FULBRIGHT FINLAND FOUNDATION
Arkadiankatu 7
00100 Helsinki
Finland
You can reach us 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.
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Please note our office is closed between July 4-25, 2025.
Pia Arola
Executive Assistant/PA to the Chief Executive Officer
- Office management and administration
- HR
+358 44 5535 278
Emmi Jelekäinen
Program Manager, Scholar Programs
Manager for programs for researchers
- Pre- and postdoctoral research visits to the U.S.
- Research and lecturing grants for Finns
- Research, professional, and lecturing grants for Americans
- Inter-Country travel grants
+358 44 5535 275
Maija Kettunen
Communications Manager
- Editor, Fulbright Finland News magazine
- Digital newsletters
- Social Media
- Website
- Seminars and events
- Visual communications
+358 44 5535 277
Karoliina Kokko
Senior Program Manager
- Manager for student programs
- Grant programs for Finnish students to the U.S. (undergraduate, graduate and FLTA)
- Grant programs for U.S. graduate students to Finland
- U.S. Distinguished Chairs Program coordination
- Capacity building and training events
- Alumni coordinator
- Advising on master’s and doctoral studies in the U.S.
+358 44 5535 268
Saara Martikainen
Program Coordinator (part-time)
- Program coordination and assistance for student programs:
- Graduate grant programs for Finns
- Undergraduate programs for Finns
- Renewal grants for Finns
- Grant programs for U.S. students
- Advising on study in the U.S.
+358 44 4914 747
Mirka McIntire
Manager, Teacher Exchange and Education Programs
- Manager and coordinator for professional programs:
- Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching
- Mid-Career Professional Development Program for Finns
- Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary School Educators
- Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Programs
- Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment Award
- Seminars and events
- EducationUSA
+358 44 5535 269
Tarja Mykrä
Program Specialist (part-time)
- Program coordination and assistance:
- Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistant Program (FLTA)
- Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools programs
- Inter-Country Travel Grants
- Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment Award
0447351017
Heidi Tiainen
Program and Events Coordinator
- Program coordination:
- Fulbright Specialist Program
- Study of the U.S. Institutes for Scholars and Professionals
- Fulbright Speaker Program
- Program assistance:
- Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching
- Mid-Career Professional Development program
- Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary School Educators
- Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Programs
- Grantee catalogs
- Seminars and events
+358 44 7153 023
Mihkel Vaim
Coordinator
- Program coordination:
- Fulbright Finland Travel Grants for Institutional Partnership Building
- Fulbright Finland Travel Grants for Research Collaboration
- Program assistance:
- Research, professional and lecturing grants for Americans
- Research and lecturing grants for Finns
- Pre- and postdoctoral research visits to the U.S.
- Digital platforms and IT tools
+358 44 4939 266
Terhi Mölsä
Chief Executive Officer
- Strategic and Organizational Leadership
- Government Relations
- Advancement, Development, and Funding
- Partnerships
- Stakeholder, Donor, and Alumni Relations
- Editor-in-Chief, Fulbright Finland News Magazine
- Director General, Finland-America Educational Trust Fund (ex officio)
+358 50 5705 498
Emilia Holopainen
Program and Alumni Networks Specialist (on maternity leave)