Staff & structure
(as of 18 May 2022)
- E-mail address format: firstname.lastname@helcom.fi
- Special characters (such as Nordic diacritics): use basic latin characters
- Double names with hyphen: include hyphen (e.g. “Double-Name“)
- Double names without hyphen: attach both names (e.g. “DoubleName“)
For general requests:
- Administrative and official matters: secretariat@helcom.fi
- Media requests and general information about HELCOM: media@helcom.fi
- Data requests/questions: data@helcom.fi
- Meeting portal and website issues: IT@helcom.fi
- General e-mail (autoresponder): info@helcom.fi
- Phone: +358 207 412 649
The HELCOM Secretariat

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.
Associate/Assisting Professional Secretaries
Susanna Kaasinen
Petra Kääriä
Laura Meski
Florent Nicolas
Marta Ruiz
Administrative Assistants
Leena Heikkilä
Mitra Julin (on maternity leave)
Tiina Ylönen
Data Coordinator
Joni Kaitaranta
ICT Administrator
Håkan Blomberg
Indicator Manager
Owen Rowe
Luke Dodd
Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky
Qing Gu
Juuso Haapaniemi
Laura Kaikkonen
Vasileios Kouloumpos
Andžej Miloš
Kemal Pınarbaşı
Laura Ramos Tirado
Matthew Richard
Deborah Shinoda
Agnes Unnuk
Jana Wolf
Theodor Hüttel
All staff in alphabetical order

Håkan Blomberg
ICT Administrator
+358 46 850 9200

Luke Dodd
Project Researcher
(BLUES)
+358 40 125 7785

Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky
Special Advisor
(PLC, BSR WATER, eMSP, EMPEREST)
+358 40 630 9933

Qing Gu
Project Financial Coordinator
+358 40 584 2059

Juuso Haapaniemi
Data Analyst
+358 40 652 9589

Jannica Haldin
Deputy Executive Secretary
and Professional Secretary
(Gear, State and Conservation)
+358 40 485 5905

Leena Heikkilä
Administrative Assistant
+358 46 850 9202

Markus Helavuori
Professional Secretary
(Maritime, Response, Fish)
+358 40 162 6520

Theodor Hüttel
Project Research Intern
(HOLAS 3)

Susanna Kaasinen
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 536 5819

Laura Kaikkonen
Project Researcher
+358 40 184 1370

Joni Kaitaranta
Data Coordinator
+358 46 850 9206

Riina Kero
Administrative Officer
+358 40 358 7701

Vasileios Kouloumpos
Project Researcher
(HAPhazard / support for BSAP Action H1)

Petra Kääriä
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 7530 016

Johanna Laurila
Communications Advisor
+358 40 647 3996

Laura Meski
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 820 1725

Andžej Miloš
GIS Applications Developer
(Baltic Data Flows, ReMAP)
+358 40 628 1869

Florent Nicolas
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 668 3145

Kemal Pınarbaşı
Project Coordinator
(MSP4BIO)

Laura Ramos Tirado
Communications Officer

Matthew Richard
Project Coordinator
(Baltic Data Flows)

Owen Rowe
Indicator Manager
+ 358 40 162 2054

Marta Ruiz
Associate Professional Secretary
+358 40 647 2424

Lotta Ruokanen
Professional Secretary
(Pressure, Agri, MSP)
+358 40 5050 392

Deborah Shinoda
Project Researcher/Project Coordinator
(HOLAS 3, ReMAP)

Rüdiger Strempel
Executive Secretary
+358 40 509 6031

Agnes Unnuk
Project Coordinator
(HELCOM RED LIST II)

Jana Wolf
Project Coordinator
(HELCOM BLUES)

Tiina Ylönen
Administrative Assistant
+358 40 596 1263