Staff & structure
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Who to contact for general enquiries?
The HELCOM Secretariat
An international lawyer by training, Rüdiger Strempel looks back on many years of experience of environmental law, policy, and diplomacy at the national and international levels, with a particular focus on international marine conservation.
Professional Secretaries
Jannica Haldin, Deputy Executive Secretary (WG BioDiv, WG Fish, WG GEAR)
Markus Helavuori (WG Maritime, WG Response, WG Sea-based pressures)
Lotta Ruokanen (WG Source to sea, HELCOM-VASAB MSP WG)
Communication Secretary
Eeva Nyyssönen
(Parental leave)
Administrative Officer
Riina Kero
Associate Professional Secretaries
Susanna Kaasinen
Petra Kääriä
Laura Meski
Florent Nicolas
Marta Ruiz
Administrative Assistants
Leena Heikkilä
Tiina Ylönen
Data Analyst
Juuso Haapaniemi
Data Coordinator
Joni Kaitaranta
ICT Administrator
Håkan Blomberg
Indicator Manager
Owen Rowe
Aino Ahvo
Venla Ala-Harja
Gastón Alurralde
Luke Dodd
Bettina Forsberg
Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky
Manuel Frias Vega
Axel Haldin
Camilo Hernández
Theodor Hüttel
Kimmo Koivumäki
Vasileios Kouloumpos
Katja Laingui
Andžej Miloš
Cecilia Nyman
Kemal Pınarbaşı
Albert Pinilla (Communications Associate)
Laura Ramos Tirado
Markus Raudkivi
Albina Samarhan
Deborah Shinoda
Paul Trouth
Agnes Unnuk
Eetu Virtanen
Lois Watt
Clio Hall (Communications intern)
All staff in alphabetical order
Aino Ahvo
GIS Data Analyst
(PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 7068 102
Venla Ala-Harja
Project Researcher
(BLUE4ALL, PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 786 8240
Gastón Alurralde
Project Researcher
(HAPHazard)
Håkan Blomberg
ICT Administrator
+358 46 850 9200
Luke Dodd
Project Researcher
(PERMAGOV, AquaINFRA)
Bettina Forsberg
Project Researcher
(HELCOM Red List II)
+358 44 710 8024
Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky
Special Advisor
(eMSP, PLC-8, PASPS, MSP4BIO, AquaInfra, EMPEREST)
+358 40 630 9933
Manuel Frias Vega
Project Researcher – Geospatial Solution Designer
(BalticSea2Land)
+358 44 794 4462
Andriy Grafov
Project Researcher
(Holistic Action Plan – Hazardous substances, HAPhazard)
Juuso Haapaniemi
Data Analyst
Jannica Haldin
Deputy Executive Secretary
and Professional Secretary
(WG GEAR, WG BioDiv and WG Fish)
+358 40 485 5905
Axel Haldin
Project Researcher
(HELCOM Red List II)
Leena Heikkilä
Administrative Assistant
+358 46 850 9202
Markus Helavuori
Professional Secretary
(WG Maritime, WG Response, WG Sea-based pressures)
+358 40 162 6520
Camilo Hernández
Modeller
(PROTECT BALTIC)
Theodor Hüttel
Project Researcher
(HOLAS 3 and 4)
Susanna Kaasinen
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 536 5819
Joni Kaitaranta
Senior Data Manager
+358 46 850 9206
Riina Kero
Administrative Officer
+358 40 358 7701
Kimmo Koivumäki
Data manager and GIS Data Specialist
(PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 707 1801
Vasileios Kouloumpos
Project Researcher
(HAPhazard / support for BSAP Action H1)
+358 44 770 0140
Petra Kääriä
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 753 0016
Katja Laingui
Financial and Administrative Coordinator
(PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 710 4392
Johanna Laurila
Communications Advisor
+358 40 647 3996
Daniel Malnes
Project Researcher
(PharmaSea)
+358 44 710 4392
Laura Meski
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 820 1725
Andžej Miloš
GIS Applications Developer
(Baltic Data Flows, eMSP, EMERGE, HELCOM Red List II)
+358 40 628 1869
Florent Nicolas
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 668 3145
Cecilia Nyman
Project Coordinator
(PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 709 1614
Eeva Nyyssönen
Communication Secretary
(Parental leave)
+358 40 647 3996
Kemal Pınarbaşı
Project Coordinator
(MSP4BIO)
+ 358 40 681 5323
Laura Ramos Tirado
Communications Specialist
Markus Raudkivi
Project Coordinator
(EMPEREST)
Owen Rowe
Indicator Manager
+ 358 40 162 2054
Marta Ruiz
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 647 2424
Lotta Ruokanen
Professional Secretary
(WG Source to sea, HELCOM-VASAB MSP WG)
+358 40 505 0392
Albina Samarhan
Project Financial Coordinator
+358 40 584 2059
Deborah Shinoda
Project Coordinator
(ReMAP)
+358 40 844 2269
Rüdiger Strempel
Executive Secretary
+358 40 509 6031
Paul Trouth
Communications Coordinator
(PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 7106 202
Agnes Unnuk
Project Coordinator
(HELCOM Red List II)
+358 44 714 2976
Eetu Virtanen
Project Coordinator
(CiNURGi)
+358 44 760 3782
Lois Watt
Project Researcher
(BLUE4ALL, PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 730 9492
Tiina Ylönen
Associate Administrative Officer
+358 40 596 1263