Senior officials

Permanent Secretary Timo Jaatinen is the Ministry's senior official. He is assisted by Under-Secretary of State Petri Peltonen and Under-Secretary of State Elina Pylkkänen.

Permanent Secretary Timo Jaatinen

Permanent-Secretary Timo Jaatinen

Permanent Secretary Timo Jaatinen is the Ministry's senior official. The Permanent Secretary directs, develops and supervises the operation of the ministry and its branch of government, has responsibility for the operations of the ministry, and takes care that the duties are handled effectively.

The Permanent Secretary

  • takes care of the quality of law drafting in the ministry
  • has responsibility for coordinating preparatory work by public servants in the ministry
  • directs and develops the ministry’s personnel management and other internal administration
  • is responsible for the preparation of objectives and the monitoring of their implementation in the ministry’s branch of government
  • is responsible for the organisation of the ministry’s branch of government and its development.

Contact information

Permanent Secretary Timo Jaatinen
firstname.lastname (at)gov.fi

Secretary to the Permanent Secretary Pia Högström
tel. +358 29 50 63503
firstname.lastname (at)gov.fi

Under-Secretary of State Petri Peltonen

Under-Secretary of State Petri Peltonen

The Under-Secretary of State Petri Pylkkänen assists the Permanent Secretary in managing and coordinating strategically important policies, the steering of activities and operational models in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and its administrative branch.

The Under-Secretary of State assists the Permanent Secretary in the preparation and management of large-scale special projects, particularly those related to industrial policy, and assists the Permanent Secretary in creating international cooperation networks and promoting investment projects. The Under-Secretary of State will serve as the first deputy of Permanent Secretary.

Contact information

Under-Secretary of State Petri Peltonen
tel. +358 29 506 3662
firstname.lastname (at)gov.fi

Executive Secretary Helena Sarvas-Seppänen
tel. +358 29 50 63282
firstname.lastname (at)gov.fi

Under-Secretary of State Elina Pylkkänen

Under-Secretary of State Elina Pylkkänen

The Under-Secretary of State Elina Pylkkänen assists the Permanent Secretary in the preparation and management of large-scale special projects and reforms, particularly those related to employment and labour market policy.

Contact information

Under-Secretary of State Elina Pylkkänen
tel. +358 29 50 47474
firstname.lastname (at)gov.fi

Executive Secretary Monika Alstela
tel. +358 29 50 47225
firstname.lastname (at)gov.fi

Directors General and Heads of Unit

Directors general and heads of unit have responsibility for the direction of their own operational units.

Contact information of Directors General and Heads of Unit

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