Horizontal functions at THL

Below you will find a list of all horizontal functions at THL as well as the departments and units in these functions. The directors of the functions and departments and the heads of units are given in brackets. For more detailed information on THL staff, please use the staff directory on the right-hand side of the page.

Administrative Services (Administrative Director Kari Saarinen)

• Financial Administration Unit (Antti Niemi)
• Personnel Administration Unit (Hanna Kivelä)

Support Services Department (Mikko Nissinen)

• Information Management Unit (Matti Sarjakoski)
• Information and Records Management Unit (Minna Liikala)
• Laboratory Services Unit (Liisa Piirainen)
• Logistics Services Unit (Lena Lundström)

Communications (Assistant Director General Juhani Eskola)

Department of Communications (Päivi Väyrynen)

• Communications and Customer Relations Unit (Marko Lähteenmäki)
• Publishing and Web Services Unit (Maria Ojaluoma)

Information (Assistant Director General Marina Erhola)

Information Department (Päivi Hämäläinen)

• Unit for the Operational Management of Health and Welfare Information (Vesa Jormanainen)
• Information Structures and Classifications Unit (Tiina Palotie-Heino)
• Information Systems Development and Support Unit (Aleksi Yrttiaho)
• Services Data Resources Unit (Nina Knape)
• Welfare and Health Data Resources Unit (Salla Säkkinen)

International Affairs (Deputy Director General Erkki Vartiainen)

• International Affairs Unit (Jutta Immanen-Pöyry)

Management, Strategy and Objectives (Strategic Director Terhi Lönnfors)

• Strategy and Development Unit (Terhi Lönnfors)