Unit for Development Finance and Private Sector Cooperation

The Unit for Development Finance and Private Sector Cooperation is responsible for the following issues:

  • Finnfund, Public Sector Investment Facility (PIF), interest subsidy policy and business partnership support facility along with some other private sector instruments;

  • International Financial Institutions, developing countries’ debt policies and innovative financing mechanisms;

  • Development investments;

  • Taxation for development.

Email

  • KEO-50@gov.fi

Personnel

Emmi Oikari
Director
    • +358 295 350 964

      Multilateral Development Banks

      Kaisa Heikkilä
      Team Leader
        • +358 295 351 118
          Soili Mäkeläinen-Buhanist
          Ambassador Financing for sustainable development
            • +358 295 350 742
              Janna Heikkinen-Hindrén
              Senior Specialist
              development funding
              African Development Bank Group, Inter-American Development Bank Group
                • +358 295 350 631
                  Katariina Tanhua-Tyrkkö
                  Desk Officer
                  Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
                    • +358 295 350 351
                      Juhana Tuunanen
                      Desk Officer
                        • +358 295 350 413

                          Private Sector Instruments

                          Oskar Kass
                          development funding
                          Team Leader
                            • +358 50 471 2099
                              Riitta Mensonen
                              Desk Officer
                                    Jenny Sjöberg
                                    Senior Specialist
                                    development funding
                                    Finnfund
                                      • +358 295 350 079
                                        Ari Tenho
                                        Desk Officer
                                        PIF Investment Facility
                                          • +358 295 350 188
                                            Henna-Riikka Pihlapuro
                                            Desk Officer
                                              • +358 295 350 124
                                                Mika Vehnämäki
                                                Senior Adviser, Development Policy
                                                Finances and Private Sector Development
                                                  • +358 295 350 984

                                                    Development policy loans and investments

                                                    Venla Voutilainen
                                                    Team Leader
                                                    Management of the investment portfolio, blended finance, legislation
                                                      • +358 295 350 768
                                                        Anna Erkkilä
                                                        Senior Adviser, Development Policy
                                                        IDB Invest and FCA Investments funds, Team Finland
                                                          • +358 295 350 659
                                                            Veera Iija
                                                            Senior Officer
                                                            EBRD HIPCA, ADBV, and IFC funds, Nordic cooperation, climate finance
                                                              • +358 295 350 849

                                                                Financing capacity of developing countries

                                                                Milla Shor
                                                                Desk Officer
                                                                  • +358 295 351 509
                                                                    Timo Voipio
                                                                    Development Policy
                                                                      • +358 295 350 266
                                                                        Petra Yliportimo
                                                                        Team Leader
                                                                          • +358 295 350 722

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