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Contact details
Secretary to the Minister
Ms Sari Tuononen
Tel. +358 295 048 001
State Secretary
Mr Ville Kopra
tel. +358 2950 47184
Special advisers
Ms Jenni Karjalainen
tel. +358 2950 47184
Mr Timo Nevaranta
tel. +358 295 047 232
Ms Piia Rekilä
tel. +358 2950 64115
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
Aleksanterinkatu 4, Helsinki
PO Box 32
FI-00023 Government, Finland
[email protected]
Current issues
EU competitiveness ministers to discuss EU recovery package and tax reporting
Study to probe into disputes concerning the choice of applicable collective agreement and the conciliation system
Government proposes to extend labour market support for entrepreneurs until the end of June
Finland should follow the example of Sweden’s Samhall: Intermediate labour market to help employ people with partial work ability
Government proposal to expand employers’ right to check criminal records of people working with children
Minister of Employment Haatainen: Labour market support to entrepreneurs will continue until 30 June 2021
Pilot plan to help sole entrepreneurs with recruitment
Finland applies for EU aid to help re-employment of workers made redundant by Finnair
Rapporteur seeks ways to restart aviation sector after coronavirus pandemic
Climate Fund starts operations
Personal details
Minister of Employment 10 December 2019 to present
Master of Social Sciences, Member of Parliament
Date and place of birth: 11 February 1960 Tuusniemi
Place of residence: Helsinki
Political career
Minister of Employment 10 December 2019 to present
Minister of Social Affairs and Health (Vanhanen) 23 September 2005–19 April 2007
Minister of Education (Vanhanen) 24 June 2003–23 September 2005
Minister of Education (Jäätteenmäki), 17 April 2003–24 June 2003
Member of Parliament 1996–2007, 2015 to present
First Deputy Speaker of Parliament 7 June 2019–10 December 2019
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament 5 February 2018–16 April 2019
Social Affairs and Health Committee, Chair 2015–2018, Member 1999–2003
Employment and Equality Committee, Member 1996–2003
Parliament work
Social Democratic Women, Secretary General 1989–1996
Helsinki City Council 1989–2007, 2017 to present, 1st Vice Chair 1997–2000
KT Local Government Employers, Delegation 2008–2011
Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Board 2000–2003
Helsinki University Hospital, Executive Board 1997–1999
City of Helsinki Health Care Board 1993–1996
Other work career and societal responsibilities
Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, Deputy Director General 2012–2015
City of Helsinki, Deputy Mayor (Education, Culture and Personnel Affairs) 2007–2012
Advisory Committee of the European Commission’s Gender Equality Unit 1996–2002
Socialist International Women, Vice Chair 1990–993
National Advisory Board on Social Welfare and Health Care Ethics ETENE 1999–2002, 2015
Science and Technology Policy Council, Vice Chair 2003–2005
Advisory Council on Consumer Affairs 2002–2003
Council for Gender Equality, Chair 1995–2003
Alko Supervisory Board 2016–2019
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Board 2014–2015
Delegation for the Alumni Association of the University of Helsinki 2014–2015
National Board of Education, Board of Directors 2014–2015
Federation of Mother and Child Homes and Shelters, Chair 2012 to present
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Board of Directors 2008–2011
Association for Children and Young People with Cancer (Sylva), Chair 2001–2005
Finn Church Aid, Board of Directors 2001–2003
Elanto Group Council of Representatives 1993–2003, HOK-Elanto Council of Representatives 2003–2020
UN Association of Finland, Vice Chair 1997–2003
Rautaruukki Corporation, Board of Directors 1991–2003
Publications
Arjen kuningattaret (Queens of Everyday Life), Gummerus 2006
Other information
Spouse: Janne Metsämäki
Interests: running, reading
Language skills: Finnish (mother tongue), Swedish, English, French
Haatainen has two adult children
Lisätietoa
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