The application period for the post of Deputy Director of the Finnish Immigration Service ended on Tuesday 8 December 2015. A total of 32 applicants had applied for the post by the application deadline.
The applicants were as follows:
Kristiina Borg PhD, Camilla Ekberg LL.M., Måns Enqvist DSc (Law), Minna Gråsten LL.M., Mika Gröndahl BBA, Ilkka Hanski LL.M., Hannu Hyppönen MMSc, Jouko Ikonen MSocSci, Katariina Juhola Lic.Phil., Jarkko Koivula B.Eng., Pasi Kymäläinen MSc Eng., Kim Lehto MBA, Kira Lopperi MBA, Andrea Katalin Matikainen BBA, LL.M., Raija Meriläinen MA Ed., Thomas Munnukka B.Eng., Matti Muukkonen DSc. Admin., Joni Petri Mörk (officer), Rain Ots M.Phil., Niina Pajari MSc Admin., Veli-Pekka Juhani Parkatti MMSc, Leo Erik Mikael Paulin M.Phil., Raimo Pyysalo MMSc, Pertti Salminen DSocSci, Emilia Hanna-Maria Savolainen M.Phil., Anne-Maj Sohlberg BBA, Majvor Taddele MBA, Tom Tallberg MSc Admin., Mare Tibar-Jussila MSc Eng., Tero Ukonaho (officer), Pertti Widén M.Phil. One name is not published due to the wish of the applicant.
The Deputy Director will be appointed by the end of the year
The Deputy Director will deputise directly for Director General Jaana Vuorio. Among other responsibilities, the Deputy Director will be in charge of the agency’s operational and financial planning, lead preparedness planning and coordinate national and international cooperation.
The appointment is proceeding at a rapid pace, since it is intended that the Deputy Director will begin his or her three-year, fixed-term public-service relationship on 1 January 2016.
