Meet the team
Meet the team
Our mission is to promote Helsinki’s sustainable growth, to attract investments, businesses, talent and visitors, to conduct international sales and marketing, as well as build Helsinki’s global brand and reputation.
We are here to help
If you are interested in expanding and developing your company in the capital of Finland, our dedicated team is ready to help you deep dive into the Helsinki business ecosystem. Contact us to get you started.
What do you need help with?
Invest in Helsinki
Growth & Investments Team
Panu Maulaheimo
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
(Paternity leave)
Tian Yu
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
+358 45 225 8618
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Grow your business
Strategic Initiatives Team
Johanna Huurre
Director, Strategic Initiatives
Kaisu Sutinen
Senior Advisor, Health Capital Helsinki
Maria Melnikova
Senior Advisor, Growth and Investments
Sandeep Shah
Senior Advisor, Growth and Investments
Sonja Malin
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
Xin Wang 王昕
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
Sami Häikiö
Senior Advisor, Growth and Investments
Linda Emelianov
Senior Advisor, Growth and Investments
Panu Maulaheimo
Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives
(Paternity leave)
Vladimir Chepurnoy
Senior Advisor, Growth and Investments
Talent attraction
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Visitor attraction
Leena Lassila
Director, Visitor Attraction
Johanna Grönberg
Senior Advisor, Congresses and Meetings
Heini Etsola
Senior Advisor, Congresses and Meetings
Antti Lumiainen
Senior Advisor, Congresses and Meetings
Kati Soini
Senior Business Advisor
+358 40 5011469
kati_soini@helsinkipartners.com
Aino Mellais
Senior Advisor, Travel Trade
Culture & development
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Brand, marketing & communications
PR
Vappu Mänty
Director, PR and Communications
(National media enquiries)
Leena Karppinen
Senior Manager, PR and Communications
Kristiina Syväoja
Manager, PR and Communications
Heidi Johansson
Manager, PR and Communications
+358 50 563 3882
heidi.johansson@helsinkipartners.com
Elisabeth Rundlöf
Senior Manager, Ambassadors
Tia Lehtinen
Specialist, PR and Communications
+358 40 533 9568
tia.lehtinen@helsinkipartners.com
Content & growth
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Brand & marketing
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser
Aku Ankka
Senior adviser