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

Panu Maulaheimo
Senior Advisor
Strategic Initiatives

Tian Yu
Senior Advisor
Strategic Initiatives
+358 45 225 8618
Grow your business in Helsinki

Johanna Huurre
Director, Strategic Initiatives

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

Vladimir Chepurnoy
Senior Advisor, Growth and Investments
Hire international talent
Visitor attraction

Leena Lassila
Director, Visitor Attraction & CVB

Johanna Grönberg
Senior Advisor, Congresses and Meetings

Heini Etsola
Senior Advisor, Congresses and Meetings

Antti Lumiainen
Senior Advisor, Congresses and Meetings

Aino Mellais
Senior Advisor, Travel Trade
Culture & development
Brand, marketing & communications
PR

Leena Karppinen
Senior Manager, PR & Communications
Travel & Culture
leena.karppinen(at)helsinkipartners.com
+358 40 334 6384

Kristiina Syväoja
Manager, PR & Communications
General media inquiries
kristiina.syvaoja(at)helsinkipartners.com
+358 40 336 1085

Elisabeth Rundlöf
Senior Manager, PR & Communications
Ambassadors
elisabeth.rundlof(at)helsinkipartners.com
+358 44 977 0574

Tia Lehtinen
Specialist, PR & Communications
General inquiries
tia.lehtinen(at)helsinkipartners.com
+358 40 533 9568