CONTACT US
Helsinki Office
Elimäenkatu 15, 3rd 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
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
Ben Malinen
Senior Finance Officer
044 761 3721
Marianna Tuoma
Senior Finance Officer
+358 45 238 1787
Rosanna Lahtinen
HR Manager
+358 44 746 8462
Elina Ala-Hannula
Administrative Coordinator
+358 44 723 5545
Annika Nyman-Paajanen
Director of Communications and Marketing
+358 44 754 3298
Special Advisor, Communications
+358 45 133 3803
Specialist, Advocacy
+358 44 719 7911
Coordinator, Communications and Fundraising
+358 44 761 6556
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
RESILIENCE UNIT
Valerie Mascarenhas
Director, Domestic Programme
+35844 742 9213
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
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)
+35844 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
Ulla Tarkka
Head of Unit, Employment and inclusive economic affairs
+358 44 742 9212
Elena Tamminen
Specialist, education and employment (Sauma Career Training)
+358 44 774 6153
Oksana Melnik
Specialist, education and employment (Sauma Career Training)
+358 44 734 9297
Shenäh Räzabi
Specialist, Prevention of Labour Exploitation (Fair Labour Function)
+358 44 742 9207
Ahmed Mesaedy
Specialist, Prevention of Labour Exploitation (Fair Labour Function)
+358 44 741 1069
Iryna Shcherbakova
Specialist, Prevention of Labour Exploitation (Fair Labour Function)
+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
SOCIAL COHESION UNIT
Anna Peltoniemi
Head of Unit, Social Cohesion
+358 44 706 1531
Suvi Niemelä
Program Lead, Social Cohesion
+358 44 742 9201
Petri Komulainen
Specialist, Peer Support for Integration
+358 45 120 9036
Sanni Oravuo
Coordinator, Peer Support for Integration
+35844 742 9209
Liisi Rwambiwa
Specialist, Trust building and Prevention of polarization
+35844 779 0791
Anne-Mari Ikonen-Hussain
Specialist, Volunteering and Integration Support
+358 44 768 9604
Marjo Salmela
Specialist, Civil Society Development
+358 40 844 1217
Annu-Riina Lamberg
Specialist, Participation and Active Citizenship
+358 44 742 9205
Kaisa Kannuksela (Absent until August 31, 2026)