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 1318
Previous ministerial duties
Further information
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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