The Finnish Institute of International Affairs is seeking a director for a term of five years starting from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2029. The application period began on 9 April 2024 and ended today on 6 May 2024 at 16:15 (EEST).

Within the application period, 21 people had submitted their applications. The applicants are:

  • Aaltola, Mika
  • Aikio, Emil
  • Bhayo, Barkat
  • Forsberg, Tuomas
  • Haukkala, Hiski
  • Ilmonen, Jack
  • Jokela, Juha
  • Kolehmainen, Jouni
  • Kullaa, Rinna
  • Käihkö, Ilmari
  • Lehti, Marko
  • Leppäkari, Maria
  • Mattlin, Mikael
  • Ojanen, Hanna
  • Raik, Kristi
  • Smith, Hanna
  • Tammikko, Teemu
  • Tuominen, Jarkko
  • Vuori, Juha
  • Wicker, Rebecca
  • Wiksten Desjardins, Susan

The Board of FIIA will decide on the Director selection. The interviews of candidates are set to be conducted in June.

For further information:

Klaus Korhonen
Chair of the FIIA Board
tel. +358 50 308 6846
klaus.korhonen@gov.fi