Baltic Marine Environment
Protection Commission

Staff & structure

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Who to contact for general enquiries?

The HELCOM Secretariat

Rüdiger Strempel

An international lawyer by training, Rüdiger Strempel looks back on many years of experience of environmental law, policy, and diplomacy at the national and international levels, with a particular focus on international marine conservation.

Professional Secretaries
Lena Avellan (WG BioDiv, WG Fish, WG GEAR) (Parental leave)
Katarina Viik (WG Maritime, WG Response, WG Sea-based pressures)
Lotta Ruokanen, Deputy Executive Secretary (WG Source to sea, HELCOM-VASAB MSP WG)

Communication Secretary
Eeva Nyyssönen

Administrative Officer
Riina Kero

Associate Professional Secretaries
Susanna Kaasinen
Petra Kääriä
Laura Meski
Florent Nicolas
Marta Ruiz
Agnes Unnuk

Administrative Coordinator
Tiina Ylönen

Administrative Assistant
Irina Maaskant

Senior Data Manager
Matthew Richard

Data Analyst
Juuso Haapaniemi

IT Systems Administrator
Ilkka Raitanen

Indicator Manager
Owen Rowe

Aino Ahvo
Ísis Almeida
Gastón Alurralde
Janica Borg
Aurélia Care
Débora Carmo
Luke Dodd
Rosario Domínguez
Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky
Manuel Frias Vega
Andriy Grafov
Jannica Haldin
Theodor Hüttel
Kimmo Koivumäki
Vasileios Kouloumpos
Katja Laingui
José Leal
Irina Maaskant
Andžej Miloš
Cecilia Nyman
Emmanuelle Quillérou
Laura Ramos Tirado
Markus Raudkivi
Susanna Relander
Albina Samarhan
Paul Trouth
Jasmina Uusitalo
Eetu Virtanen
Lois Watt
Serita van Zweel

All staff in alphabetical order

Mock Employee
Aino Ahvo

Project Researcher
(PROTECT BALTIC, MUNIMAP, MUNI-RISK)
+358 44 7068 102

Mock Employee
Ísis Almeida

Project Researcher
(PROTECT BALTIC)

Mock Employee
Gastón Alurralde

Project Researcher
(Baltic SIREN, HAPHazard)

Mock Employee
Lena Avellan

Professional Secretary
(WG GEAR, WG BioDiv and WG Fish) (Parental leave)
+358 44 901 4276

Mock Employee
Janica Borg

Project Manager
(SEABAS)
+358 44 9018303

Mock Employee
Aurélia Care

Project Researcher
(NESBp, ReMAP)

Mock Employee
Débora Carmo

Project Researcher
(PROTECT BALTIC)

Mock Employee
Luke Dodd

Environmental management and measures analyst
(PERMAGOV, AquaINFRA, Blue4All, PROTECT BALTIC)

Mock Employee
Rosario Domínguez

Project Coordinator
(MMinE-SwEEPER)
+358 44 4916008

Mock Employee
Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky

Special Advisor
(eMSP, PLC-8, PASPS, MSP4BIO, AquaInfra, EMPEREST)
+358 40 630 9933

Mock Employee
Manuel Frias Vega

Project Researcher – Geospatial Solution Designer
(BalticSea2Land)
+358 44 794 4462

Mock Employee
Andriy Grafov

Project coordinator
(MUNI-RISK)

Mock Employee
Juuso Haapaniemi

Data Analyst

Mock Employee
Jannica Haldin

Special Advisor
(PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 40 485 5905

 

Mock Employee
Theodor Hüttel

Project Researcher
(HOLAS 4)

Mock Employee
Susanna Kaasinen

Acting Professional Secretary
(WG GEAR)
+358 40 536 5819

Mock Employee
Riina Kero

Administrative Officer
+358 40 358 7701

Mock Employee
Kimmo Koivumäki

Data manager and GIS Data Specialist
(PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 707 1801

Mock Employee
Vasileios Kouloumpos

Project Researcher
(HAPhazard / support for BSAP Action H1)
+358 44 770 0140

Mock Employee
Petra Kääriä

Acting Professional Secretary
(WG BioDiv and WG Fish)
+358 40 753 0016

Mock Employee
Katja Laingui

Financial and Administrative Coordinator
(PROTECT BALTIC)

Mock Employee
José Leal

Backend Developer
(PROTECT BALTIC)

 

Mock Employee
Irina Maaskant

Associate Administrative Officer
+358 44 777 1949

Mock Employee
Laura Meski

Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 820 1725

Mock Employee
Andžej Miloš

GIS Applications Developer
(ReMAP, AquaINFRA, Baltic Sea2Land)
+358 40 628 1869

Mock Employee
Florent Nicolas

Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 668 3145

Mock Employee
Cecilia Nyman

Project Coordinator
(PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 709 1614

Mock Employee
Eeva Nyyssönen

Communication Secretary
+358 40 647 3996

Mock Employee
Emmanuelle Quillérou

Environmental Economist
(PROTECT BALTIC)

Mock Employee
Ilkka Raitanen

IT Systems Administrator
+358 44 901 5067

Mock Employee
Laura Ramos Tirado

Communications Specialist

Mock Employee
Markus Raudkivi

Project Coordinator
(EMPEREST, HAZGONE)

Mock Employee
Susanna Relander

Project Manager
(BRISK II)

Mock Employee
Matthew Richard

Senior Data Manager
+ 358 44 902 9622

Mock Employee
Owen Rowe

HOLAS Manager
+ 358 40 162 2054

Mock Employee
Marta Ruiz

Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 647 2424

Mock Employee
Lotta Ruokanen

Deputy Executive Secretary, Professional Secretary
(WG Source to sea, HELCOM-VASAB MSP WG)
+358 40 505 0392

Mock Employee
Albina Samarhan

Project Financial Coordinator
+358 40 584 2059

Mock Employee
Rüdiger Strempel

Executive Secretary
+358 40 509 6031

Mock Employee
Paul Trouth

Communications Coordinator
(PROTECT BALTIC, BLUE4ALL)
+358 44 7106 202

Mock Employee
Agnes Unnuk

Associate Professional Secretary
+358 44 714 2976

Mock Employee
Jasmina Uusitalo

Project Coordinator
(BLUE CONNECT)
+358 44 901 4177

Mock Employee
Katarina Viik

Professional Secretary
(WG Maritime, WG Response, WG Sea-based pressures)
+358 44 494 6727

Mock Employee
Eetu Virtanen

Project Coordinator
(CiNURGi)
+358 44 760 3782

Mock Employee
Lois Watt

Project Researcher
(BLUE4ALL, PROTECT BALTIC)
+358 44 730 9492

Mock Employee
Tiina Ylönen

Administrative Coordinator
+358 40 596 1263

Mock Employee
Serita van Zweel

Project Researcher
(BaBiDaPi)

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