Jukka Vornanen to serve as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Mikkonen

Jukka Vornanen will take up his duties as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen on Friday 19 November. Vornanen will be responsible for matters related to internal security, i.e. the police, border security, emergency response centre operations and rescue services.

Vornanen holds a Master of Arts degree. He has worked as Special Adviser to Minister Mikkonen at the Ministry of the Environment since September 2021. In 2013–2021, Vornanen was a member of the Turku City Council and a member of the City Board. From 2017 to 2021, Vornanen served as Vice Chair of the Turku City Board and Chair of the section responsible for ownership steering of the City.

In addition to Jukka Vornanen, Tiina Kivinen, who is responsible for matters related to EU affairs, migration, asylum policy and intelligence, and Heikki Sairanen, who is responsible for economic policy matters, will continue as Special Advisers to the Minister of the Interior. Special Advisers Jarno Lappalainen and Milja Henttonen will transfer to the advisory staff of Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Emma Kari.

Inquiries:  
Jukka Vornanen
Special Adviser to the Minister
tel. +358 40 593 6791
[email protected]