Contact information

Minna Karhunen

Minna Karhunen

CEO
Kuntaliiton johtajisto
+358 9 771 2000
Minna.Karhunen@kuntaliitto.fi
Responsibilities
  • managing central-local government relations
  • promoting the Association’s strategic and operational interests
  • municipal and urban policy
  • leadership of the Association and its affiliated companies
  • international and Swedish-language affairs
  • communications
Markus Pauni

Markus Pauni

Director of Strategy and Development
Strategy Unit
+358 9 771 2049, +358 50 439 5612
Markus.Pauni@kuntaliitto.fi
Responsibilities
  • director of the Strategy Unit
  • the Association's strategy and foresight and development activities
  • municipal policy and management
  • digitalisation and information society
Jaana Nevalainen

Jaana Jormanainen

Project Manager/Senior Adviser
Strategy Unit, Digitalisation and Information Society
+358 9 771 2257, +358 50 448 5062
Jaana.Jormanainen@kuntaliitto.fi
Responsibilities
  • Specialist, lobbying and development tasks to enable the interoperability and use of information in municipalities.
  • Information flows and resources and the use of information in public administration.
  • EU lobbying and cooperation in digitalisation and information/data matters.
  • EU digital and data legislation from the perspective of the local government sector, project and thematic network.
Ulla Karvo

Ulla Karvo

EU Affairs Manager
Customer Relationships, Networks and International Affairs Unit, International Affairs Team
+358 9 771 2523, +358 50 512 2232
Ulla.Karvo@kuntaliitto.fi
Responsibilities
  • enhancing and coordinating the Association’s EU lobbying in Helsinki together with the International Affairs Team
  • coordinating the preparation of opinions to the EU
  • acting as coordinator for the Committee of the Regions
  • supporting the Brussels Office and developing its operations together with the Office’s director