innovation Department

The Department is headed by Director-General Ilona Lundström.

Groups

  •     Competencies, innovation and renewal, Antti Valle
  •     Competitive environment, Eeva Vahtera
  •     Enterprises and growth ecosystems, Mika Aalto
  •     Financing and legal affairs, Tiina Ingman

Energy Department

The Department is headed by Director-General Riku Huttunen.

Groups

  •     Energy markets, Petteri Kuuva
  •     Energy efficiency and emissions trading, Timo Ritonummi
  •     Renewable energy, Päivi Janka
  •     Nuclear energy and fuels, Liisa Heikinheimo

Enterprises and Regional Development Department

The Department is headed by Director-General Marja-Riitta Pihlman.

Groups

  •    Coordination, Piia Rekilä
  •    Regions and structural funds, Kaisa-Leena Lintilä
  •    Enterprise support and regional steering, Ulla Hiekkanen-Mäkelä

Other Units

Media and Communications Unit,  Director of Communications Tiina Kairistola

Human Resources and Administration Unit, Director of Human Resources Heidi Nummela