CONTACT US
Helsinki Office
Elimäenkatu 15, 3. floor
00510 Helsinki
Finland
Counseling and individual guidance in Finland
Our Kurvi-team offers counseling, support, and advice about residence permits and immigration matters:
- Phone consultation Wed-Thu from 10-12, tel. +358 44 742 9200 (calls, SMS, WhatsApp)
- Face-to-face counselling for residents of Helsinki aged 15-29 Mon-Thu from 12-16 at Ohjaamo Helsinki (address: Fredrikinkatu 48, Kamppi)
In addition, Kurvi provides training and consulting for professionals. More information can be found on our website.
Donor Service
If you have any questions about donating or changing your information, please contact our donor service. We do not collect or coordinate material donation for refugees such as clothing or food.
Please contact us:
By email: donorservice@refugeecouncil.fi
By phone: +358 44 7429 203 (from Tuesday to Thursday 10–14)
Volunteering
We only offer volunteering opportunities in Finland, and most roles require Finnish language skills. If you’re interested in volunteering with us, please read more on our Finnish language pages.
Staff contact details
Staff e-mail addresses follow the pattern firstname.lastname@refugeecouncil.fi.
Annu Lehtinen
Executive Director
+358 44 719 1771
Jaakko Rämö
Director of Finance and Administration
+358 44 734 7687
Marianna Tuoma
Senior Finance Officer
+358 45 238 1787
Jenna Nurminen
Finance Coordinator
+358 44 768 9602
Rosanna Lahtinen
HR Manager
+358 44 746 8462
Elina Ala-Hannula
Administrative Coordinator
+358 44 723 5545
Saaga Rosling
HR and Administrative Assistant
+358 44 742 9215
Pauliina Pönni (on parental leave)
Anna Appelbye
Office Assistant
+358 44 796 7611
Annika Nyman-Paajanen
Director of Communications and Marketing
+358 44 754 3298
Special Advisor, Communications
+358 45 133 3803
Specialist, Advocacy and Fundraising
+358 44 719 7911
Coordinator, Fundraising and Communications
+358 44 761 6556
Emilia Ingman
Intern, Fundraising and Administration
+358 44 742 9216
Jenna Tynninen
Intern, Communications
+358 764 2134
Meri Kekki (on parental leave)
Ben Malinen
Director, Institutional Funding
+358 44 761 3721
Harri Shepherd
Specialist, voluntary return, (Return project)
+358 44 768 9346
Rose-Marie Kivijärvi
Specialist, voluntary return, (Return project)
+358 44 768 9600
Markus Himanen
Senior Key Expert, Ukraine Needs Assessment
+358 44 770 8036
Irina Eteläaho
Junior Key Expert, Ukraine Needs Assessment
+358 44 768 9687
Leena Kumpulainen
Director, International Programme
+358 40 543 4541
Tarja Saarela-Kaonga
Country Director, Uganda
+256 31 226 6642
Abadi Amdu Kassahun
Country Director, Ethiopia
+251 912 86 22 69
Su Su Htay
Country Director, Myanmar
+959 76 561 3800
Francis Eswap
Country Director, South Sudan
+211922034701
+211912327238
Massimo Lanciotti
Head of Humanitarian Operations and Global Grants
+358 44 709 5807
Outi Perähuhta
Specialist, Development cooperation and Education
+358 45 121 5548
Janika Valtari
Monitoring and Reporting Adviser
+358 44 742 9218
Kaisa Kannuksela
Director, Domestic Programme
+358 44 742 9213
RESILIENCE UNIT
Marko Kivikoski
Head of Unit, Resilience
+358 44 720 8479
Tony Khalil
Team Leader, Guidance and Councelling of Immigrants (Kurvi)
+358 44 732 8061
Maryam Fathollahi
Counsellor, Guidance and Councelling of Immigrants (Kurvi)
044 759 8284
Arttu Tolin
Counsellor, Guidance and Councelling of Immigrants (Kurvi)
+358 44 742 9211
Habiba Mohamed
Counsellor, Guidance and Councelling of Immigrants (Kurvi)
+358 44 767 1594
Iryna Hertteli
Counselor (Ukrainian youth)
044 724 9882
Nouran Al-Emara
Specialist, Gang Involvement and Radicalization (Sawian)
+358 44 742 9202
Ahmed Mowlid
Specialist, Gang Involvement and Radicalization (Sawian)
+358 44 742 9210
Mustafa Husseini
Specialist, Gang Involvement and Radicalization (Sawian)
+358 44 768 8604
Ala Saeed
Specialist, Honor Related Violence and Support Person Activities (Irada)
+358 44 768 8601
Fathi Osman
Specialist, Honor Related Violence and Training (Irada)
+358 44 768 9606
Nataliia Dragan
Specialist, Temporary Protection and Transition to Municipalities (Ridne Misto)
+358 44 742 9214
Anna Makarenko
Specialist, Temporary Protection and Transition to Municipalities (Ridne Misto)
+358 44 742 9219
EMPLOYMENT AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC AFFAIRS UNIT
Joonas Rentola
Head of Unit, Employment and Inclusive Economic Affairs
+358 44 742 9212
Bengü Tanrikulu
Specialist, education and employment (Sauma Career Training)
+358 44 774 6153
Ulla Tarkka
Specialist, education and employment (Sauma Career Training)
+358 44 734 9297
Sibel Demir
Specialist, education and employment (Sauma Career Training)
+358 44 774 6153
Shenäh Räzabi
Specialist, Prevention of Labour Exploitation (Fair Labour Project)
+358 44 742 9207
Ahmed Mesaedy
Specialist, Prevention of Labour Exploitation (Fair Labour Project)
+358 44 741 1069
Anni Harmaala
Specialist, civic orientation
+358 44 768 9605
Iryna Shcherbakova
Specialist, Prevention of Labour Exploitation (Fair Labour Project)
+358 44 768 9601
Dunia Al-hilali
Specialist, Women’s employment (My Career Path -Project)
+358 44 768 9607
Farhia Nur
Specialist, Women’s employment (My Career Path -Project)
+358 044 768 9609
Farah Ghahramani
Specialist, Women’s employment (My Career Path -Project)
+358 44 768 9608
Elena Tamminen (on parental leave)
SOCIAL COHESION UNIT
Anna Peltoniemi
Head of Unit, Social Cohesion
+358 44 706 1531
Kaisa Honkala
Specialist, Social Cohesion and Communications
+358 44 025 6834
Petri Komulainen
Specialist, Peer Support, Volunteer Management and Accessibility
+358 45 120 9036
Heta Lampinen
Specialist, Social Cohesion and Stakeholder Engagement
+358 44 742 9204
Johanna Luukkonen
Specialist, Civil Society and Social Cohesion
+358 44 768 9243
Heli Tikkanen
Specialist, Society’s Receptivity
+358 44 742 9206
Eva Udeh
Specialist, Anti-racism and Stakeholder engagement (Side by Side -project)
+358 44 762 4894
Amani Al-mehsen
Specialist, Anti-racism and Guidance and Counselling services (Side by Side -project)
+358 44 768 9603
Federico Ferrara
Specialist, Anti-racism and Volunteer Management (Side by Side -project)
+358 44 742 9206
Suvi Niemelä
Specialist, Global Education and Volunteer Management
+358 44 742 9201
Annu-Riina Lamberg
Specialist, Civil Society, Social Cohesion and Active Citizenship
+358 44 742 9205
Sanni Oravuo
Assistant, Social Cohesion Unit
+358 44 742 9206
Kaisa Yrtti (on parental leave)
Anne-Mari Ikonen-Hussain (on parental leave)