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Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen

The National Coalition Party

Ministry of Defence

Minister of Defence Häkkänen heads the Ministry of Defence and handles all matters covered by the Ministry.  

Profile

Antti Häkkänen is Finland's 59th Minister of Defence. He has served as Minister of Defence in Petteri Orpo's Government since 20 June 2023.

Häkkänen, born in Mäntyharju in 1985, graduated with a Master of Laws degree from the University of Helsinki in 2014. He has been a Member of Parliament representing the National Coalition Party, elected in the electoral district of Southeast Finland, continuously since 2015. He has been a member of Mäntyharju Local Council since 2009.

Häkkänen served as Minister of Justice in Juha Sipilä's Government from 5 May 2017 to 5 June 2019. In Parliament, his previous responsibilities include chairing the Defence Committee from 9 September 2022 to 4 April 2023 and being a member of the Finance Committee, the Education and Culture Committee, the Constitutional Law Committee and the Administration Committee. 

Personal details

Member of Parliament
The National Coalition Party
Date and place of birth: 16.1.1985 Mäntyharju
Domicile: Mäntyharju

Minister of Defence 20.6.2023 -

Days in office 1287
Previous ministerial duties

Curriculum vitae and work in Parliament

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Ministerial duties

  • Orpo - Minister of Defence 20.6.2023 - (The National Coalition Party)
  • Sipilä - Minister of Justice 5.5.2017 - 6.6.2019 (The National Coalition Party)

Contact details

Secretary to the Minister

Eeva Rissanen
Tel. 0295 140 103

Advisers

Special Advisor Dani Niskanen
- Matters of the Ministry of Defence’s Administration Policy Department, including legislative projects, including NATO and media relations
Tel. +358 41 544 4967

Special Advisor Antti Vesala
- Matters of the Ministry of Defence's Defence Policy Department and Resource Policy Department, including the EU
Tel. +358 50 471 0883

Assistant to the Special Advisors Ms Heta Tappura 
Tel. +358 295 160 624

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

E-mail addresses are [email protected].

Ministry of Defence

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

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