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Contact Us

FULBRIGHT FINLAND FOUNDATION

Hakaniemenranta 6
00530 Helsinki
Finland

 

Telephone: 
+358 44 5535 286
Mon-Thu 9.00-15.00

[email protected]

We are currently working remotely.

You can reach us best by calling our direct numbers. Please note, that we have a staff meeting every Tuesday 10.00-11.00 and cannot take calls during that time.

Our office is closed on Midsummer Friday, June 25, 2021, July 5 and in July 12-30, 2021.

Visitor Information
We meet clients by appointment only. Please call us and set up a meeting!
When you arrive at Hakaniemenranta 6, please check in and get your visitor’s pass from the reception desk.

Visitor parking is available at the southern end of the building (Hakaniemenkatu). You need a parking permit, which you can get from the reception upon your arrival. Please note visitor parking area is not in use at the moment.

Program Assistant Inari Ahokas
Inari Ahokas
Program and Alumni Networks Coordinator (temporary)
  • Alumni Networks Coordinator 
  • FLTA (Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistant) Grant Program
  • Inter-Country Travel Grant Program
  • Graduate Grants for Americans
  • Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment Award
  • Program Assistance:
    • Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars and Secondary School Educators
    • Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders from Europe
+358 44 7035 284
[email protected]
Executive Assistant Pia Arola
Pia Arola
Executive Assistant/PA to the Chief Executive Officer
  • Office Management
+358 44 5535 278
[email protected]
Program Coordinator Emmi Jelekäinen
Emmi Jelekäinen
Program Specialist
  • Research, Professional and Lecturing Grants for Americans
  • Research and Lecturing Grants for Finns
  • Short-Term Travel Grants for Finns
  • Post-Doc Advising (to the U.S.)
+358 44 5535 275
[email protected]
Communication and Events Coordinator Maija Kettunen
Maija Kettunen
Communication Specialist
  • Events
  • Editor, Fulbright Finland News
  • Social Media
  • Website
  • Visual Communications
  • Fulbright Speaker Program
+358 44 5535 277
[email protected]
Senior Program Manager Karoliina Kokko
Karoliina Kokko
Senior Program Manager
  • Graduate Grants for Finns
  • Graduate Grants for Americans
  • Graduate Advising (USA)
  • Alumni Coordinator
+358 44 5535 268
[email protected]
Saara Martikainen
Saara Martikainen
Program Coordinator (part-time)
  • Graduate Grants for Finns
+358 44 4914 747
[email protected]
Manager, Teacher Exchange and Education Programs Mirka McIntire
Mirka McIntire
Manager, Teacher Exchange and Education Programs
  • Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching
  • Professional Development Programs for Finns  
  • Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars and Secondary School Educators
  • Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders from Europe
  • Fulbright Specialist Program
  • Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Programs
  • Seminars and Events
+358 44 5535 269
[email protected]
Suvi Piipponen
Suvi Piipponen
Program Assistant (temporary)
  • Graduate and Undergraduate Advising (to the U.S.)
  • Program Assistance:
    • Graduate Grants for Americans
    • Research, Professional and Lecturing Grants for Americans
    • U.S. Distinguished Chairs Program
  • Seminars and Events
+358 43 8243 582
[email protected]
Program and Events Assistant Heidi Tiainen
Heidi Tiainen
Program and Events Assistant
  • Fulbright Finland Undergraduate Program
  • Undergraduate Advising (to the U.S.)
  • Program Assistance:
    • Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching
    • Professional Development Programs for Finns
    • Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars and Secondary School Educators
    • Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders from Europe
    • Fulbright Specialist Program
    • Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Programs
    • ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant Program
  • Seminars and Events
+358 44 7153 023
[email protected]
Leasa Weimer
Leasa Weimer, PhD
Assistant Director of Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • U.S. Distinguished Chairs Program
  • ASLA-Fulbright Grants for Senior Scholars
  • Strategic Initiatives
  • Alumni Relations (Friends of Fulbright Finland Council)
+358 44 7169 482
[email protected]
Terhi Mölsä
Terhi Mölsä
Chief Executive Officer
  • Strategic and Organizational Leadership
  • Government Relations
  • Advancement, Development, and Funding
  • Strategic Partner, Stakeholder, Donor, and Alumni Relations
  • Editor-in-Chief, Fulbright Finland News Magazine
  • Director General, Finland-America Educational Trust Fund 
+358 50 5705 498
[email protected]
Program Coordinator Emilia Holopainen
Emilia Holopainen
Program and Alumni Networks Specialist (on leave starting May 12, 2021)
  • Undergraduate Grant Programs for Finns
  • FLTA (Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistant) Grant Program
  • Inter-Country Travel Grant
  • Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment Award
  • Alumni Coordinator
  • Undergraduate Advising (to the U.S.)
Program Assistant Mihkel Vaim
Mihkel Vaim
Digital Platforms Coordinator (on leave starting May 14, 2021)
  • Digital Platforms and IT Tools
  • Program Assistance