CONTACT US
Helsinki Office
Elimäenkatu 15, 3. floor
00510 Helsinki
Finland
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)
Counseling and individual guidance
Our Kurvi team offers counselling, 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)
Counseling for people fleeing war in Ukraine
- Telephone consultation in Finnish, English, Russian and Ukrainian tel. +358 44 724 9882 (calls, SMS, WhatApp)
- Face-to-face counselling for refugees from Ukraine Tue-Wed 12-15 at the Help Center Helsinki (address: Teollisuuskatu 9F, Vallila)
Information on Temporary Protection and other frequently asked questions about can be found on the website of the Finnish Immigration Service.
In addition, Kurvi provides training and consulting for professionals. More information can be found on our website.
Volunteering
Inquiries related to volunteering: vapaaehtoiset@pakolaisapu.fi
More information about volunteering on our website.
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
Gianmarco Pagani
Senior Finance Officer
+358 44 742 9209
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
Pauliina Pönni
HR and Administrative Assistant
+358 44 761 5484
Annika Nyman-Paajanen
Director of Communications and Marketing
+358 44 754 3298
Marjukka Koskenkorva
Special Advisor, Communications
+358 45 133 3803
Melissa Ahlberg
Specialist, Advocacy and Fundraising
+358 44 719 7911
Anni Holappa
Fundraising and Communications Assistant
+358 44 761 6556
Liisa Launonen
Fundraising and Administration Intern
+358 44 742 9216
Salla Rajala
Communications Intern
+358 44 764 2134
Meri Kekki (on parental leave)
Ben Malinen
Director, Institutional Funding
+358 44 761 3721
Katariina Kinnunen
Specialist, voluntary return, (Return project)
+358 44 768 9346
Rose-Marie Kivijärvi
Specialist, voluntary return, (Return project)
+358 44 768 9600
Leena Kumpulainen
Director, International Programme
+358 40 543 4541
Tarja Saarela-Kaonga
Country Director, Uganda
+256 31 226 6642
George Were
Country Director, Ethiopia
+251 97 819 9671
Su Su Htay
Country Director, Myanmar
+959 76 561 3800
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
Sabina Fortelius
Training Officer, Guidance and Councelling of Immigrants (Kurvi)
+358 44 767 1594
Irina Eteläaho
Counsellor, Ukraine Project
+358 44 724 9882
Maria Lavonen
Specialist, employment, Ukraine Project
+358 44 742 9214
Nouran Al-Emara
Specialist, Gang Involvement and Radicalization (Sawian)
+358 44 742 9202
Abdirahman Rage
Specialist, Gang Involvement and Radicalization (Sawian)
+358 44 742 9210
Mustafa Husseini
Specialist, Gang Involvement and Radicalization (Sawian)
+358 44 768 8604
EMPLOYMENT AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC AFFAIRS UNIT
Joonas Rentola
Head of Unit, Employment and Inclusive Economic Affairs
+358 44 742 9212
Janina Vesala
Specialist, education and employment (Sauma Career Training)
+358 44 734 9297
Oona Timonen
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
Ulla Tarkka (on parental leave)
Elena Tamminen (on parental leave)
SOCIAL COHESION UNIT
Anna Peltoniemi
Head of Unit, Social Cohesion
+358 44 706 1531
Ala Saeed
Specialist, Receptiveness of Society and Equity
+358 44 776 4859
Tuuli Shinyella
Specialist, Civil Society and Social Cohesion
+358 44 742 9205
Anne-Mari Ikonen-Hussain
Specialist, Global Education and Volunteer Management
+358 44 742 9201
Kaisa Honkala
Specialist, Social Cohesion and Communications
+358 44 025 6834
Petri Komulainen
Specialist, Peer Support, Volunteer Management and Accessibility
+358 45 120 9036
Tuomas Rinne
Specialist, Multicultural Civil Society and NGO Consultations
Kulttuuritalo Laikku, Keskustori 4 (3rd floor), 33100 Tampere
+358 40 844 1217
Heta Lampinen
Specialist, Social Cohesion and Stakeholder Engagement
+358 44 742 9204
Johanna Luukkonen
Specialist, Civil Society and Social Cohesion
+358 44 7689243
Mariam Marei
Assistant, Social Cohesion Unit
+358 44 742 9206
Suvi Niemelä (on parental leave)