Kela's Management Team

Kela’s Management Team handles matters that will be presented to the Board and is responsible for implementing Kela’s strategy in line with the directives and decisions of the Board.

Chair: Lasse Lehtonen, Director General

The Director General is responsible for strategic management, planning and operational development. The Director General also brings matters before the Board and implements the Board’s decisions. Furthermore, the Director General prepares Kela’s rules of procedure. The rules of procedure are decided on by Kela’s Board.

Strategic Management Unit, Communications Unit and Kela's Internal Audit report directly to the Director General.

Assistant: Katriina Nikkanen
Email address: firstname.surname@kela.fi

Deputy chairs

Kari-Pekka Mäki-Lohiluoma, Director, Deputy Director General

Director Mäki-Lohiluoma's areas of responsibility include the Benefit Services, Customer Relations and Information Services business units. He is responsible for the directing and planning of matters related to these business units.

Assistant: Riitta Haahti
Email address: firstname.surname@kela.fi

Nina Nissilä, Director

Director Nissilä’s areas of responsibility include responsibility include IT and Security Services and Shared Services business units. She is responsible for the directing and planning of matters related to these business units.

Assistant: Riitta Haahti
Email address: firstname.surname@kela.fi

Members of Kela's Management Team

Jukka Helin, Director of Shared Services

Sari Hänninen, Director, Unit for Nationwide Customer Service

Antti Jussila, Director, Unit for Local Customer Service

Pipsa Lotta Marjamäki, Director of Communications

Arto Vuori, Director of Information Services

Jukka Melanen, Director of IT Services

Member of the Management Team and Secretary

Heli Korhola, Director, Strategic Management Unit

Staff representative

Tuula Hällfors-Laaksonen, chief shop steward