Government communications

The Government Communications Department, under the lead of the Prime Minister, is responsible for the Government’s joint communications and for coordinating the external communications of the ministries and the central government. The Government Communications Department is also responsible for the external communications of the Prime Minister’s Office, and supports the departments and projects of the Prime Minister’s Office in managing their communications. 

Values that guide communications are set out in the Government Communications Guidelines. These values are openness, reliability, impartiality, intelligibility, interactivity and service-mindedness.

The Government Communications Department is responsible for

  • communications of the Prime Minister and the Government, and other ministers working in the Prime Minister’s Office
  • communications related to presidential sessions, government sessions and ministerial committees
  • communications related to informal government meetings and government evening sessions 
  • European Union communications
  • communications related to travel abroad by the Prime Minister, and to events and international visits
  • coordination and development of the Government’s crisis communications
  • external communications of the Prime Minister’s Office
  • provision and development of the Government’s online services
  • management and maintenance of the Government’s social media channels
  • maintenance and development of the Government’s visual identity
  • preparation for information influence activities within the Government and coordination of responses to such activities
  • provision of instructions and training to develop central government communications.
     

More information

Provisions and instructions on government communications

Government media service (in Finnish)

Government material bank

Government Communications Department

In email addresses, special characters (e.g. å, ä, ö) are replaced with the corresponding basic characters (a, a, o).

Management of the Communications Department

Päivi Paasikoski, Director General 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160136   Email Address:

Jyri Rantala, Deputy Director General 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160622   Email Address:

Communications on Current Affairs

Heli Suominen, Head of Communications 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295161089   Email Address:

Susanna Jääskeläinen, Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160984   Email Address:

Vili Kandic, Communications Coordinator 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160461   Email Address:

Kari Keskitalo, Communications Coordinator 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160944   Email Address:

Jaakko Ranta, Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160531   Email Address:

Aapo Riihimäki, Senior Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160022   Email Address:

Anne Saloranta, Communications Officer 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160139   Email Address:

Elina Savenius, Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160482   Email Address:

Katja Säilä, Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160821   Email Address: [email protected]

Fanni Uusitalo, Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160154   Email Address:

Communications on International and EU Affairs

Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160318   Email Address:

Sara Haalahti, Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160440   Email Address: [email protected]

Lauri Heikkinen, Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160034   Email Address:

Marko Ruonala, Project Manager 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160477   Email Address: [email protected]

Web Communications

Elena Uskola, Head of Web Communications 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160131   Email Address:

Tuomo-Pekka Arhi, Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160778   Email Address:

Noora Mahlavuori, Communications Coordinator 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160310   Email Address: [email protected]

Pekka Pekkala, Senior Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160590   Email Address:

Strategic Communications

Päivi Tampere, Head of Communications 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160911   Email Address:

Saara Jantunen-Paju, Senior Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160592   Email Address:

Jussi Kivioja, Senior Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160559   Email Address:

Nadja Nevaste, Senior Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295161029   Email Address:

Alma Snellman, Communications Specialist 
Prime Minister's Office, Communications Department Telephone:0295160127   Email Address: